In a recent regulatory filing, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)  announced its plans to increase prices by up to 2% worldwide on most of its  machinery effective January 2010. The company attributed this price increase to current industry factors and current and expected general  economic conditions.    This indicates the company’s optimism about demand improvement next year.  Caterpillar had earlier indicated that there was already an improvement in  industrial production growth and increase in commercial and residential  building sales in China. The company stated that the country’s economic  growth has rebounded in the second quarter. Caterpillar believes that the government stimulus package, along with the reduced interest rates, will drive the Chinese economic growth.    Apart from China, Caterpillar sees demand potential for its products in  other developing as well as developed countries. Given the need for basic  infrastructure globally, Caterpillar is confident of capitalizing on the economic recovery. Being ...

Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced resins, engineered particles, high-performance coatings and structural products, announced today the introduction of its Power Shield™ Single Pack Primer for marine applications.

Chairman and CEO of Exousia, J. Wayne Rodrigue, stated, “Through our relationship with Bohai Shipbuilding, one of the largest ship builders in Asia, we were able to identify an immediate area of significant cost savings that we could address. The commonly used two pack system requires double the set up time of our single pack solution. This new primer reduces the set up time by 50% for current marine coating applications. Due to the significant labor and setup savings that a single step primer versus a two coat system will provide, we anticipate that the demand for the single packet primer will be high.”

Mr. Rodrigue added, “While the initial focus will be in the marine industry, due to the immediate

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Axial Vector Energy Corp. develops and licenses revolutionary internal combustion engines and electric power generators that operate more efficiently and economically, on multiple fuels, and with less environmental impact than comparable products. Based upon the company’s patent-pending “axial-flux” engine and generator set (GENSET) technology, Axial products are fully scalable, with almost unlimited potential for military, industrial, and commercial applications.

The original linear power transmission design concept was created by Dr. Karl Hermann during WWII, and was used by the Navy to power torpedoes. Later he was able to create an engine that was certified by the FAA for use in light aircraft. Today Axial Vector has the rights to the technology, and has moved to apply it to a wide variety of markets.

The company is developing a family of electric power generators that consume less fuel and can be made

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Axial Energy Corporation owns, develops, and licenses revolutionary internal combustion engine and electric power generation technologies for various applications. The company employs its patent-pending “axial flux” engine and generator set technologies to produce highly efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sensitive multi-fuel engines and motors that are scalable across a wide range of settings.

Dr. Karl Hermann created the original linear power transmission design concept during World War II. It was subsequently used by the US Navy as a pneumatic drive in the mk 46 torpedos. Following the war, Dr. Hermann continued his work and was successful in creating an engine that was certified by the FAA – Federal Aviation Administration – for flying light aircraft in 1957. In 2004, Axial Vector Engine acquired the rights to Dr. Hermann’s intellectual property and all engine prototypes.

What is a linear drive engine? In a linear drive engine, there

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There are some products and services that the world’s economy needs in order to operate. They are essentially ‘the food’ that makes the market “go.” These products are one of the safer havens that investors can rely on when economic times are difficult. This is not to suggest that these products do not suffer a bit in lean times, but they do fair a bit better or go down less in value then other discretionary products or services. An investor that can find these products or services is one that will have found a solid and relatively safe product category in difficult times.

Liquidmetal Technologies inc., a coatings and casings manufacturer and marketer, works to provide industrial coatings and casing components to business. Its primary customer base includes oil drillers, electronics manufacturers, coal fired power plants, sporting goods manufacturers, medical device manufacturers and defense applications.

The vast array of products that

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Founded in 2005, GWS Technologies, Inc. is a renewable energy technology company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered alternative energy products and solutions. Their name, GWS, stands for “GreenWindSolar”. They trade on the OTCBB and have their corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

GWS Technologies Inc. has a growing line of solar and wind-powered products. These include handheld devices that can recharge an iPod to a backyard wind turbine for point-of-use alternative energy generation. GWS is working hard to build on their position as a leader in the emerging “microgeneration marketplace”. Microgeneration, or “micropower”, is the generation of zero or low-carbon electrical power by individuals, small businesses, and communities to meet their own needs.

The Company introduced their new website in 2008, dedicated to the emerging microgeneration marketplace. GWS’s website, at www.greenwindsolar.com, includes an ecommerce store. Consumers can purchase renewable energy products, including portable solar and wind chargers that can recharge

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Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AXVC.PK), based out of Portland, is focused on the development and licensing of the next-generation internal combustion engine and electric power generator technologies. At this time, Axial’s technology is being targeted for use in automotive, power generation, appliance, and military applications.

The company uses its patent-pending “axial flux” engine and generator set (GENSET) technologies to create high-efficient, environmentally-friendly multi-fuel engines and motors. One key advantage of the Axial digital engine is its linear scalability, which allows it to be easily custom-designed to any clients’ requirements. Strategically, the company produces GENSETS ranging from 7.5 to 200 kW with generators driven by engines at 25, 90 and 352 HP.

Axial will continue to expand its client-base by marketing its engines to companies interested in automotive and industrial applications. To further broaden the use of its engines and generators, Axial has an

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