Condition Monitoring International, LLC (CMI) managing partner, Jack Poley, announced the formation of Kittiwake, Inc. (dba “Kittiwake Americas”), a U.S.-based joint-venture between CMI and Kittiwake Developments, Ltd, for the North American distribution of Kittiwake products in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Kittiwake product line includes: real-time oil, moisture, particle and ferrous debris sensors; bench-top lab instrumentation; and Oil Test Centers, Kits and Solutions for on-site testing of fuels and lubes.

Poley also announced that Keith Macaluso, formerly with Lubrication Systems Company, has been appointed as Director of Operations, based in Houston, TX.

Flir Systems’ 3rd-Quarter Earnings Soar 28 Percent on Strong Growth Across All Major Divisions

PORTLAND, Ore.—Flir Systems Inc., which makes infrared vision equipment, said Thursday third-quarter profit increased 28 percent on strong growth across all major business segments. Shares notched a record high in morning trading.

Flir Systems Will Buy Extech Instruments for $40 Million in Cash, Expand Distribution Channels

PORTLAND, Ore.—Flir Systems Inc., which makes infrared imaging cameras for commercial and military use, said Thursday it plans to acquire the stock of Extech Instruments Corp. for $40 million in cash.

In April 2007 Zinifex embarked on a Reliability Improvement Program and engaged ARMS Reliability Engineers to be their consulting and support partner throughout the process.  ARMS Reliability Engineers partner with Zinifex to oversee and facilitatie reliability improvement programs for the two Australian mines.  ARMS have also been helping the smelting and processing facilities which are now owned by Nyrstar.

The main focus for the reliability engineering initiative is to realise benefits through facilitating analysis, supporting implementation and concurrently building site capability in the reliability engineering aspects of asset management.  ARMS are helping Zinifex to do this by conducting site awareness and readiness sessions, undertaking criticality studies, building FMEA’s for critical equipment items and groups, and optimising and developing maintenance strategies. ARMS Reliability Engineers are delivering training in reliability methods such as root cause analysis and reliability centered maintenance and finally developing implementation plans and monitoring the progress of the initiative.

Comprehensive operations, maintenance management program allows operators to focus on drilling, producing, delivering oil supplies
October 23, 2007: 10:30 AM EST

Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTCBB: WSCE), an oil and gas solutions company, today unveiled its comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) Oil Management Solution, a field engineering and process management system designed for both conventional and unconventional oil operations.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 – Predictive Service, a global leader in providing managed predictive services, has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country by Inc. Magazine, which released its annual ranking of the Inc. 5000, the comprehensive guide to America’s fastest-growing private companies. These companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. 

October 5, 2007, Depew, NY, USA – PCB Piezotronics (PCB) has introduced Model 357A19, a very miniature charge output accelerometer, designed for performing shock and vibration studies in space-restricted locations and on small, lightweight structures. The unit occupies a 0.11 x 0.16 x 0.27 inch (2.8 x 4.1 x 6.9 mm) envelope, and weighs a mere 0.007 ounces (0.20 grams), for minimal mass loading of a test article. The unit connects to laboratory-style charge amplifiers or in-line charge converters, which condition an output signal for recording or analysis. 

ANDOVER, Mass.,—Dynamics Research Corporation today announced that it was awarded $1.34 million in task orders and modifications under the Air Force’s Design and Engineering Support Program (DESP II) contract. The latest task order, valued at $928,000, marks the company’s tenth task order under DESP II and was awarded through the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base to support the B-52 aircraft weapon system. DRC was also awarded $415,000 in modifications to the existing C/KC-135 Aircraft Systems Engineering Program (ASEP) and the Item Unique Identification (IUID) initiatives.

Robinson Mine Owner Credits Timken’s Predictive Maintenance Program

CANTON, Ohio—The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) has provided a predictive maintenance program to Robinson Nevada Mining Company (RNMC) that has helped the mine avoid several million dollars of unscheduled downtime since April 2006.

RNMC, a division of Quadra Mining Ltd., turned to Timken to provide condition monitoring and bearing maintenance training as well as bearing repair services for its Robinson Mine open pit copper and gold mine near Ely, Nev.