RBIConnections
A Monthly Communication from RBI Bearing
In This Issue
RBI Adds Additional Staff
Featured Product of the Month
RBI December Holiday Schedule
Prize Package Winner!
RBI Milestones
Tip of the Month
Final Word
Quick Links
RBI Bearing Sales & Distribution Center - Roselle IL
Roselle IL
Sales & Distribution Center

RBI Sales & Distribution Center - Monrovia CA
Monrovia CA
Sales & Distribution Center
RBI Sales & Distribution Center - Toronto ON
Toronto ON
Sales & Distribution Center
RBI Sales & Distribution Center - Calgary AB
Calgary AB
Sales & Distribution Center
RBI Technical Center - Wuxi China
Wuxi China
Technical Center
Wuxi R.B. Precision Bearing Co., Ltd. - Wuxi China 
Wuxi China
Wuxi R.B. Precision Bearing Co., Ltd
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Volume VI  Issue 12
December 2008
RBI Adds Additional Staff
 
We're growing!  RBI is pleased to announce the addition of two new people to our Customer Service department.
 
Deborah Monaco has joined our team in Roselle IL.  Previously with FIT Bearings for 3 years, Deborah brings her industry knowledge and enthusiasm to RBI!
 
 
 
Paul BeterbidePaul Beterbide
is learning our business quickly as the newest customer service representative in our Monrovia CA facility.  Paul's six years of experience in a similar environment have resulted in a very smooth transition to RBI.  
 
We're glad Deborah and Paul are with us!  Give them a call - they're waiting to hear from you!  
Featured Product of the Month
Salt Spreaders
by Bill Fuentes - Distributor Sales Manager
   
saltspreader'Tis the season ...... for snow, and ice!

RBI carries a full line of Pillow Blocks, 2 & 4 bolt Flange units, and insert bearings to fit a wide range of salt spreader applications.

Whether you are servicing or supplying customers using Western, Swenson, or another leading salt spreader manufacturer, RBI has a bearing to fit your needs.

Take a look at some of the more commonly used sizes:

¾" Pillow Block  UCP204-12
1" Pillow Block UCP205-16
¾" 2 Bolt Ductile Flange SBFTD204-12
1" 2 Bolt Ductile Flange SBFTD205-16
1 7/16" 2 Bolt Ductile Flange SBFTD207-23
Many more sizes in stock..................
 
For additional sizes or more information, please contact your Regional Account Manager.
 
RBI December Holiday Schedule 
 
RBI Bearing U.S. Sales and Distribution Centers will be closed on:
 
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Monthly Prize Package Winner!


Jump Rope Watch
Tom Foley
Motion Industries
Decatur IL

RBI Milestones
 
Happy Birthday!

Strawberry Liang - Roselle IL - December 3
 
Ernesto Batista - Roselle IL - December 28
Tip of the Month
Getting Your Arms Around Your Inbox
 
emailStep away in the a.m. "Establish your day's top priorities" before ever opening your inbox. Begin with creative or urgent work first, mail second.

Give it time. Don't leap to answer every time you hear a new e-mail arrive. "Better yet, turn off the alert sound." If you must check your inbox regularly, choose as long an interval as possible-try two hours.

Wait to respond, especially to mass e-mails. Ask yourself, "Does everybody really need to weigh in?" Often, interoffice e-mails "generate more work for everyone."

Single-task. To avoid mistakes, give your full attention to incoming and outgoing messages. "Don't e-mail while doing something else."
Final Word
The Popcorn Lawsuit
 
 
CokeA New York man who broke his tooth on an unpopped kernel of movie theater popcorn has lost his bid for compensation. The insurance broker says he bit into a hard kernel, suffering terrible pain and a subsequent $1,250 dental bill.
 
In dismissing his lawsuit this week, the Judge said that anyone who has ever eaten or made popcorn "soon learns the bitter truth: that the final product is almost always marred by the presence of unpopped, partially popped, or burnt kernels."
 
So, chew gently.
 
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