Emerald Technology Partners is preparing to test a new refrigeration system that it says will eliminate the use of fossil fuels and still maintain a cool operating environment for refrigerated loads.

The Wedway Refrigeration Power System does this through kinetic energy. For all of us who remember learning about kinetic energy in school but never thought there would be a need to use it again, kinetic energy is the energy that is stored in an object while it is motion. That energy remains constant until the velocity of the object is changed. more

After 65 years in the employ of Meritor, Loraine Simler is calling it quits. The long-time employee, who achieved a number of firsts in the company history, has decided that at age 83, it’s time retire.

“I’ve enjoyed my time here,” she said. “I consider everyone here part of my family.”

Spending 65 years working is not often seen these days, let alone spending those years with a single company. She joined the company, which was called Timken Axle at the time, in 1946 as a file clerk/typist. It didn’t take her long to make her mark on the company.

(If you’d like to see a video from the company celebration, visit Troy Patch here.)

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