This from Steve Redick: I found some of my images from the Hawthorne Racetrack fire. The slides are stamped Nov 78. My buddy Hank and I were fanning at 84 truck 51 when the man on watch woke us up and told us to look out the 2nd floor window of the firehouse. Needless to say we wen
Continue ReadingFrom the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page: A big thank you to Chief Bob Tutko and the Homer Fire District in Homer Glen, IL on their recent delivery. This older PL Custom ambulance was refurbished and placed on a new F-450 chassis. The entire job was completed at our Fire Service Inc
Continue ReadingThis from Sam Borcia: Here’s some shots of the house fire in Volo last night (7-4-15). It went to the box alarm. It started with the attached garage on fire, then extended to the house and caused an exposure to two other houses. This happened at 522 Niagara Drive (main house) an
Continue ReadingIt is reported that DuPont , a large US chemical company, is working with Goodyear Tire to develop the "BioIsoprene Bio-Rubber ." After the new rubber has been successfully developed, it will replace the ordinary tires currently extracted from petroleum. DuPont's business scop
Continue ReadingHunan Tianyan Xichai CA6DL supercharger production line unveiled
On February 7, the unveiling ceremony of FAW Xichai CA6DL supercharger production line was held in Hunan Tianyan Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter abbreviated as Hunan Tianyan). It is understood that Tianyan FAW Xichai CA6DL supercharger production line was built by Tianyan Company to upgrad
Continue ReadingWenzhou Fastener Industry Urgently Needs "Pharmaceuticals" for Policy Transformation
Abstract: According to statistics, there are more than 400,000 business entities in Wenzhou, but there are only 18 large-scale enterprises, 599 medium-sized enterprises, and the rest are all small and micro enterprises. Some low-slack traditional industries have become increasingly weak un
Continue ReadingKyocera Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Kyocera") installed high-efficiency solar modules on the roof of a parking lot in southern Germany. The system is designed and installed by BLU "e" Solar Group GmbH (German Solar Installations) and can charge electric car
Continue ReadingAccording to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in the first nine months of this year, the cumulative production and sales of domestically produced cars (including exports) was 13,460,200 units and 13,635,500 units, an increase of 2.75% and 3.62% respectivel
Continue Reading300,000 tons of huge ships launched in Nantong Maritime Care
On September 20th, Nantong COSCO Kawasaki Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. newly built the fifth 300,000-ton oil tanker "COSCO Kawasaki No. 41" to be safely launched under the maintenance of four sea-patrol boats of Nantong Maritime Safety Administration. "Zhongyuan Kawasaki No. 41"
Continue ReadingThe Mount Prospect Fire Department received a new Type I Medtec ambulance for station 13. Again, one of the last Medtec units prior to the shutdown, this is on a Ford F-450 chassis with job #25913-1, and fleet #527. This will replace the current Ambulance 13 (fleet #524) which will go
Continue ReadingExecutives of multinational companies advise China's chemical industry on the financial crisis
At the first event of this year's Shanghai Salon of Shanghai Chemical Industry Professionals with senior returnees, Hu Xiaodong, President of Germany Southern China, Hu Jiangbin, General Manager of the US Pharmacopeial Chinese Region, and Senior Scientist of Ciba Specialty Chemicals (China) Che
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors Joins Forces for Fighting Commercial Vehicle Market
So far, General Motors has only one joint venture partner in China - SAIC. However, the former did not go through "to the end." A company named FAW-GM Light Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. passed the review of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce 15 days ago, and General Moto
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