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AMT names winner of 2016 Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award
- Mar 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va., has presented the Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award to Marcus B. Crotts, founder of full-service machine tool distributor Crotts & Saunders LLC, Winston-Salem, N.C., in recognition of his outstanding support of the manufacturing...
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Data collection unit provides interface between manufacturing process, ERP/MRP II
- Mar 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The new MDT-20 from Production Process is a universal, real-time data collection and production scheduling interface between any discrete manufacturing process and ERP/MRP II. The unit provides a bidirectional link to any discrete parts manufacturing machine and gathers production, performance, and...
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3-D printing metal market worth $776.8 million by 2020, says report
- Mar 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
MarketsandMarkets, Pune, India, has published the report "3D Printing Metal Market by Form (Powder and Filament), by Type (Titanium, Nickel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Others), by Application (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Medical & Dental, Others), and by Region—Global Forecast to 2020.”...
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Tools for troubleshooting
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 17, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Trial and error is a difficult, time-consuming, and costly way to try out new parts or find the sources of problems in a stamping operation. Vision systems, “action” cameras, die design simulation, and spectroscopic metallurgy analyzers for material analysis can help stamping manufacturers make adjustments on the front end to save time and money by several magnitudes on the back end.
Plasma provides pleasant parting process for pipeline project
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 17, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Oxyfuel has been the process of choice for cutting and gouging for field repairs for many years, but the crew on the Seaway 2 project found that a prototype model from Hypertherm provided a faster, quieter, more precise process.
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Can industrial fans and welding mix?
- By Scott Moody
- Mar 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
How do large industrial fans affect shielding gas coverage in welding environments? The truth is it is tricky but not impossible. With the right testing and support, overhead HVLS fans can work in most welding facilities, while variable-speed column fans can take care of the rest.
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Ready, set, interview
- By Dan Turner
- Mar 17, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Yuba College welding instructor and Practical Welding Today Editorial Advisory Committee member Dan Turner has been on both sides of the interview process. In this first installment of Viewpoint, Turner shares advice for job-searching welders on the art of the job interview.
Robot-assisted tube bending system does not require complex programming
- Mar 17, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
transfluid® has developed a tube processing system that involves robot handling of the material for bending tubing in lengths up to 177 in. It completes 47 bends in 140 sec. The system was developed for a tube fabricator working with tubing that was already shaped or fitted with flanges. The...
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Walkie pallet trucks deliver capacity of 4,500 lbs.
- Mar 16, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
UniCarriers Americas Corp. has released the WLX series of 4,500-lb.-capacity walkie pallet trucks.
Features include a compact frame, high/low speed selection switches, ergonomically designed tiller handle, AC motor, and 24-V electrical system.
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Wismarq Industries appoints CEO
- Mar 16, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Wismarq Industries LLC, a provider of coil coating services for aluminum and steel products, has appointed Jim Dockey as CEO. He joined the company in September 2015 as chief commercial officer. Dockey is a 20-year veteran of the coil coating industry, having previously...
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Ernest-Spencer buys Topeka Metal Specialties out of bankruptcy
- Mar 16, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Meriden, Kan.-based Ernest-Spencer has announced that it has purchased Topeka Metal Specialties (TMS), a metal fabricator specializing in industrial cab manufacturing, out of bankruptcy proceedings. TMS, a competitor of Ernest-Spencer, was owned by Harvey, Ill.-based LB Steel LLC, which filed...
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Walter Surface Technologies opens facility in Switzerland
- Mar 16, 2016
- Finishing
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies, a provider of surface treatment technologies, has announced the opening of a 59,000-sq.-ft. production and office complex in Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland. With the new facility, constructed with green building technology, the company intends to increase growth of...
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Ergotech to relocate to Florida, change company name
- Mar 16, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Ergotech Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Sarasota, Fla., where the company opened a new manufacturing facility in the past year. The firm will begin operating under a new corporate name—Ergotronix Inc.—effective April 1, 2016. The firm is...
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Dreistern names after-sales service manager
- Mar 16, 2016
- Roll Forming
- News Release
Dreistern Inc., Telford, Pa., has hired Thomas P. Hoey as after-sales service manager.
The company, a subsidiary of Germany-based Dreistern GmbH & Co. KG, is a manufacturer of turnkey roll forming installations and tube mills.
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Self-clinching pins made for micropositioning, alignment applications
- Mar 16, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
Type MPP™ microPEM® self-clinching pins from PennEngineering® are suitable for micropositioning and alignment applications in compact electronic assemblies. The pins clinch permanently in metal sheets as thin as 0.020 in. The chamfered end of the pin enables mating-hole alignment, and the head...
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