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Kiekert announces $1 million expansion at Michigan facility
- Jun 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Kiekert, a provider of automotive locking systems, will invest $1 million to expand its U.S. development and manufacturing center in Wixom, Mich. Since 2013 the firm has invested more than $2.2 million to expand its local test and prototype-development facilities and increase production capacity in...
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Dust collector’s nanofiber media offers high efficiency
- Jun 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Clarcor Industrial Air offers the DustHog® Plug-n-Play cartridge dust collector for use in welding, robotic weld cell, plasma cutting, and laser cutting applications. Featuring a touchscreen controller, the unit comes with an Auto Flow option that measures airflow and adjusts the fan speed...
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Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence presents award to GE Aviation
- Jun 23, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
North Kingstown, R.I.-based metrology equipment provider Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence has named customer GE Aviation as an honoree in the Hexagon Shaping Smart Change Recognition Program, which recognizes customer excellence in visionary practices, global leadership, partnership, and innovation....
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Hendrick celebrates 140 years in business
- Jun 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hendrick Mfg., a provider of perforated and fabricated metal products, is commemorating its 140th anniversary this year. The company was founded by Eli E. Hendrick in 1876 in Carbondale, Pa., where it still operates today. He developed a way to refine oil, replacing wire cloth with holes drilled in...
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Laser machine switches from sheet to tube processing
- Jun 23, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
The LC5 from BLM Group USA is a compact laser machine with automatic loading/unloading that can process both tube and flat sheet. It can be equipped with either a CO2 laser source with power up to 4.5 kW or a fiber laser source with power up to 5 kW. The machine can handle tube up to 334 in....
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Tykma Electrox Industrial Laser Systems expands U.K. sales footprint
- Jun 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Tykma Electrox, a supplier of industrial laser systems, has announced the opening of a new European sales and support center in Letchworth Garden City, U.K., as well as an expanded sales footprint in the U.K. through partnership with The Needham Group of Shropshire. The Needham Coding provides...
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Oiles America appoints VP of marketing and sales
- Jun 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Oiles America Corp., Concord, N.C., a provider of oil‐less, maintenance-free bearing products, has named John Daniel as vice president of marketing and sales. Since starting his career more than 25 years ago as a design engineer, Daniel has advanced to lead global sales and marketing groups in...
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Skills aren’t everything
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Have you ever known a highly intelligent, skilled individual who created nothing but ill will and disorder in the workplace? How did your employer handle this situation? “Welding Wire” readers recently weighed in on this topic after reading the blog post “Voting workers off the island.”
3-D fiber laser tube cutting system handles tube diameters up to 9.5 in.
- Jun 22, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
BLM Group USA has introduced the model LT8.10 fiber laser tube cutting system. The 3-D, 3-kW machine cuts a variety of tube materials in diameters up to 9.5 in. It handles highly reflective materials such as brass, copper, and aluminum and can process round, square, rectangle, flat oval, and...
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Nelson Fastener Systems established
- Jun 22, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Nelson Fastener Systems (NFS) has been formed in Elyria, OH, creating a rebranded business unit that comprises six manufacturing entities: Nelson Stud Welding Inc.; Ferry Cap & Set Screw; Specialty Bar Products; EBC Industries; Automatic SMP; and Spiegelberg Mfg. The companies formerly were part of...
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Flatness control integrates directly onto leveler
- Jun 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Arku offers the FlatJack®, a new process for monitoring the flatness of sheet metal parts. The process rapidly checks the flatness of punched, laser-cut, and flame-cut parts with minimal effort before and after leveling. The process can be integrated directly onto the inlet rollers of the...
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Liberty Hall Capital Partners acquires J&M Machine
- Jun 22, 2016
- Machining
- News Release
New York-based Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, has acquired J&M Machine LLC, Renton, Wash., a Tier 2 supplier of precision machined metallic parts and assemblies for the global aerospace...
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The 2016 FAB 40: Planning their next move
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s been quite a run. Over the past four years many FAB 40 companies have reported big revenue gains. In 2015, not so much, at least on average. Sales at some big companies either held steady or declined somewhat, mainly thanks to weak markets that by now every fabricator knows about: oil and...
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Lincoln Electric names executive VP/CIO
- Jun 22, 2016
- Arc Welding
- News Release
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and brazing and soldering alloys, has promoted Michele R. Kuhrt to executive vice president and CIO, effective July 1, 2016. She joined the company in 1997...
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Horizontal band saw cuts 26-in. round stock
- Jun 22, 2016
- Sawing
- Product Release
Behringer Saws Inc. has introduced the HBE-663A automatic horizontal band saw. The heavy-duty hydraulic saw has a cutting capacity of 26 in. for round stock and 28 by 26 in. for flat stock. The saw blade, measuring 28 ft.-8 in. by 2 in. by 0.063 in., has a standard speed of 33 to 360 SFM....
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