Within five years, Kentuckiana Curb Co. in Louisville, Kentucky expects to add 400 jobs as part of a $50 million investment in a new facility, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.

Carlisle Hardcast LLC (Hardcast), a wholly owned subsidiary of Carlisle Construction Materials LLC, announced today it has acquired the assets of Gripnail Corporation (Gripnail), creators of the original HVAC mechanical insulation fastener and application equipment.

Steel is the infrastructure of the duct fabrication industry, which is why it makes sense for us to keep an eagle eye on all the factors that influence its price and availability to duct manufacturers. Enter our new steel report section on SNIPSmag.com.

On Aug. 30, 2018, updates to California's Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water & Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) took effect and required all products in the state to include warning labels if they contained one of more than 950 chemicals that could cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For DMI Companies, that included the company's sealants and adhesives. 

At the annual AHR Expo last month in Atlanta, Georgia, SNIPS invited a few of our longtime industry partners (and a few new friends!) to break the expo ice.

Last year was all about the “millennial.” What do they want? Where do they come from? Will they lead us — via Twitterstorm — into societal oblivion? This year, however, I predict two words will dominate the conversation: millennial takeover.

Daikin Applied announces 4 percent price increase to offset freight costs.

One of the most common misconceptions about lean manufacturing techniques is that they only apply to large-scale operations. Lean is the continuous improvement of operations to cut down wastes. “What lean tends to do is look at the system and try to identify what adds value,” explains Robert Van Til, Ph.D., professor of lean studies at the Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the Industrial Systems and Engineering Department. 

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Daikin Applied is seeking public financing to offset the cost of building a new factory near Faribault, Minnesota.