Modular storage system designer looks for Canadian investors to get to market

The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has now come and gone, but issues of disaster relief linger on. Besides food and water, the number one pressing need in the hours after a calamity is shelter, however temporary.

Frank Luettich, a product developer and manufacturing consultant based in Toronto, believes his modular plastic storage system can provide such as emergency housing. In addition, he says, his easy-to-assemble kit IGLU Modular Storage Systems are suitable for applications such as home garden sheds, military storage, farming, garden centres and boat sheds.

The kits are comprised of light weight, durable plastic modular panels that seal together using a proprietary connector system. Luettich puts the portable shed market at $50 million/year in Canada and at least $500 million worldwide. He is currently seeking investors to set up sample kit production and marketing materials. He can be reached at 416-741-1246.
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In every issue of DPN, at our website and in the e-LETTER (like this one), I try to package new product and technology information into nice, digestible bites. These bites mostly fall into natural engineering categories such as "Motion Control" and "Enclosures."

Starting with this newsletter, you'll start to see buttons like the one on your right, "Enclosures Products." Click on it and you'll be directed to DPN's online Archive of related products in this category. The same applies for "Motion Control Stories" below, where feature articles will appear.

I encourage you to keep pressing our buttons!

Mike Edwards, Editor,
DPN Magazine medwards@clbmedia.ca
Past e-LETTERs: click Archives

USEFUL SITES

Motor repair. ANSI has approved revisions to EASA's Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus. The Recommended Practice can be downloaded free at easa.com.

Sensors. Baumer Electric (baumerelectric.ca) has refreshed its Canadian website and included nine new (and available) products.

Automation components. Ordering components from Rockwell Automation has been simplified with the launch of the Allen-Bradley Essential Components Catalog and toll-free number (rockwellautomation.com/components).

Rapid parts. ABS Prototypes (absprototypes.com) manufactures custom parts directly from the user's uploaded CAD file using FDM technology from Stratasys. Material, color and quantity can then be selected by the user.
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                    DPN EXCLUSIVES

Heavy duty linear actuator. Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. has announced the SRX-150, available in belt or ball screw driven versions. The unit is said to provide up to double the roll moment capacity of comparable screw driven products, and nearly 5x that of other belt driven actuators.

Leveling mounts. J.W. Winco, Inc. has expanded its tapped type NY-LEV nylon base leveling mounts line. The machinery mounts, with tapped socket, swivel 15° in all directions.

Conduit connectors. Thomas & Betts has introduced T&B Fittings Stainless Steel Liquidtight conduit connectors, designed to connect metallic-cored liquid-tight conduit to a box or enclosure.

Hand held enclosures. Hammond Manufacturing has launched a range of hand held enclosures, the 1553 soft-side line. Featuring an ergonomic curved shape, the cases are initially available in two sizes, 117 x 79 and 147 x 89 mm.


      

AutomationDirect's newest catalog offers 6,000 industrial automation products for a wide range of applications. The latest volume, loaded with over 1,900 pages, features product descriptions, technical data, photos, and price lists for PLCs, touch screen monitors, AC drives/motors, text panels, sensors, encoders, pushbuttons, switches, and more.

For a free copy visit: http://www.automationdirect.com.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. (bwc.com) has appointed Ray Harrington to the position of VP of Business Development. Harrington's most recent roles include VP, marketing and sales for Ruland Manufacturing Company, and president and COO of Pacific Bearing Company, which was previously a client of his successful consulting practice based in Toronto. Harrington has been active in the Power Transmission Distributor Association (PTDA.org), and the Bearing Specialists Association (BSAhome.org).

Carlo Gavazzi Canada (GavazziOnline.com) has appointed two employees to its sales staff. Darryl Brigham (below) has been appointed account manager for the province of Alberta and his office will be based out of Calgary. Lloyed Lobo has been appointed account manager, responsible for sales in the Greater Toronto Area's west end.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 26-28, 2006. Mississauga, ON. Canadian Manufacturing Week, including the Design Engineering and OEM show, Weld Expo and the Plant Equipment Maintenance show (reedexpo.ca/cmw).

October 2-5, 2006. Toronto. Fifteenth Annual International Anodized Conference & Exposition presented by the Aluminum Anodizers Council (anodizing.org).

October 18-20, 2006. Mississauga, ON. Mitutoyo Canada open house, metrology courses and grand re-opening of its M³ Metrology Centre (mitutoyo.ca).

October 22-25, 2006. Milwaukee. The Investment Casting Institute's 54th Technical Conference and Expo (investmentcasting.org).

CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVENTS
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DPN gratefully acknowledges HP Canada for the use of its new HP Compaq nw9440 Mobile Workstation to run the latest Mechanical CAD & Industrial Design applications and peripherals.
 

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  June/July 2006 DPN



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