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Norma Group names Aperam as 2015 best supplier in the Americas
- Sep 1, 2016
- Shop Management
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Norma Group, an Auburn Hills, Mich.-based provider of engineered joining technology, has presented its 2015 Global Supplier Recognition Award for North and South America to Aperam Stainless Service & Solutions USA. Aperam USA has supplied Norma Group facilities in the Americas with stainless steel...
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- By Dan Davis
- Sep 1, 2016
- Laser Cutting
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ACP Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, needed the speed and flexibility of modern fabricating technology to increase its manufacturing capacity as it looked to manufacturer two new product lines in its only domestic manufacturing facility.
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Metcam to host facility tours on Manufacturing Day, Oct. 7
- Sep 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metcam, a fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, will commemorate Manufacturing Day by hosting tours for schools, businesses, and members of the community on Oct. 7, 2016, at its manufacturing facility located in Alpharetta, Ga. That morning students from five local high...
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Prab expands manufacturing operations in Michigan
- Sep 1, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Prab Inc., a manufacturer of equipment and systems for processing metal scrap and spent fluids and treating oily wastewater for recycle and reuse, has announced plans to expand its manufacturing campus in Kalamazoo, Mich. The company has purchased existing manufacturing space and warehouse...
Laser stent, tube cutter introduced
- Sep 1, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Amada Miyachi America Inc. offers the Sigma laser stent and tube cutter. It features a large access workspace door with an embedded quick-open slide door, pull-out drawers, a closed-loop water system, and internal flexible lamps. The single-mode laser and optical focusing assembly provide spot...
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A review of surface finishing with elastic-bonded abrasives
- By Dr. Jan Koch
- Sep 1, 2016
- Finishing
- Article
Elastic-bonded abrasives have been around for almost 100 years, but technological advancements associated with such abrasives are by no means complete.
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Justice Dept. sues to block Deere’s acquisition of Precision Planting
- Sep 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co.’s proposed acquisition of Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, Ill., from Monsanto Co. The lawsuit alleges that the transaction would combine the only two significant U.S. providers of...
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SHRM LINE: Hiring rates take step back in September compared to a year ago
- Sep 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
In September, job creation rates will fall in both manufacturing and the service sector compared with a year ago. Layoff rates will vary, as fewer manufacturers will cut jobs and more service-sector employers will conduct layoffs, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM®)...
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Retro Systems changes name to Hornet Cutting Systems
- Sep 1, 2016
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- News Release
Retro Systems, Valley Center, Kan., has been renamed Hornet Cutting Systems. The company was founded more than a decade ago as a retrofitting operation for CNC cutting machines but has grown into an OEM of Hornet cutting machines. The firm offers CNC plasma, oxyfuel, and waterjet cutting machines...
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Waterjet mini hopper allows operators to adjust abrasive flow
- Sep 1, 2016
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
Jet Edge Inc. has introduced the new Permalign® V-series mini hopper for abrasive waterjet cutting. The variable-aperture unit allows waterjet operators to make adjustments to abrasive flow, minimizing abrasive consumption. The water-resistant design helps prevent abrasive clogs that can cause...
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Brochure showcases products for dust, mist, fume collection
- Aug 31, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) has published a core products brochure that showcases the company’s dust, mist, and fume collection equipment for manufacturers. The 16-page brochure includes an overview of the company’s flagship lines of Farr Gold Series® dust collectors and HemiPleat®...
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Laser Mechanisms opens office in Mexico
- Aug 31, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Laser Mechanisms, Novi, Mich., has announced the opening of a new office in Hermosillo, Mexico, to provide service and support throughout the region.
Locally the facility operates as Lacsher Technologies, managed by Arian Zavala, a veteran of Mexico’s industrial laser community.
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Chicago Tube and Iron hires regional VP
- Aug 31, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Chicago Tube and Iron, Romeoville, Ill., has named Joseph Baucom as regional vice president.
Working from the company’s Charlotte, N.C., operation, Baucom has 33 years of industry experience.
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Malco Products to open facility in Nebraska
- Aug 31, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Malco Products Inc., Annandale, Minn., has announced plans to open a facility in an existing building in DeWitt, Neb.
The firm produces HVAC equipment and tools for automotive, fence, and roofing work. Production at the new location is expected to begin in 2018.
- From The Fabricator
Civil War re-enactors take aim at metal fabrication
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 31, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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The members of Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery had two cannons, an old school bus, and many miles to cover to stage mock battles. A team of Civil War re-enactors, they had discarded their previous bus and needed to transform their new bus. They enlisted the help of the staff and students at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC), Janesville, Wis.
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