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Ratner Steel to expand in Indiana
- Dec 20, 2016
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Roseville, Minn.-based Ratner Steel Supply Co. has announced plans to double the size of its plant in Portage, Ind., adding 100,000 sq. ft. and hiring up to 37 more employees by 2019. The firm, which makes carbon sheet for service centers and manufacturers, has been operating at capacity in Portage...
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O’Neal Industries (ONI), Birmingham, Ala., a family-owned group of metals service centers, has announced the merger and operations integration of four affiliates: Aerodyne Alloys, Plus Ten Stainless, United Performance Metals, and Vulcanium Metals Intl. to form United Performance Metals (UPM). As...
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Rafter Equipment Corp., Strongsville, Ohio, has received an order for a new RT-2000S HFI tube mill that will incorporate the company's patented Mill-Flip® quick-change technology. The mill will be built for a North American tube producer that requires multiple changeovers per week for JIT...
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- Dec 19, 2016
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Cincinnati Incorporated appoints new regional sales engineer
- Dec 19, 2016
- Shop Management
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Cincinnati-based metal fabricating machinery manufacturer Cincinnati Incorporated has named Kristina Frontino as regional sales engineer for northern California, Nevada, Utah, and southern Idaho. She succeeds Mike Malatesta, who has retired after 30 years with the company. Frontino has more than...
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StampSource launches new website
- Dec 19, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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StampSource, a Charlotte, N.C.-based metal stamping and fabrication manufacturer, has launched a new website at www.stampsource.com. The site features an interactive, user-friendly design and pages that explain the company’s capabilities. The company offers in-house process design and tool and...
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Flap discs designed for fillet weld applications
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POLIFAN®-Curve flap discs from Pferd Inc., designed for fillet weld applications, go from rough grinding to smooth finishing in a single step. This single tool allows weld seams and slag to be removed, leaving a finish smooth enough for identification of cracks, inclusions, and porosity in the...
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Pre-engineered robotic laser welding systems introduced
- Dec 19, 2016
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Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has announced the availability of two new PerformArc™ pre-engineered robotic laser welding systems. They combine the robot, laser, optics, and all accessories into one fully integrated unit, with all pieces working together as a whole and sharing a single disconnect. A...
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Linear finishing set performs rough grinding to cosmetic finishing
- Dec 16, 2016
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Pferd Inc. has introduced a new linear finishing set for applications including rough stock removal, surface conditioning, and cosmetic finishing on all metals and hardwoods. The set includes a 5-in.-dia. POLINOX® nonwoven PNZ finishing drum, featuring interleaved layers of nonwoven material and...
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Electron Beam Eng. founder Trillwood dies
- Dec 16, 2016
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Electron Beam Eng. Inc., an electron beam and laser beam welding company in Anaheim, Calif., has announced that its founder, Richard Trillwood, died on Dec. 6, 2016. Trillwood began his career as an apprentice engineer in England in the 1950s, earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical...
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Lincoln Electric general counsel to retire; successor named
- Dec 16, 2016
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Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Cleveland, has announced that Frederick G. Stueber will retire from the company as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary in April 2017 after 22 years in that position. Stueber’s retirement caps a 36-year career in law. Before joining the company,...
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Automated saw station pushes up to 2,100 lbs.
- Dec 16, 2016
- Sawing
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TigerStop offers the TigerSaw™ 2000 automated saw station for cutting all types of nonferrous metals. It can be configured to push 490 to 2,100 lbs., or set up for speed, with a maximum pushing speed of 180 FPM. Improved pneumatic clamping options prevent damage to fragile or sensitive materials....
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