3Dazer (owned by Laurel At Sunset Inc.) has just launched a one-of-a-kind laser distance measuring solution that attaches to your smartphone and syncs with a project management app (available in the App Store and Google Play). The laser and app are available on iPhone and Android Smartphones and iPads. Read here to find out more. 

Trimble and Kobelco announced the introduction of a Trimble Ready option for select Tier 4 Final Kobelco excavator models. Select excavators that ship from the Kobelco factory are now ready for the installation of the Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform for excavators, which can significantly reduce the cost and complexity of the installation for the contractor. To learn more or to shop, click here. 

Estwing Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of striking tools, is introducing a full line of nail sets, files, chisels, screwdrivers, saws, drill bits, measuring devices and soft-sided tools storage solutions. Estwing will be partnering with JS Products, a high-quality manufacturer of premium tools and equipment. As a global licensing partner, JS Products will design, develop and manufacture an all-encompassing tool solution that expands the Estwing brand into neighboring categories of their core striking tool business. Check out the tools they're offering here. 

JCB is bringing production of the popular 505-20TC Loadall compact telescopic handler to its North American headquarters and manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia. Installation of the new production line has begun, with full-rate production planned for September. To find out more about areas of possible employment, click here. 

Congressman Bob Gibbs visited Mansfield, Ohio, equipment manufacturer Minnich Manufacturing on Tuesday, May 1st, to meet with employees and speak about how ongoing policy deliberations in Congress affect local manufacturers. Read about his visit and the I Make America campaign here. 

Raleigh, North Carolina (May 7, 2018)—Stewart Engineers Inc. has signed an agreement with the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) to study and evaluate the construction of a new float glass manufacturing plant in Qatar.

The agreement was announced during the Qatari business delegation visit to Raleigh, North Carolina, to promote trade and investment opportunities between the U.S. and Qatar.

Diesel Laptops, distributor for commercial truck diesel diagnostic software and hardware, announced today that it has begun enrollment for its hands-on, in-classroom Diesel Technician training program. Diesel Laptops continues to invest in its core values of offering full support for its diagnostic products, which now include training technicians on actual repairs of diesel engines and vehicles. Click here for a free training voucher. 

Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), one of the nation’s leading general contractors, will be joining more than 80 construction firms across the U.S. and Canada for Safety Week held May 7th-11th. Find out what goes on at Safety Week here.