The increasing mechatronic content of today’s products demand large doses of both mechanical and electrical engineering. From the archives: January 1992 Mechatronics I (pdf)To view this document, click here
Dan Porter, having stepp edinto the position of senior vicepresident, supply and optimizationfor San Antonio-basedTesoro Corp., will focus on resourcingcrude oil and other raw materials forthe company
While E-Z Mart has been wrestling with a wet, mildsummer, cooler sales have suffered. Where 100-degreedays are usually the norm, temperatures have barelygotten into the 90s, and every weekend has been saturated.Even though it has 309 stores stretched across five states,the conditions in east Texas have an impact on the overall business,and no category has [...]
Pay by Touch founder and CEO files for personal bankruptcy, facing a backlash from investors and employees. Just two weeks ago, Convenience Store Decisions reported that Shell Oil became the first gasoline retailer in the world to adopt Pay by Touch’s biometric payment technology at its pumps and inside convenience stores to add more convenience [...]
Initial rollout of 3,500 integrated touchscreen fuel pumps to offer real-time directions. Gilbarco Veeder-Root bolster its fuel pump offering by announcing a partnership with online search leader Google at the NACS show in Atlanta. The high-tech pumps integrate a Google-powered touch display. The device will use an internet connection to uplink with Google Maps and [...]
Governor might allow truckers to drive more and make more deliveries. Tight supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel are pushing up prices at the pump and causing temporary outages at some retail stations in Iowa. Transport truckers must drive longer distances and spend time waiting at major terminals, such as Des Moines, to get fuel [...]
Plans to have 300 DVD rental kiosks in place by the end of 2007. No longer content to place DVD rental kiosks solely in McDonald’s restaurants and grocery stores, Coinstar and Redbox announced it has deployed more than two dozen DVD rental kiosks in convenience stores across the U.S. It plans to have 300 in [...]
Launch of Java Ridge culminates of an 18-month search for the right blend. Kum & Go is asking customers to “Taste the Difference” with Java Ridge — the company’s new premium coffee line, which was introduced this month at its more than 450 convenience stores in 13 states. The launch of Java Ridge Premium Coffee [...]
Kansas State University program helps small, local communities survive. When a small town loses its grocery store, it loses not just an economic driver, but a bit of its identity, too. “If your store closes, that says bad things about your town and the direction it’s headed,” said David Procter, director of the Center for [...]
Stripes c-store owner to complete $50 million sale-lease back with National Retail Properties. Christi, Texas-based Susser Holdings, operator of 330 convenience stores in Texas and Oklahoma under the Stripes banner, is in the process of acquiring San Angelo, TX-based Town & Country Food Stores, operator of 140 convenience stores in Central and West Texas and [...]
TravelCenters of America LLC (TOA) has acquired its 235th travel center location in Morris, Illinois. Formerly the Romine’s Truck Stop, the 39 acre site is branded TA and is located along I-80. At the new Morris location, customers can enjoy a meal at the 250 seat “R” Place restaurant, one of the largest and busiest [...]
New NACS Supplier Board Chairman Pat Cordle, vice president of sales and marketing for Bic Corp., leads the new slate of officers who will serve on the 2007-08 NACS Supplier Board that was announced today during the Supplier Board meeting at the NACS Show 2007 in Atlanta . In addition, Brad Heetland, director of east [...]
Association President and CEO Hank Armour stresses “one voice, one show.” “We may not look the same or operate the same, but we are one,” stressed NACS President and CEO Hank Armour at the NACS Show 2007 Opening General Session. “And our theme for this year’s NACS Show perfectly reflects this mission and where we [...]
Innovations suggested by Veite have allowed Miller Welding Supply to handle about 35% more business.Miller’s Patrick Clay says Miller chose Veite Cryogenics for the new facility because of their experience.“We’ve worked with Veite before.”“We often use Veite’s work as a selling point when we bring new customers in to show them the plant.Our facility is [...]
Murphy Oil Corp. has implemented DTN Portal Solutions, which hosts a branded online message center and allocation viewer that was integrated into Murphy’s Web site to increase the effectiveness of the oil company’s communication strategies. Murphy’s goal is to drive sales and encourage customer loyalty with enhanced features in a branded environment. Murphy, based in [...]