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Modular rotary encoders offered
- Apr 1, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
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The ERO 2000 series encoder is available from Heidenhain. The high-speed, high-resolution rotary encoder has a compact design, excellent signal quality for high interpolation rates, and excellent thermal position stability, the company states. The encoder currently is available as a scanning...
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Kennametal director receives Women in Manufacturing STEP Award
- Apr 1, 2016
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Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, Pa., has announced that Director of Global Strategic Pricing Cheryl Bush received honors in the 4th Women in Manufacturing STEP (science, technology, engineering, and production) Awards presented by The Manufacturing Institute. The STEP Awards recognize women at all...
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Ask the Stamping Expert: How can we achieve fast punch changeout halfway through a run?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 1, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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Q: I’m a diemaker for a Detroit Three automaker. We have a job on which we have to change punches halfway through the run. Changing the punches is a lengthy operation and involves quite a bit of downtime. Does anyone in the industry make an automatic or semiautomatic punch removal system that we...
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Custom-built, motorized cart moves 5 tons of material
- Apr 1, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Conceptual Innovations, a subsidiary of Caster Concepts, has developed a customized, motorized industrial cart that alleviates the amount of force required to maneuver. The Drive Cart can be designed to move up to 5 tons of material. The control panel features simple forward and reverse...
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UniCarriers Americas expands Mid-Atlantic sales team
- Mar 31, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
UniCarriers Americas Corp. has hired Robert Smith as regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. His responsibilities include overseeing, motivating, and assisting dealers as they promote the company’s material handling products in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,...
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Control system allows bending machine network creation
- Mar 31, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Schwarze-Robitec GmbH offers the NxG 2.0 high-performance control system, which allows the user to create a network of bending machines within a company. With the objective to get the bending technology ready for Industry 4.0, the manufacturer integrated fundamental modules into the CNC system....
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FMA names Plymouth Tube as winner of 2016 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence
- Mar 31, 2016
- Safety
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) has announced Plymouth Tube of Streator, Ill., as the winner of the 2016 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence. The award, presented by FMA and sponsored by insurance provider CNA, was created by FMA’s Safety Council to...
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Pacesetter receives 2016 Top Workplaces Award
- Mar 31, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Kennesaw, Ga.-based Pacesetter has announced it has been awarded a 2016 Top Workplaces honor by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The award is based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics LLC. “Time and time again, our research has proven that...
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Ask the Stamping Expert: How can I reduce snap-through condition effects?
- By Dennis Cattell
- Mar 31, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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In the May/June 2012 “Ask the Expert” column, you discussed the causes of the large vibrational energy wave that must be dissipated by the press structure beyond the shear loads. Is there any way to reduce the vibration? A: Many lamination and blanking dies incorporate moveable stripper...
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Ask the Stamping Expert: Why do press and die problems occur at lower-than-capacity press speeds?
- By Dennis Cattell
- Mar 31, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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Q: To improve efficiency and reduce cost in our newly acquired high-speed blanking operation, we have increased press speeds from 225 SPM to 450 SPM. After several successful months, we are experiencing a high number of new press and die problems. The presses are capable of speeds higher than 500...
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Industrial Motion Technologies Inc. wins Eriez Merwin Sales Award for third time
- Mar 31, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Industrial Motion Technologies Inc. (IMT), West Des Moine, Iowa, has received the 2015 Eriez® Merwin Sales Award. This is the third time IMT earned this award, which Erie, Pa.-based Eriez presents annually to honor the U.S. field sales office that provided exceptional sales performance and...
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Table blast system has simplified access
- Mar 31, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Viking Blast & Wash Systems has released the 120T table blast system. The unit has two doors for simplified access. The blast cabinet is constructed of ½-in. plate steel cut with a V-slot for loading and unloading access for an overhead crane. A removable safety screen protects the abrasive...
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Hexagon acquires Aicon 3D Systems
- Mar 31, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Hexagon AB, a global provider of information technologies based in Stockholm, Sweden, has acquired Aicon 3D Systems, Braunschweig, Germany, a provider of optical and portable noncontact 3-D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing. With over 140 employees, Aicon has a direct presence in...
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Joining Technologies names operations manager
- Mar 31, 2016
- Laser Welding
- News Release
East Granby, Conn.-based Joining Technologies Inc. has promoted Greg Miller to the position of operations manager. In this position, he oversees engineering, facilities maintenance, and manufacturing personnel and is responsible for delivering fusion welding, machining, and supply chain services to...
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Laser system cuts highly reflective metals at high speeds
- Mar 31, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Fonon Corp. has announced three hardware technology updates to its laser cutting systems—direct-drive motion system advancements, CleanCut technology, and adaptive thin-to-thick laser beam shaping—for cutting highly reflective materials at production-level speeds. A magnetic motion system...
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