Mechanix Wear® Gloves

Mechanix Wear® Gloves

 

Mechanix Wear® Gloves

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Back in 1991, we knew right away we had a good thing going with Mechanix Wear® Gloves. We had no idea what kind of revolution we would start. From the first use of Mechanix Wear® “Original” Gloves by pit crew teams at the Daytona 500, Mechanix Wear® gloves have been the leader in the high performance work glove market. Before we knew it, we had 41 NASCAR® teams asking for our gloves along with just about every other high profile motorsports team in every type of racing!

As a result of the exposure, everyday mechanics, technicians, construction workers, Do-It-Yourselfers, industrial safety, emergency services, and military professionals all benefit from our products.

Every Mechanix Wear® product represents a total commitment to its intended use. We consider everything: fit, feel, function, durability, quality, style and value. There is a lot of dedication and pride in everything we do, and it all adds up to superior performing products for you, our valued customer.

Whether you’re jumping the pit wall at Daytona or just doing a little tune up in the garage, you can have complete confidence that Mechanix Wear® products offer you the best protection in the industry. Mechanix Wear® gloves are for more than just racing, they are for toolboxes everywhere.

 Since our inception in 1991, Mechanix Wear has worked closely with nearly every NASCAR team, developing gloves and other products to significantly improve the safety and performance of pit crews.  Through this close interaction, Mechanix Wear learned how much work and training goes into a successful pit crew.  We soon realized that these crews deserve an annual award to recognize the huge role that a pit crew plays in the success of their race team at the track.

At the beginning of the 2002 NASCAR season, we created and launched the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew (MVPC) Award.  During the racing season, a different crew is selected each quarter as a semi-finalist. At the end of the season, one of the four semi-finalists is chosen as the winner of the award.

To judge the contest each year, Mechanix Wear enlists the help of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chiefs. It is our preference to have the MVPC winners selected on consistent performance under all conditions that also factors in race strategy, car repairs and adjustments, weather, and all of the variables thrown at a crew during race day. We believe the crew chiefs are the most qualified people in the sport to analyze these variables and determine the most valuable crew.  On a quarterly basis and at the end of the season, we ask the crew chiefs to vote for the pit crew who contributes the most to the success of their team on race day.

Going into its ninth year, the Mechanix Wear MVPC Award is the longest running and most coveted pit crew award in NASCAR and has gained tremendous respect on pit road. Any team displaying the Mechanix Wear contingency decal on the front fender of their race car is eligible to win. Nearly every team competes in the contest each year, giving the Mechanix Wear MVPC Award one of the highest levels of participation of any annual NASCAR award.

Each quarterly winner during the 2011 season will receive $5000 and recognition during pre-race ceremonies. The winning crew at the end of the season will win $100,000 and an all expenses paid trip to the NASCAR Awards Ceremony this December in Las Vegas to accept their award.
 

MECHANIX WEAR MOST VALUABLE PIT CREW AWARD Past WINNERS

 

 

 

2010

Joe Gibbs Racing #11 PIT CREW

 

  

 

 

 

2009

EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING #42 PIT CREW

 

  

 

 

2008

Hendrick Motorsports #48 Pit Crew

 

  

 

 

2007

Hendrick Motorsports #48 Pit Crew

 

  

 

 

2006

Richard Childress Racing #31 Pit Crew

 

  

 

 

2005

Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Pit Crew

 

  

 

 

2004

Hendrick Motorsports #48 Pit Crew

 

  

 

 

2003

Roush Racing #17 Pit Crew

 

  

Industrial Sales Carry 3M to 1Q Beat; '12 Outlook Lifted

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By Matt Egan

Published April 24, 2012

FOXBusiness

Blue-chip diversified manufacturer 3M (MMM) generated a stronger-than-expected 4.1% rise in first-quarter profits amid healthy industrial and transportation sales, prompting the Post-Its maker to hike its full-year forecast.
Shares of St. Paul-based 3M rallied about 3% in the wake of the upbeat results.
The company said it earned $1.13 billion, or $1.59 a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $1.08 billion, or $1.49 a share, a year earlier. Analysts had been calling for EPS of just $1.44.
Revenue increased by 2.4% to $7.49 billion, easily topping the Street’s view of $6.95 billion. Operating margins inched up to 21.8% from 21.6%.
“We are off to a very good start in 2012 with record first-quarter sales and strong earnings,” 3M CEO Inge Thulin said in a statement.
3M enjoyed a 6.3% increase in U.S. sales and an 8.4% jump in revenue in Latin America and Canada. However, sales inched up just 0.1% in struggling Europe and slumped 1.9% in Asia-Pacific as China’s growth continues to ebb.
Looking ahead, 3M upped the lower end of its earnings guidance. The company is now projecting 2012 EPS of $6.35 to $6.50, compared with $6.25 to $6.50. Even the conservative end of the new range would surpass the Street’s view of $6.32.
3M said it is still projecting organic sales volume growth of 2% to 5% for the full year as well as operating margins of 21% to 22.5%.
“I am very confident in our ability to improve every aspect of our company and to keep delivering high-quality results into the future,” said Thulin.
3M’s first-quarter results were lifted by an 8.6% jump in sales in its industrial and transportation segment to $2.7 billion. The growth was highlighted by double-digit increases in aerospace and abrasive sales.
Health-care sales gained 2% to $1.3 billion amid a jump in health information systems revenue, while consumer and office sales rose 4.3% to $1 billion. 3M said its safety, security and protection services sales climbed 5.5% to $1 billion, helping to offset an 11.8% slump in display and graphics sales to $832 million.
Shares of 3M jumped 3.01 to $89.75 ahead of Tuesday’s open, putting them on track to extend their 2012 gain of 6.6%.

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BEYOND THE HEIGHT GAGE AND SURFACE PLATE

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BEYOND THE HEIGHT GAGE AND SURFACE PLATE
What can take low-volume, precision inspection to the next level?
George Schuetz, Mahr Federal Inc.

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 For many years now, the method of choice for low-volume, general purpose inspection has been surface plate work using test indicators and height gages.  Recently, electronic height gages have made the layout inspection process a little more accurate.  Speed of measurement has also improved, since electronic height gages give direct measurements and allow for storing data and programming repetitive measurement processes.
 Are there even more advanced electronic height gages on the horizon that will allow us to achieve greater precision while still maintaining our ability to do a wide variety of measurement tasks?  Probably not.  The problem is not the height gage, but the reference surface it rests on.
 No matter how precisely we build the height gage, the accuracy of the measurement is still dependent on the flatness of the surface plate.  Surface plates probably cannot measure up to the increasing demands for higher tolerance measurements.
 So where do we go from here?  Consider the Universal Measurement Machine or Universal Length Gage as a way to perform a wide variety of measurements and inspections with speed and improved accuracy.  While there may be no all-purpose machine that can do everything, a universal length gage can do quite a lot.  Applications include:
• Internal and external measurements of diameters and lengths (master rings and disc)
• Internal and external thread measurements
• Calibration inspection of mechanical indicators and gages (dial and digital indicators, LVDTs, testmasters)
• Location of points, lines, holes and surfaces
• Internal and external tapers

 Universal measurement machines were developed to speed up the inspection process and reduce the potential for measurement error.  They differ from typical comparative style gaging because they have a much larger measuring range, but still can obtain resolution and accuracy approaching some comparators.  In order to achieve high measurement performance, the machines have built-in reference standards either glass scales or an interferometer system.
 When equipped with various contact accessories, universal measurement machines can easily be used to check length, diameter, pitch diameter, roundness, straightness, parallelism and taper.  They will typically measure parts from 5 to 40 inches long, but machines are also available with even larger capacities.


 These rugged looking systems are frequently referred to as "machines" because they are built according to the same design criteria as machine tools.  Critically important measuring head and tail stock slide bearings are mounted on a strong and rigid base.  The reference system is mounted as close as possible to the machine's line of measurement to avoid abbe errors.  In addition, various computer techniques are used to map and correct slide errors; average multiple, lightning-fast measurements; and compensate for temperature variation. No, it's not a surface plate and height gage; but a machine that is extremely fast, versatile and very accurate.  However, just like anything else, measurements made with the machine are only as good as the measurement process.  Therefore, it is important to keep all the components of the process the same when setting (i.e., measuring the exact same location on the part, verifying gaging pressure, standardizing on a contact style, ensuring the utmost cleanliness of the part and contact, etc.).  Machines do this with extensive computer-aided systems that help you set up a measurement process and then lead subsequent users through it the same way every time and, of course, capture and report measurement results and analyses.
 The height gage and surface plate have been a mainstay for highly productive, low-part-volume general purpose measurements.  The universal measuring machine incorporates the spirit of this process, while relying on a highly accurate internal reference to significantly improve measurement precision and repeatability.  It is really an extension of the same line of thinking that has served manufacturers so well for over 100 years.

Danaher Profit Rises On Cost Cutting

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By Shawn Langlois

Published April 19, 2012

MarketWatch Pulse

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LONDON –  Danaher Corp. on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit of $612.9 million, or 86 cents a share, up from $429.8 million, or 63 cents a share, a year earlier. Earnings from continued operations rose to 73 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet Research were looking for a profit, on average, of 71 cents a share. Sales came in at $4.32 billion, up from $3.29 billion, a year ago. "With improving core growth, the cost reductions undertaken in 2011 and an attractive acquisition environment, we believe we are well positioned for the balance of 2012 and beyond," CEO Lawrence Culp, Jr. said. Looking ahead, the company said it expects to post a second-quarter profit of 76 cents to 81 cents a share. Wall Street previously forecast earnings for the quarter of 82 cents a share.
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