The Hines Group Announces Plant Expansion in Philpot, Kentucky (14377)
Owensboro, Kentucky,-– The Hines Group, Inc., parent company of Premium Allied Tool, Inc. and Owensboro Manufacturing, LLC, is expanding its plant in Philpot, Kentucky to accommodate growth in its metal stamping and assembly business. The Company will also consolidate operations now at the Mid-America Airpark into its main Owensboro (Philpot) campus. The expansion and integration process is expected to be complete by second quarter 2009.

LXE Introduces Bluetooth® Ring Scanner and Enhances HX2 Wearable Computer. New 8650 Wearable Bluetooth Device Delivers Comfortable Bar Code Scanning for Mobile Workers (14338)
ATLANTA – LXE Inc., the mobile logistics business of EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), announces the introduction of the 8650 Bluetooth Ring Scanner for use by mobile workers in a multitude of supply-chain environments. The small, lightweight 8650 ring scanner rests on the finger, with the Bluetooth module worn comfortably on the back of the hand or the wrist. The Bluetooth module pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled handheld, wearable, fixed-station or vehicle-mount computer and reliably transmits critical data from up to 30 feet away. This gives the operator the unprecedented movement necessary to perform bar code reading tasks quickly and in comfort.

Angstron Introduces Low Cost Nanomaterial Solution To Meet Market Demand For Next Generation Products (14319)
DAYTON, Ohio — Angstron Materials LLC has developed a new cost effective, high quality alternative to nanotubes. The carbon-based material is called nano-graphene platelets (NGPs). Similar to carbon nanotubes, the properties and characteristics of NGPs outperform all other nanomaterials on the market. Angstron’s nano-graphene product is especially suited to aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, electronics, construction, medical and telecommunications applications.

TRW Automotive (NYSE: TRW) Plans to Expand Manufacturing Operations, Creating 200 New Jobs by 2011. (14295)
LAFAYETTE, Indiana -- The FORTUNE 500 company, whose wide range of auto parts are sold to more than 40 major manufacturers worldwide, will invest more than $27 million to improve its current facilities and equip a new 300,000 square-foot facility to manufacture steering gears for heavy-duty trucks.

Parker Extends Precise Medical Seal Capability; Acquires Hi-Tech Group Companies (14262)
CLEVELAND, -- Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), a leader in motion and control technologies, has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of HTR Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries, including Hi- Tech Rubber, Inc., Inland Technologies, Inc., Ventrex, Inc. and Accusil, Inc. The acquired companies operate under their own names and under the trade names Hi-Tech Group, A.C. Hoffman Engineering and Infinity Plastics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HTR Holding Corp. sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, on a consolidated basis, were approximately $93 million. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings within its first full year of operations and its sales will be reported as part of Parker's Industrial North America segment.

Parker Acquires Vansco Electronics; Expands Global Ability to Integrate Hydraulics with Electronics to Provide Total Systems Solutions (14254)
CLEVELAND, - Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), a leader in motion and control technologies, has acquired Vansco Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic controls, displays and terminals, communication and operator interfaces, and sensors. Vansco systems for mobile equipment, a primary Parker market, include key applications for agricultural, construction, material handling, bus, RV, and specialty truck equipment. Vansco facilities in Canada, the United States, Finland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom employ 1,005 people. In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, Vansco achieved sales of approximately $180 million. Approximately 83 percent of Vansco's sales are made in Parker's Industrial North America reporting segment. This acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in its first full year of operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Amazon to Locate New Midwest Distribution Center in Whitestown, Indiana (14225)
WHITESTOWN, Indiana - Global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. will open a new automated fulfillment center here, creating more than 1,200 new jobs by 2010

LASELEC Launches the New ULYS 990 MODENA UV Laser Wire Marking Machine (14222)
LASELEC introduces the ULYS 990 Modena, its newest laser wire and cable marking machine, suitable for cables used in aerospace, automotive, electronics, and other industries. As a result of the company’s R&D program and of more than 20 years of experience, this machine brings exclusive features and advantages to meet the expectations of the most demanding users including a wider marking zone and higher frequency of shots, more than twice the regular number, in the new Boost mode.

Continental Launches Production of Lithium-Ion Battery (14210)
HANOVER and REGENSBURG, Germany, The international automotive supplier Continental will launch first-time volume production of a high-performance lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles at the end of the present year. It will be used in the Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID. "This marks an important innovation for Continental as supplier of battery systems. In the next few years we will be launching production of further lithium-ion energy storage devices for mild- and full-hybrid and electric-powered vehicles," says Continental Executive Board member Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann.

Fluke's new technology thermal imagers (14207)
CHICAGO, Newark (www.newark.com) part of the global Premier Farnell Group, and a leading multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals across the Americas, announces that it is among the first distributors to carry Fluke's new line of thermal imagers with patent-pending IR Fusion® technology, designed to affordably perform troubleshooting and maintenance of industrial and electrical equipment or building diagnostics.