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3-D measurement software updated
- Feb 23, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
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Verisurf Software Inc. has announced the availability of Verisurf X9 software for 3-D measurement. The new release includes Verisurf SOLIDS, a 3-D solid modeling application, as well as enhancements to the CAD, Measure, Analysis, and Reverse modules. Three components that previously were cost...
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DSTN to close in Nova Scotia after $56 million investment
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
A steel manufacturing facility in Trenton, N.S., that received $56.3 million in provincial money is shutting down, ending a plan to create hundreds of jobs in the wind energy sector. According to Business Minister Mark Furey, the board of directors for DSME Trenton, known as DSTN, has informed...
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Welding education tools assist with training
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Realityworks Inc. has introduced the RealCareer™ Weld Defects Kit and RealCareer Bend Tester for welding educators and trainers. The kit is designed to teach users how to inspect common welds and how to identify and correct common weld defects and discontinuities by addressing their machine...
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L&R Industries expanding in Missouri
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
L&R Industries, based in Cabool, Mo., is expanding operations with a new steel tube manufacturing and distribution facility in Dunn, Mo. The multimillion-dollar expansion is creating 10 new jobs and being made possible by community efforts to improve infrastructure. Through a Community...
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Hitachi Metals Ltd. completes acquisition of three entities
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Hitachi Metals Ltd., Manchester, N.H., through its wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Metals America LLC, has acquired HTP-Meds LLC and Hi-Tech Machine & Fabrication LLC (HTMF). HTP-Meds is a supplier of custom extrusions and braided tubing for the medical device industry. HTMF is a supplier of...
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North Carolina RIA approves funding for Elite Tube and Fab, Metcore Industrial Solutions
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved a $750,000 loan to support the reuse of a vacant building in Lexington, N.C., by Elite Tube and Fab Co. The company, a subsidiary of Steele Tube Inc., manufactures sheet metal parts used by NASCAR® racing teams, as well as coils...
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Electron Beam Technologies hires global sales manager
- Feb 22, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Electron Beam Technologies Inc., a Kankakee, Ill.-based manufacturer of welding products and OEM specialty electron beam cross-linked cables for industry, has hired Steven Bates as global sales manager. Bates previously worked for Electrical Components Intl., Draka, and International Wire...
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Microfiber apparel offers evaporative cooling to workers
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Ergodyne has added four new products to the Chill-Its® microfiber evaporative cooling line: the 6700MF bandana with tie, 6705MF bandana with hook and loop, 6710MF triangle hat, and 8935MF ranger hat. These woven products are made with evaporative cooling technology to help workers combat...
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Dick Kallage, contributor to FMA and The FABRICATOR®, dies at 72
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Dick Kallage, co-founder and principal of KDC & Associates, died Feb. 18. He was 72. In 2002 Kallage co-founded KDC & Associates, a Barrington, Ill.-based firm that specializes in competitiveness, turnaround, and operational performance issues facing small and midmarket manufacturing companies....
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The digital-thread potential in custom metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 22, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
The ideas behind the "digital thread" in the manufacturing supply chain may have big potential in custom metal fabrication.
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Global 3-D printer market to reach CAGR of 56 percent until 2020, says study
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
According to “Global 3D Printer Market 2016-2020,” a research study released by London-based Technavio, the global 3-D printer market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 56 percent to 2020. Automotive is the largest segment of the global 3-D printers market, says the report. Sales of...
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Jet Edge cuts carbon composite, steel parts for Gopher Motorsports
- Feb 22, 2016
- Waterjet Cutting
- News Release
Waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, Minn., has been hired by the University of Minnesota’s Gopher Motorsports team to cut parts for its #52 G04-16 Formula SAE race car. The team is using the carbon composite, steel, and aluminum parts to build an open-wheeled, open-cockpit race...
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Pass-through cylinder blaster cleans 375 gas cylinders in eight-hour shift
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Viking Blast & Wash Systems has introduced the GC-440 pass-through cylinder blaster. The machine cleans about 375 gas cylinders in an eight-hour day on a continuous flow-through basis. The entrance and exit table holds eight cylinders for staging at each end. The unit is designed for cylinder...
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O'Neal Mfg. Services names president
- Feb 19, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
O’Neal Mfg. Services (OMS), a Birmingham, Ala., firm that offers outsourced manufacturing of fabricated metal components and welded subassemblies, has hired Larry Whitehead as president. He has extensive experience leading several large steel-related fabricating and manufacturing businesses over...
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UniCarriers Americas expands national accounts team
- Feb 19, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Material handling equipment manufacturer UniCarriers Americas Corp., based in Marengo, Ill., has expanded its national accounts team by hiring Tim Karnitz as senior manager of national accounts, David Brady as national accounts manager, and Sean Beaulieu as national accounts technical specialist....
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