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NEWS & FEATURES: Samco Solar lands racking contract with SunEdison in Ontario SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., last week announced its plans to produce racking equipment for its Canadian solar projects with Samco Solar, A Division of Samco Machinery Ltd., a Scarborough, Ontario based equipment and part manufacturer strongly focused on automotive. Click here to learn how Samco is growing its operations and adapting to new market opportunities. Master distributor increases flexibility and productivity with Finn-Power Crimper Since its founding in 1950, I.R.P. Industrial Rubber Ltd. has evolved from a small end user distributor to an industry-leading, nation-wide wholesale distributor. IRP's product line consists of industrial hose, couplings, clamps, Flexaust ducting, sheet rubber, matting, and conveyor belting. Today's market demands a wide variety of hose couplings and fittings from economical styles for low-pressure water service to more critical applications, such as chemical and petroleum transfer that require coupling "systems". To learn how the Finn-Power Crimper has helped the company become more productive, click here. Metalforming companies see steady conditions into autumn According to the July 2010 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies anticipate little change in business conditions during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 119 metalforming companies in the United States and Canada. To see what metalforming companies expect in orders and from the economy in general, click here. Supermetal acquires its first U.S. plant The structural steel manufacturer Supermetal earlier this month announced the acquisition of its first assembly plant in the United States. Rapidly expanding despite the economic downturn, the company, founded in Quebec more than 50 years ago, has equipped itself with modern facilities located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, bringing the total number of its factories to four, including ones in Saint-Romuald and Sherbrooke, Quebec and Leduc, Alberta. To learn more about the acquisition, click here. Hurco Canada expands into Alberta, Saskatchewan Hurco Canada Ltd. has chosen Metric Machine Tool Service Ltd. of Edmonton, as its full service distributor for the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Metric Machine Tool Service General Manager Dan Smith and Sales Manager Brian Horak are very excited with the addition of the Hurco line. Metric Machine has been in business for 28 years and has built a reputation of exceptional service in the region. They have extensive experience in the machine tool industry and understand the value of Hurco technology for the Alberta and Saskatchewan market. more...