BY MIKE BOYER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
To deliver one of the largest machines ever displayed at the world's largest plastics machinery exhibition in Germany, Milacron Inc. went to some extra length -- about 200 feet to be exact.
Milacron hired a 200-foot-long, 20-axle truck -- which looked more like a over-the-road train -- to transport the 210,000-pound clamp for its new Maxima 1760 injection-molding machine from its Batavia plant.
The 76-wheel truck took five days in late August to make the 600-mile trip from Batavia to Portsmouth, Va., where it was loaded onto a freighter for the ocean voyage to Antwerp, Belgium, where it was loaded onto another truck for the trip to Dusseldorf, Germany. Traveling at 35 mph, the huge truck, equipped with a second 500-horsepower diesel engine on the last axle to improve maneuverability, was escorted by state departments of transportation along the route. The big machine's 51,000-pound injection unit was shipped via a second large truck to the 1998 K-Show in Dusseldorf that begins today.
IAMS to host job fair Monday
The Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences will hold a job fair for the newest graduates of its Pre-Employment Training program and information session for new applicants on Monday starting at 5:30 p.m. at its Bond Hill campus.
The six-week night-school training is designed to prepare unemployed and under-employed individuals for higher paying entry-level jobs with local manufacturers. Applicants seeking more information call: 786-6956.
Chamber sets session on international trade
A day-long seminar on proper rules and procedures for international buying and importing will be offered Nov. 12 at the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce's main office in the Carew Tower.
Topics include: purchasing and importing from foreign sources, analyzing foreign supplier quotations, payment methods, contracting with customs and transportation brokers and understanding cargo insurance. For more information contact the chamber's Karol Tuke, 579-3175.
Toyota's U.S. output tops 5 million units
Toyota said its total U.S. production since launching production in 1986 surpassed 5 million units in September. Those numbers will increase sharply in the next two years as its Princeton, Ind., truck plant and Buffalo, W.Va., transmission plant come on line.
Toyota said its total U.S. production through September includes 2.45 million Camrys, assembled at its Georgetown, Ky., plant, and 1.3 million Corollas assembled at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., its joint venture with General Motors in Fremont, Calif. The production total also includes 343,494 Avalons and 97,019 Siennas, also assembled in Georgetown.
Cincinnati Machine marks 75th anniversary
Cincinnati Machine, the machine tool business of Milacron Inc., acquired earlier this month by Unova Inc., is marking the 75th anniversary of its first centerless grinder with introduction of its latest-technology Viking SuperSeries computer-controlled grinder.
Priced in the low $200,000s, the Viking SuperSeries centerless grinder is available in 20 or 40 horsepower models to process parts up to 8 inches long and up to 4 inches in diameter.
Oracle to show wares at Solutions Fest '98
Oracle Corp. will be displaying software and Internet solutions for manufacturers,
retailers and wholesale distributors at its Solutions Fest '98 on Nov. 3 from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cincinnati Marriott Northeast. To register call: 1-800-221-0184, press 7 and ask for extension 380.
