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MacLean Engineering

From the Ground Up

MacLean Engineering offers support where it’s needed: from the ground up. Manufacturing world-class machinery for miners in Canada as well as across the globe, the company’s equipment has become synonymous with the operations it performs. Lorie Greenspan heads into the field to discover why MacLean’s advantage is bolt-on.
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Grob do Brasil

Engineering
How Has Grob Grabbed a New Angle?

Look to five-axis machining. This Latin American leader in machining systems places money on new market growth. Reuben Ford describes an innovative approach.
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JRL Ventures/Marine Concepts

Engineering, Metals & Mining, Transportation
Diversification = SUCCESS

JRL Ventures/Marine Concepts started out as a tooling company in 1976. Now it’s a diversified organization that overcomes ongoing challenges and has become attractive to numerous businesses. Dan Harvey describes a vibrant, exciting organization.
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Force Protection, Inc.

Engineering
Battle Tested

Force Protection, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer for blast and mine-protected vehicles, with test and production facilities in North and South Carolina, Michigan and the United Kingdom. David Soyka reports on how this innovative provider of mobile survivability solutions that protect against ballistic and blast attacks serves those serving in the defense of their country.
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More Articles from the Engineering Industry

Wall Colmonoy

Rising to New Levels
Volume 16, Issue 4

How does Wall Colmonoy uplift itself? – by upholding its 75-year tradition of innovation and excellence.
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Metso Brasil

Rock, Paper, Success!
Volume 16, Issue 2

Present in more than 50 countries and in business for more 50 years, Metso Brasil has been playing a winning hand in Brazil, where the need for infrastructure and resources provide ideal conditions. Reuben Ford focuses on its power and success.
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Sometimes a company’s effort is forgotten in a heroic effort – such as the Hudson River crash and subsequent, successful rescue attempts. No problem, say The National Machine Group. It’s only doing its job, reports Dan Harvey.
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Keppel AmFELS

Big Rigs
Volume 15, Issue 4

Keppel AmFELS has given itself a high berth in the marine industry for the construction and rebuild of state-of-the-art oil rigs used by global companies. Its shipyard and dry dock in a Brownsville, Texas port provides the launch pad for work performed on behalf of some of the world’s largest oil and energy companies. Lorie Greenspan takes a tour to find out just how well infrastructure – and the company’s core values – made this enterprise a major market player.
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Approaching 50 years of success in the engineering industry, Delp Engenharia of Brazil continues proving capacity for all-around engineering solutions. The country’s growing petrochemical sector provides ongoing potential, but has not restricted expansion into other markets. Coupled with important acquisitions, the company’s versatility resulted in a 70-percent sales rise over the last two years. Reuben Ford examines Delp’s increasing scope of products and services.
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Offering products safe for both operators and the environment, Weir Minerals Lewis Pumps provides protection in a world that needs some looking after. That involves pumps. This company boasts a footprint that’s changing the world.
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Comau Inc. represents the USA arm of the wide encompassing Comau Group, a Turin, Italy-based global supplier of lean manufacturing systems that impacts many markets and industries. The company’s activities reflect the entire organization’s mission.
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Weir Minerals Brasil

Pumped Up
Volume 15, Issue 3

Weir Minerals is a specialist in delivering and supporting slurry equipment solutions for the mining industry. More than a decade ago, the Scottish company surged into the Brazilian market and is now the country’s leading manufacturer of slurry pumps, hydrocyclones and valves. Commercial Director Paulo Martos explains to Reuben Ford why business for Weir Minerals Brasil is on the upswing.
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Maintaining the market lead in submerged water pumps, Brazil’s Bombas Leão SA continues to go from strength to strength. With an uninterrupted flow of success, the company is enjoying the surging local economy. Managing Director Jeferson Plaza explains to Reuben Ford, how technology, timing and teamwork are the forces behind Bombas Leão.
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Guimar Engenharia

Top Management
Volume 15, Issue 2

Although it’s only in its “adolescent phase,” in a short time, Brazil’s Guimar Engenharia has managed a lot of important engineering projects for some of Brazil’s biggest companies. In an interview with Michael Sommers, Guimar’s President Heródoto Monte talks about how the company has managed to come so far and where it plans to go.
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