Announcements Unist Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) on Dec. 4 announced indepen-
dent laboratory certifi cation of its Coolube® 2210 and Coolube® 2210EP lubricant’s bio-based content. Coolube® 2210 was certifi ed with a bio-based content of 93% and Coolube® 2210EP was certifi ed with a bio-based content of 92%. Unist plans to begin labeling both products with the USDA Certifi ed Bio-Based Product label in 2013. Birchwood Casey Metal Finishes (Eden Prairie, MN) on Nov. 13 an- nounced that it has changed its brand name to Birchwood® Technologies and it has also revised its logo. The compa- ny’s many products and brands include TRU TEMP® and PRESTO BLACK® oxide fi nishes. Bernard and Tregaskiss (Beecher, IL) have partnered to launch a new branding initiative in which Bernard will offer only semiautomatic MIG guns and Tregaskiss will focus exclusively on robotic MIG guns and peripherals. The International Manufacturing
Technology Show (IMTS) has named Buffalo, NY-based Crowley Webb as its media agency. IMTS 2014 will be held Sept. 8–13 in Chicago. The Coordinate Metrology Society
(Benbrook, TX) is accepting papers for the 29th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference to be held July 22– 26 in San Diego, CA. For more informa- tion, visit www.cmsc.org/call-for-papers.
Anniversaries FANUC FA America (Hoffman Estates,
IL) on Nov. 29 celebrated its 35th anniversary of doing business in the Americas. In 1977, FANUC USA was founded with its original headquarters in Elk Grove Village, IL. Today, FANUC FA
America supports all of the Americas with 43 offi ces through- out the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. NewsDesk is edited by Editor-in-Chief Sarah A. Webster. Please email NewsDesk submissions to editorial@sme.org.
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