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Mill Steel to consolidate Steel Structural Products Louisville with Indiana service center
- Jan 26, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based flat-rolled carbon steel distributor Mill Steel Co. has announced it will consolidate its Steel Structural Products Louisville (Ky.) steel framing manufacturing operations and related corporate office with its Ports of Indiana, Jeffersonville service center. Completion of...
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Metcam, Langford Welding & Fabrication partner to launch Best Built Cages
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metcam, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has partnered with Langford Welding & Fabrication, Roberta, Ga., to manufacture and market Best Built Cages™, a lightweight aluminum poultry cage. Chuck Langford, an experienced fabricator and...
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Profile shears’ left curved blade configuration simplifies curve cutting
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shearing
- Product Release
Kett Tool offers KD-446L profile shears with a left curved blade configuration for maneuverability in cutting corrugated metal. The 5-lb. shears cut cold-rolled mild steel up to 18 ga. at a radius as tight as 3 in., as well as nonferrous metals up to 0.090 in. thick, spiral duct, and wire mesh at...
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Taking high heat and spatter out of nonpulsed GMAW
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 26, 2016
- Arc Welding
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Waste reduction in manufacturing helped to make Japanese manufacturing a mighty power, and that push for process improvement continues today. It was a big motivator for OTC DAIHEN to develop its Controlled Bridge Transfer-Expanded technology for robotic GMAW applications.
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At WITS end with wrinkles, tears, springback in AHSS?
- By Darrell Quander Jr., George Schreck, and Jim Landowski
- Jan 26, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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: Stamping AHSS comes with forming challenges such as wrinkling, tearing, and springback. A servo’s controlled force can help resolve some of those problems—and keep you from tearing your hair out.
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Family-friendly event Feb. 27 lets kids explore science, engineering through displays, presentations
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Illinois Institute of Technology, Wheaton, Ill., will hold its 32nd Annual Engineers Week Expo, “Engineers Make a World of Difference,” on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free, interactive family event, geared toward children in kindergarten through 8th grade,...
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NIMS awards record number of credentials to manufacturing students, workers in 2015
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Fairfax, Va.-based National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), a standards and skill certification body for the metalworking industry, has announced that it awarded a record number of credentials in 2015 to individuals seeking to enter into or advance in jobs in the industry. Last year NIMS...
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CAM software offers updated knowledge-based machining library
- Jan 26, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
SmartCAMcnc has announced the release of SmartCAM® v2016, which features an updated knowledge-based machining (KBM) library, as well as improvements to the user interface and to the core milling functionality. The SmartCAM software family comprises applications for CNC milling, turning,...
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A job to remember
- By Nick Martin
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Custom fabricators get some unusual requests, both in terms of the job itself and the timeline for completion. Sometimes they go the extra mile to “do the right thing.”
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2015 updates for ISO 9001, 14001 align with other standards
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
In September 2015, the widely recognized global standards body International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released its 9001:2015 standards for quality management systems (QMS) and 14001:2015 environmental management systems (EMS). Key changes to both the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards are that they are structured to align with other standards bodies; are less prescriptive; require greater upper management involvement; and require less documentation but more emphasis on defining processes, risk and opportunities planning, and context.
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All Metals Fabricating adds TRUMPF fiber laser
- Jan 26, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
All Metals Fabricating Inc., Allen, Texas, has expanded its fleet of fabricating equipment with a TRUMPF TruLaser 5030 2-D fiber laser cutting machine featuring an 8-kW TruDisk solid-state laser and two TruStore 3030 storage towers. With BrightLine fiber, the laser can process up to 1-in. steel...
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Custom washing/deburring systems introduced
- Jan 26, 2016
- Finishing
- Product Release
Sugino Corp. has introduced the Zippel brand of aqueous-based, custom-designed industrial part washing and deburring systems. Styles include chamber, inline, rotary transfer, robotic washing, immersion, and spray-immersion. Machines can be automated with robotics, conveyors, and pick-and-place...
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Impact-, slip-resistant glove features HPPE CR level 4 shell
- Jan 26, 2016
- Safety
- Product Release
Safety Today Inc. has introduced Brass Knuckle® SmartShell™ BKCR4599, a heavy-duty protective glove offering protection for extreme jobs. The glove provides ANSI level 4 cut resistance, light oil and moisture resistance, nontacky slip resistance, and shock-absorbing impact protection while...
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Welding system adds safety for job site, shop environments
- Jan 26, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Lincoln Electric has introduced the Flextec® 350X multiprocess welding power source for all DC wire, SMAW, and GTAW processes and gouging up to 3/16 in. Engineered for outdoor use and harsh environments, this IP23-rated welding machine features fully protected components. The unit uses...
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Women in Manufacturing, CWRU partner to bring executive education, training to women
- Jan 25, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
National association Women in Manufacturing™ (WiM) and Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) Weatherhead School of Management have announced the creation of a Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing, which will provide executive education and training to WiM members in mid- to high-level...
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