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Akron Tool & Die Co. marks 75 years in business
- May 9, 2016
- Shop Management
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Akron Tool & Die Co., a manufacturer of custom components for a variety of extrusion types, is celebrating 75 years of providing engineering, customized tooling, and precision machining. Robert Magee, Fred Jones, and George Foerstner established Akron Tool & Die Co. in Akron, Ohio, in 1941 to...
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5 steps to lean assembly in the job shop
- By Anthony Manos
- May 9, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
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Many think cellular assembly isn’t applicable to the job shop, but in fact, creating cells in custom manufacturing is nothing new. For shops that carefully identify product or process families, cellular assembly can help increase throughput dramatically.
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Which press brake is best?
- By Steve Benson
- May 9, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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No press brake is best for every application, but you can find a press brake that’s best for you. To find that press brake, you need to match what’s available—hydraulic, hybrid, electric, mechanical, and other styles, along with the tooling—with what your operation needs.
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Metal fabrication on the move
- By Tim Heston
- May 9, 2016
- Shop Management
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Koester Metals Inc. conquered its growing pains after the recession. It moved to a new facility to follow demand, improved and formalized training, and invested in new technology.
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Salesman turns entrepreneur, artist, welder
- By Eric Lundin
- May 9, 2016
- Arc Welding
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Working for a steady paycheck isn’t for everyone. Welding artist Kirk Yazel did that for nearly 20 years, but eventually his entrepreneurial spirit took over. He had been making steel garden decorations for some time, and he managed to turn his hobby into a full-time job.
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Dual-column, large-capacity band saws made for high-production applications
- May 6, 2016
- Sawing
- Product Release
DoALL® has added two large-capacity, dual-column, semiautomatic band saws to its Continental Series™ product line. The DC-1100SA offers semiautomatic capacities on rectangles at 43.3 by 43.3 in., and the DC-1700SA has a rectangle capacity of 67 by 51.2 in. Both horizontal band saws are...
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MetoKote receives Supplier Performance Award from Cardington Yutaka Technologies
- May 6, 2016
- Finishing
- News Release
MetoKote Corp.'s Lima, Ohio, facility has received the Supplier Performance Award from Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc., Cardington, Ohio. MetoKote has been providing high-temperature liquid paint services to Cardington Yutaka Technologies for its exhaust components for more than 15 years....
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Talan Products hires materials manager
- May 6, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Talan Products, Cleveland, a metal stamping company and manufacturer of tooling and engineered parts, has hired Brad Partee as materials manager. In this role, he oversees all aspects of supply chain management and warehousing, including materials procurement and shipping/receiving. Partee spent...
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Flatness sensor made for strip processing, cut-to-length lines
- May 6, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Shapeline AB has released the VeriFlat® flatness sensor for standard applications in steel and metal strip processing and cut-to-length lines. The gauge measures flatness data, crossbow, I-units, width, and off-center. It is precalibrated, communicates via Ethernet, and has an analog output for...
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Cincinnati Incorporated provides additive manufacturing systems to Local Motors for microfactories
- May 6, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has announced the sale of two of its Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) systems to Local Motors for production of 3-D-printed automobiles. Local Motors currently has two microfactories in Phoenix and Las Vegas. The company plans to complete two more this...
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Carbide-roll burnishing tools produce mirror-like surface finish
- May 6, 2016
- Finishing
- Product Release
Monaghan Tooling Group offers carbide-roll burnishing tools from Elliott Tool Technology that produce a mirror-like surface finish while eliminating secondary operations and machining setups. The rolls help improve surface irregularities and tool marks, producing surface finishes of 4 to 20...
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Toolots launches e-commerce site for industrial tools, machinery
- May 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Toolots Inc., City of Industry, Calif., has launched Toolots.com, an online marketplace and distribution channel that gives visitors fast access to industrial equipment from manufacturers around the world, while streamlining the purchase, delivery, installation, and warranty of these products....
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Channel punching system makes up to 15 holes in single machine cycle
- May 5, 2016
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Product Release
Multicyl Inc. offers a channel punching system that can punch up to 15 holes and two side notches in a single machine cycle. Hole positions and quantities are adjustable, and tooling changeover to accommodate different rails or channels is simple, states the manufacturer. All three channel...
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Innovance Inc. acquires Mass Finishing Inc.
- May 5, 2016
- Finishing
- News Release
Employee-owned Innovance Inc., a holding company for contract engineering and manufacturing firm Lou-Rich Inc. and finishing equipment manufacturer Almco, has acquired all assets of Mass Finishing Inc. Mass Finishing, a supplier of high-energy centrifugal barrel finishing machines, media,...
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EOS expands U.S. presence with new facility in Texas
- May 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
EOS has opened its newest U.S. facility in Pflugerville, Texas. The site includes a laboratory where application engineers interact directly with customers, a working showroom containing the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) systems, and an AM Ventures division to help bring startup ideas to...
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