Business Credit Reports (BCR) has delivered powerful new innovations that give small businesses the ability to have a sophisticated beginning-to-end business credit system, similar to those utilized by larger companies, with affordable pricing and terms. These innovative solutions make managing credit at small companies easier and help the company to grow through increased revenue and fewer losses due to payment delinquency. BCR's recently-announced customizable online credit application and Payment Performance Insights provide the bookends to a business credit management solution that is centered on BCR's line of 20+ proprietary multi-bureau blended business credit reports. The customizable online credit application, which is available to all BCR customers at no charge, enables small businesses to accurately and reliably capture information from credit applicants. This makes processing credit applications faster and more efficient by eliminating paper shuffling and data entry.

Buffalo Abrasives has introduced their new premium B5532 bond for Saw (File) Gumming, designed to eliminate hardening of the saw teeth with free cutting bond requiring minimal dressing. With major consolidation of companies in this market Buffalo Abrasives offers an alternative to primarily only off the shelf, one specification fits all options. In addition to the B5532 Bond, this product is made with premium ceramic grain for faster, longer lasting wheels ranging from 5-14" (metric sizes available), for the timber, woodworking & saw manufacturing industries.

BelGAS has introduced its Type P140 pressure regulators for a wide range of gaseous fluids, including air, natural gas, LP, propane, and general-purpose pressure regulation. The P140 offers versatility, accuracy, and a compact design, available with or without internal relief. BelGAS ramped up production of the P140, with thousands boxed and ready for same-week shipment from its U.S. headquarters. The P140 is designed to be reliable and economical -- a balance that is key for the many markets this device serves. It is an ideal and cost-effective choice for typical residential applications, as well as many light industrial and commercial applications.

Loram Maintenance of Way hosted special guest, U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN-6) for a facility tour and town hall session on Tuesday, October 16. Emmer resides in Delano, MN which is a short distance from the campus of Loram's manufacturing facility and warehouse in Medina, MN. Emmer received Loram employees in the manufacturing shop bay where they exchanged conversation on the growing need for skilled laborers. He spoke about middle-skill occupations that require early development in programs such as apprenticeships and on-the-job training, but do not necessarily require a four-year college degree. Emmer also addressed the question of trade issues with Canada and Mexico and remains positive that the new North American agreement with Mexico and Canada is the right move. Founded in 1954, Loram Maintenance of Way started out as a small operation consisting of two simple machines, and a handful of employees.

In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2018, Wall Colmonoy Aerobraze OKC will open its doors on Friday, October 12, 2018 to students from local Career Techs and high schools as part of an effort to inspire the next generation of opportunities that a career in manufacturing can provide. Planned activities at Aerobraze OKC include tours of the facility, equipment and product manufacturing demonstrations of machining, welding, brazing and fabrication. The day will also include a hands-on activity intended to showcase Aerobraze's expertise in sheet metal fabrication. Blueprints and work instructions will be provided for the students to assemble an item made from cut, bent, milled, and drilled sheet metal fabricated parts. Each student will leave with a gift bag that contains an F-15 fighter jet made from metal pieces cut by water jet and slip fitted together. WCC Aerobraze OKC developed and manufactures heat exchangers for the U.S. Air Force's F-15 fighter jets.

Epec Engineered Technologies, an industry leader in high reliability manufactured electronics, has recently announced a new version of their online circuit board quote and ordering tool, InstantPCBQuote. The new InstantPCBQuote was released at the end of August and has been in beta for about a month. This new version has a more modern look and feel, supported by a more advanced back-end infrastructure. It is now also more compatible with recent web browser changes and various screen resolutions. "Our IT and Marketing teams have been working on this for about a year now and we are excited that it has finally been released. The goal of this re-launch was to make the site more user friendly to ensure a great experience to our customers", shared Keith Araujo, Director of Marketing at Epec.

Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping has earned three new international certifications for quality and environmental standards. The certifications include two new standards from the International Organization for Standardization -- the ISO 9001:2015 standard for quality management systems and the ISO 14001:2015 standard for environmental management systems -- and IATF 16949:2016 for automotive quality systems. Kenmode has held certifications of earlier versions of the ISO 9001 and automotive quality standards but has been certified for the environmental management standard for the first time. Kenmode is among the early adopters of the new global automotive industry standard, IATF 16949:2016, which was recently introduced by the International Automotive Task Force and replaces the ISO/TS 16949 standard.

Epec Engineered Technologies has announced that it will be partnering up with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) by hosting a fundraising campaign for the month of July. Epec will donate 5% of July's sales from their online printed circuit board marketplace to WWP. CEO Ed McMahon says "I have the utmost respect for those that have served in the military and I have personally been a supporter of Wounded Warrior Project for many years but wanted to do something bigger. Something to get the whole team involved and to bring awareness and support to such an important foundation and the wounded warriors who are often forgotten." Epec has built a fundraising page and has also begun an in-house donation drive with employees and customers alike joining together to raise money and meet the $6,600 goal set to celebrate Epec's 66 years in business. Epec also employs several veterans and a WWP Alumnus and will showcase their biographies as well as the fundraiser progress on their Facebook and LinkedIn pages.

Business Credit Reports Inc., the largest independent provider of business credit information, has added Lifetime Monitoring to its list of small business services, enabling companies to monitor their customers' credit profiles indefinitely for only $5.00 per account per year. BCR's Lifetime Monitoring enables companies to monitor the credit profiles of any number of U.S. or Canadian businesses for slow payments, collections, tax liens, judgments, derogatory comments and bankruptcy. When any of these events occur, an alert is sent to the Lifetime Monitoring subscriber. Credit account monitoring gives credit managers an early warning when one of their customers is experiencing trouble that might impact their ability to pay their credit obligations. This early warning enables credit managers to take action to be first in line to collect outstanding debts and protect against further risk.

Benson Medical Instruments recently honored distributors who provide their customers with outstanding customer support at the company's annual sales meeting May 10-11 in Minneapolis, MN. Benson Medical President, Stephen Benson, presented Stephanie Billing and Kim Biro of Chesapeake Occupational Health Solutions (Hanover, MD) and Neil Adams of Foster Special Instruments (Cincinnati, OH) with certificates for Outstanding Customer Support by a Distributor in 2017. . "Benson Medical honors distributors who support not only the customers who use our audiometers and spirometers, but also the occupational health industry at large," states Jim Teter, Sales Manager. "These awardees make a practice of getting involved in the industry at national and regional levels, sponsoring CAOHC and NIOSH training sessions, offering the latest technology, and creatively addressing customer needs." This is the third year of the award, which is open to all authorized Benson Medical distributors. It is the second time both Foster Special Instruments and Chesapeake Occupational Health Solutions have been recognized. Center: Neil Adams, Foster Special Instruments Left and right: Jim Teter and Stephen Benson, Benson Medical Instruments. "Receiving any award is exhilarating, but Benson Medical Instruments recognized us for Outstanding Customer Support," Neil Adams said at the meeting. "Not total sales or number of new accounts, but customer support. It shows not only that our hard work and conscientious effort to fully support our customers are being recognized, but also that Benson is equally focused on supporting our mutual customers." Benson Medical Instruments Co. designs and manufactures audiometers, earplug fit testers, spirometers and software to manage hearing conservation and o

Alpha Metal Corporation, a one-source metal recycling provider,has promoted Renee Zastro to the role of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. For the past year, Zastro has served as Director of Operations for the Chicago-based company. In her expanded new role, she will oversee daily operations and spearhead the development of growth strategies. As part of her responsibilities, she will manage the buying and selling of scrap metals and establishing the pricing levels for various metal categories. Zastro's new position builds on her longtime industry experience. Before joining Alpha MetalRecycling in 2017, she worked 13 years for Schiabo Larovo, the Stainless Steel and Alloy Division of SIMS Metal Management. The closing of that division led her to the Alpha Metal Recycling opportunity.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances has partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help wipe out hunger within the community. Among the various different volunteer events that GCFD has to get involved with, Bell is participating in a "Unique Volunteers" program. One in eight estimated Americans were food insecure in 2016, which is approximately 42 million including 13 million children, according to Feeding America. In Cook County Illinois, one in seven people have experienced food insecurity this year (Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap Study). Food insecurity and the concept of hunger are close in relation but differs where hunger refers to discomfort from lack of food and food insecurity refers to the lack of financial resources that are available for food with each household. GCFD says that hunger and food insecurity don't discriminate as it prevails in every community within Cook County and affects people of all ages, races, and genders. The Food Depository helps minimize food insecurity by serving over 812,000 individuals -- over 200,000 households -- each year.

A new Benson Medical Instruments video, Black Lung Disease -- Is Your Spirometer Compliant? focuses on black lung disease and occupational spirometry for miners who are at risk of developing it. Black lung disease is caused by inhaling coal dust over an extended period of time. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in 2016 the number of black lung disease cases may have increased by 10 times what was previously reported.* There is no cure for this disease, which is also known as Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis (CWP). Occupational spirometry testing is instrumental in helping medical professionals identify workers who may have black lung disease so that they can receive the help they need. In 2016 NIOSH set new standards for spirometers used for the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP). NIOSH defined a comprehensive CWHSP report format. In addition, spirometry test result data must be transferable from testing facilities and clinics to NIOSH. Benson Medical Instrument's CCS-200 Plus Spirometer meets the established standards and provides further benefits such as advanced reporting and analysis, and multi-year recordkeeping for each subject. Moreover, the CCS-200 Plus operating software has a built-in subject readiness interview to help the occupational health professional determine whether the coal miner should be tested on that particular day.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances showcased innovative flavors during the Research Chefs Association Expo in Savannah, Georgia on March 26th through March 28th. The RCA Expo displays some of the most cutting-edge and inventive flavor products and is host to an excellent source of networking professionals within the flavor and culinary industry, including culinary chefs, R&D specialists, and professionals across different industries. RCA was founded in 1996 by R&D chefs who were committed to overcoming challenges that any flavor R&D professional would face. RCA members were the first to trademark the practice of Culinology which combines culinary arts with food sciences. Today, RCA hosts a variety of events throughout 17 regions across the U.S. and Canada. The association offers educational opportunities through professional development, certifications such as Certified Research Chef (CRC) and Certified Culinary Scientist (CCS), and partnerships with top colleges and universities offering scholarships and mentoring programs. Bell was on display for attendees during the RCA Expo and showed unique flavor innovations with Lushan Mountain Shrimp Toast and their Plum Chinese Herbal Black Tea.

As part of their continuing effort to help inspire and mentor the future of the food industry, Bell Flavors & Fragrances recently hosted the Chicago Section IFT Student Night at their Northbrook, IL headquarters. Student Night is held every March to help students gain inspiration and ideas for future projects and also acts as a networking tool for students to connect with professionals within the flavor industry. The Institute of Food Technologists organization offers students internship and employment opportunities, scholarships, tools for new professionals, student nights, and dinner events for networking. The Chicago Section is the longest running and most active largest section within the IFT organization. According to the Chicago IFT's website, the IFT founders had established five goals that constitute the organization: to facilitate the exchange of ideas among its members; to stimulate projects inspired by science regarding technical problems relating to food manufacturing and distribution; to help implement research results across food technology platforms; to offer networking opportunities and platforms to discuss important industry topics; and to plan, organize, and operate projects that relate to food science technology advancements. Students visited the Bell Northbrook facility during the day for a tour around the grounds to learn about flavors manufacturing and flavor trends. Students were exposed to many different areas of study that Bell employs and every facet of food-related science within Bell, including quality control, analytical chemistry, manufacturing, food science, and culinary arts. Chef Christopher Warsow, Bell's Corporate Executive Chef and Manager of Culinary Applications at Bell Northbrook, stated "The reason why we do these events is to support future industry leaders. It is important to invest in students as

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has approved the Benson Medical Instruments CCS-200 Plus Spirometer for the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP). The CWHSP testing of U.S coal miners includes respiratory health screening through questionnaires, spirometry testing and chest radiology when they enter the coal mining workforce and periodically throughout their tenure. NIOSH oversees standards for spirometry testing of coal workers. NIOSH requires that electronic spirometry data files include both flow-volume and volume-time graphs for each forced expiratory maneuver. In addition, spirometry test result data must be transferable from testing facilities and clinics to NIOSH. The CCS-200 Plus Spirometer (http://bit.ly/2cVjj9Z) meets the NIOSH established standards and provides further benefits such as advanced reporting and analysis and multi-year record keeping for each subject. The CCS-200 Plus ultrasonic technology and "U-Tube" mouthpiece with no-touch ejection provide for hygiene by avoiding contamination.

The Marsh Bellofram Company continues to reimagine its BelGAS operations to strategically respond to the needs of the oil and gas industry, announcing the formation of the new BelGAS CP (Control Products) business unit one month after announcing the formation of its new BelGAS FM (Flame Management) division. The announcement is the latest step in an aggressive plan to super-serve the industry by strategically narrowing each business unit's focus with pairings of best-in-class products and unparalleled application support. BelGAS and the recently launched BelGAS FM and BelGAS CP companies are members of The Marsh Bellofram Group of Companies. The new BelGAS CP creates a range of instrumentation used on the well pad and beyond, such as control valves, level controls, level safety indicators, pressure relief valves, gauges, and needle valves. It also offers specialty fabrication services. In total, BelGAS CP's control products and fabrication services make them a one-stop shop for any OEM (original equipment manufacturer) producing surface production equipment for oil and gas exploration. The company's products also help increase safety for a variety of processes including oil and/or gas separation, sweetening, treating, heating, and more.

Business Credit Reports, Inc. has integrated its online business credit application with its industry-leading multi-bureau credit reports, delivering a seamless process that makes reviewing credit applications easier, faster and more accurate. BCR's turn-key online credit application is available at no cost and enables users to add a company logo as well as custom questions, terms and conditions. By putting their credit applications online, companies start their customer relationship off on the right foot while demonstrating competence and professionalism. An online form eliminates the problems of incomplete or illegible credit applications that slow the approval process and cause friction between the customer, sales and credit. The new integration with credit report ordering means credit managers can use the information in the credit application to pull the credit report and render a customizable decision. It is the first step to automating the new customer onboarding process. A speedy and accurate credit approval process gets products and services flowing to customers more quickly, resulting in happy customers and salespeople.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances is proud to announce that Tom Fortman, Bell's Vice President of Manufacturing, has been welcomed on as one of four new board members of the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry in January 2018. Tom will be holding his position on the board for three years. The Chamber of Commerce & Industry for Northbrook helps connect the bridge between people and businesses with networking, marketing, and community outreach programs for over 50 years. It also helps educate fellow residents about the village of Northbrook. According to the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce's website, "The Chamber is organized to advance the interest and serve as the voice of the commercial, industrial and retail communities of the Village of Northbrook and its trade area. Our membership reflects the true diversity of the Northbrook business community with active participation from small and large companies like Allstate, Nestle Pizza Division, and Underwriters Laboratories, with each industry sector well represented." Tom Fortman has had his entire career within the food industry, and has been with Bell Flavors & Fragrances for the past 20 years in its headquarter location in Northbrook, IL. Among his many duties and roles he plays at Bell, he is responsible for quality assurance (QA), regulatory compliances, engineering, purchasing, and production from various Bell manufacturing sites across the globe.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances is excited to announce its new selection of trends for the 2018 "Spark" program. Spark is Bell's insider resource for new and emerging consumer trends as well as flavor and fragrance inspirations. Using a unique and detailed process, Bell uncovered new ideas for 2018 and beyond that are sure to ignite customer inspirations and translate them into winning product ideations. Bell's Spark flavor trends include a deeper dive into the Mediterranean Sea; consumers that are making healthy-ish decisions; ingredients found at the intersect of the world's grid; chefs using a touch of cleverness in the unexpected; an inspiration from our social surroundings; and a "bao of respect" to well-known Chinese provinces of the culinary world. The Spark fragrance trends are inspired by the everyday moments that go unnoticed; the classic notes from the French countryside; Mother Nature's accords reflected in the natural beauty space; America's ever-changing landscapes; and by the scents that can only be discovered as you flip through the pages of a novel. Lastly, we look back at trends from the past year and explore how they've made an impact in the ever-changing world of fragrance. Kelli Heinz, Bell's Vice President of Marketing, talks about Spark: "Bell's Spark trend program has evolved over the years to become a dynamic program that analyzes different data points combined with consumer insight to generate trend forecasts for flavor and fragrance predictions and concepts. Each year Bell validates our past predictions to see where they have matured in the market place and our success rate has been spot on for each Spark trend further validating our unique trend curation process. We are excited to ignite your creativity and inspire your senses for future flavor and fragrance developments."

Epec Engineered Technologies, an industry leader in high reliability manufactured electronics, has recently announced a new version of their Customer Portal. Epec's Customer Portal was originally released back in May of 2015 but Epec's customer service department was still hearing about issues of the usability of the site from their current customers. Epec's ERP administrator and marketing team were assigned to complete a much-needed design overhaul. Over a 3-month process they were able to rebuild the entire site from the ground up. "Through customer feedback we came to understand that our site wasn't the most user-friendly portal available, changing the front-end UI look and feel was a must to help our customers get the most benefit from using the portal," shared Keith Araujo, Director of Marketing at Epec. From an accounting standpoint, Epec's customers can view open and paid invoices, pay invoices online, view credit memos, and apply credit to an open order, as well as running statements. Additional options in the customer portal allow customers to view/print packing slips or COC documents, review quote history, view open and past orders, and even expedite orders online. Julie Das Neves, Customer Service Assistant Manager at Epec commented, "The ability to expedite your order online has been a huge help to many of our customers. Email can be cumbersome to manage urgent requirements like an expedite. By having customers submit these requests through our portal, we have been able to cut response time in half."

Rinco Ultrasonics USA, a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic welding equipment, will launch its new Electrical Motion ultrasonic welding machine at NPE2018 May 7-11 at the Orlando County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. (Booth #W5373). The new machine, available in 20 kHz and 35 kHz frequencies, represents a move away from traditional pneumatic type press systems to electrically driven machines, according to Gordon Hull, managing director of Rinco Ultrasonics. The Electrical Motion welding system enables users to finely regulate the weld, using precise positioning of the horn, along with the applied welding force to the welding rate. This means considerably better results in welding, punching, cutting, and sealing of molded thermoplastic parts, nonwovens, and synthetic textiles. Another key feature of the Electrical Motion welding system is a high-performance, industry-type PC that can be easily operated via a 12-inch adjustable touchscreen, with the welding process triggered through an ergonomically designed two-hand operation. The Electrical Motion Series is a next-generation product based on the company's Dynamic 3000 ultrasonic welding machine (also with a working frequency of 20 kHz and 35 kHz) which was designed for technically demanding welding operations for medium to large-sized thermoplastic parts.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances has announced new smokeless smoke flavors, a natural alternative to traditional liquid smoke with variations ranging from mesquite to cherrywood. These natural smoke type flavors will help elevate their respective individual flavor nuances that continue to grow in popularity. Bell's smokeless smoke type flavors are advantageous as they can provide ingredient label benefits, are easily customized, and can facilitate a reduction in traditional food smoking time while maintaining the delicious savory smoked flavor. Smokeless smoke variations such as smoke, applewood, cherrywood, pecan, hickory, and mesquite are being sought out as on-trend food flavors resulting from classic food preservation methods.

CAROL STREAM, Ill. Perfumer and Flavorist is excited to announce that Flavorcon 2017: Where Delicious Innovation Begins set new attendance records, bringing in more than 550 flavor, food and beverage professionals, including the top consumer packaged goods companies. Held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois, Flavorcon 2017 hosted a bustling exhibit hall with more than 40 leading flavor, ingredient, equipment and service suppliers presenting the latest in flavor innovation. The event offered numerous networking opportunities and a multi-track conference that included educational sessions on cutting edge topics such as flavoring for cannabis edibles, flavors with modifying properties, beverage trends, blockchain technology and more. Sessions were led by professionals from companies such as McDonalds, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, IBM, Robertet Groupe, Excellentia, Berje, ADM and Kerry. Flavorcon's program was created under the direction of an advisory board of professionals from some of the industry?s leading organizations: -Ariane Girard-Jouette, fruits and flavors engineer, Danone; -Mauricio Graber, president, flavor division, Givaudan; -Tracy Jaico, food scientist, Mondelez; -Segolene LeClercq, product developer, General Mills; -Tony Moore, chief flavorist, Flavor Producers; -Robert Weinstein, president, ingredients, Robertet; -Marie Wright, VP and chief flavorist, ADM/Wild; -Deniz Ataman, managing editor, Perfumer & Flavorist magazine; conference director, Flavorcon 2017.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances has announced the completion of its 2017 Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Level 3 Recertification audit for its Northbrook headquarters and has achieved top ratings of "excellent" for the seventh year in a row. The recertification had corroborated Bell's continuing effort to maintain a clean and orderly facility at each of its locations. The standard operating procedures (SOP) at Bell also ensures that each Bell employee is knowledgeable of and follows Safe Quality Foods standards. Bell has reached its goal to have each flavor manufacturing location worldwide obtain its Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Certification. Respective of each country, all locations have received its SQF Certification or FSSC2200 Certification as of November this year. Thomas Fortman, Vice President of Manufacturing at Bell, stated, "The Safe Quality Food (SQF) standard is an internationally recognized food safety standard that, when certified, tells the world that our Quality Management System conforms to food safety regulations. It means we are committed to continuous improvement and that Bell practices good manufacturing standards.

MIDDLETOWN, CONN., (October 31, 2017) --In order to meet increased demand for its ultra-premium MicroVantage line of filters and cartridges, Shelco Filters has expanded its manufacturing facility by more than 20,000 square feet. The expansion, which was completed this month, will be dedicated to the production and testing of the company's pleating operation for the popular MicroVantage filter cartridges and other Shelco products. Shelco's MicroVantage pleated cartridges, membrane cartridges and high-purity cartridges are designed to meet and exceed the demanding specifications of a wide spectrum of today's industries, from food and beverage to chemicals, gases and paints. The line, which is sold directly through Shelco as well as in all major distribution outlets, includes sanitary filter housings and high-purity housings for critical and demanding applications that require maximum durability, ease-of-use and value. "By focusing on developing cost-effective and efficient filters that meet the demands of today's growing economy, we were able to increase our business to such an extent that we outgrew our existing space," said Robert LeConche, president and CEO of Shelco. "We were fortunate that we could expand at our current location to create the additional manufacturing space and we look forward to a strong future making the best filters on the market." Founded in 1973, Shelco (www.shelco.com) offers one of the most extensive lines of filters and cartridges, distributed and sold throughout the world. The company's product lines meet the needs of countless industrial and high-purity applications, including water and other in-plant liquids, gases, foods, beverages, chemical, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, photographic solutions, fuels, lubricants, paints and coatings, plating solutions and more. Additionally, Shelco offers a complete line

The Industrial Gas Filtration and Generation Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced the launch of the SmogHog SHM Machine Mount (MM) media mist collector. The SmogHog SHM MM is a media mist collector designed for direct mounted systems and collecting coolant mists from processes such as CNC machining, cold forming, sawing, lathes, stamping and more. The SmogHog SHM MM unit is available in two base models rated at 500 CFM and 800 CFM to handle various machine sizes and applications. Both models feature PEACH saturated depth coalescing media in a patent pending filter design. PEACH, a patented, proprietary Parker media technology uses a three-stage filtration process that progressively reduces the mist concentration resulting in greater than 99% particle removal efficiency. The 800 CFM unit is available in an advanced version that includes a remote touchscreen controller and EC blower, which simplifies product operation and maintenance while delivering energy savings. "The introduction of the SmogHog SHM Machine Mount further expands our ability to solve our customer's mist collection with a solution that best fits their needs," said Travis Haynam, product manager, Industrial Gas Filtration and Generation Division. "Having a comprehensive family of SmogHog mist collectors featuring best in class media and ESP technology allows us to provide appropriate solutions for a customer's specific application that deliver value in meeting performance expectations and improved total cost of ownership."

Paul Polesnak has joined Franklin Bronze Precision Components, LLC (FBPC) as Quality Assurance Manager in Franklin, PA. Paul comes to Franklin Bronze with over 32 years of experience in quality and management systems, continuous improvement, and Lean/Six Sigma activities. He is as a Certified Quality Engineer and held previous roles as a Process and Methods engineer as well as a Senior Supplier Quality engineer. As Quality Manager, Paul manages the ISO 9000 Quality System, develops, oversees and implements process control and plant continuous improvement activities, and directs all auditing functions at Franklin Bronze. Paul attended Pennsylvania State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and an MBA from Youngstown State University. About Franklin Bronze Precision Components

Business Credit Reports Inc., the only company uniquely licensed to blend information from Experian, Dun & Bradstreet and Equifax instantly online, has announced a new program that enables companies, non-profits, government agencies, hospitals and educational institutions to access Supplier Risk Reports on their vendors at no cost to them. Utilizing a new line of multi-bureau Supplier Risk Reports powered by information from Experian, Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax and other sources, the program provides a secure website to which companies can refer potential new and existing suppliers. The supplier pulls, pays for and shares their credit / supplier report and the secured platform delivers a copy of the report to both the supplier and referring company, insuring that the report has not been altered in any way. BCR's Supplier Risk Reports contain supplier risk scores, payment history, collections, public record, judgment, tax liens, bankruptcy, company information with corporate linkage, DUNS Number, financial statements on publicly traded companies, fraud flags, and a Google Maps link to put eyes on that business. BCR provides reports instantly online on companies in the U.S., Canada and International. Twelve months of monitoring is included on U.S. and Canadian companies. This program enables great synergy between suppliers and their customers because suppliers benefit as well. By pulling its own report, the supplier gains insights into how the credit bureaus and others view the company at a cost that is significantly less than if they were to pull a report from each credit bureau separately. They also receive monitoring of their business credit report for 12 months.

The demand for food grade botanicals is rising as more consumers pursue natural products. In response, Bell Flavors & Fragrances has announced a new line of food grade botanical extracts. With botanicals ranging from absinthe, curry, ginger and more, Bell has already had great success in applications such as bakery, beverage, confections, dairy, and savory. Naturally functional ingredients and foods continue to drive product developments and new innovations through the food and beverage industry. Research has uncovered many health benefits of using botanicals, and opportunities exist that reach a variety of different demographics. Consumers are seeking more natural foods that offer the botanical health benefits rather than opting for a vitamin capsule. Bell Flavors & Fragrances line of food grade botanical extracts for functional food and beverage manufacturers are specifically developed to address the needs of consumers who seek enhanced health benefits and functionality in the foods and beverages they consume.