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Wilton marks 75th anniversary
- Jan 19, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Vise manufacturer Wilton® marks its 75th anniversary in 2016. The company was founded in Chicago in 1941 by Hugh W. Vogl, who designed a 4-in. machinists’ vise shaped like a bullet. The vise’s enclosed design keeps lubrication in and contaminants out. The horizontal spindle nut creates an even...
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Air knives handle cooling, drying, blowoff applications
- Jan 19, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Vortec offers air knives that transform ordinary compressed air into a uniform sheet of amplified air for blowoff of water and debris, high-speed drying or cooling, and air curtains. Filtered compressed airflow is amplified 25 times over its input to deliver a high-velocity sheet of laminar air...
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LIFT project to focus on computer analytics to predict titanium performance
- Jan 19, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The third technology project announced by Detroit-based LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) will focus on titanium. Lead partners on the project—GE Aviation and The Ohio State University—will focus first on advancing computer analytics to better understand and predict the performance of...
- From The Welder
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. invests in welding education
- Jan 19, 2016
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Kilgore Economic Development Corp., Kilgore, Texas, has contributed $80,000 to buy state-of-the-art equipment at the new dual-credit welding facility in Kilgore High School. The dual-credit program is a natural complement to another KEDC workforce initiative, the Advanced Technology Center,...
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Power feed magnetic drill produces holes up to 1-5/8 in. dia.
- Jan 19, 2016
- Power Tools
- Product Release
Hougen Mfg. Inc. has released the power feed HMD927 portable magnetic drill. It drills holes up to 1-5/8 in. dia. and maintains a small, lightweight footprint while offering a high power-to-weight ratio. An LED light is built into the base of the magnet, allowing the operator to line up the...
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EMS Inc., Automated Precision Inc. announce reseller partnership
- Jan 19, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
EMS, a provider of 3-D scanning and 3-D printing systems in Tampa, Fla., and Automated Precision Inc. (API) have announced a formal reseller partnership to distribute API’s laser tracker metrology products in the U.S. EMS will resell API’s OmniTrac2 and Radian products and will add the...
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Commercial Metals announces promotions
- Jan 19, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Co., a manufacturer, recycler, and marketer of steel and metal products, has promoted Barbara R. Smith to the position of COO and Mary A. Lindsey to the position of vice president/CFO. Smith has been the company's senior vice president and CFO since May...
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Cincinnati Incorporated names regional sales engineer in Canada
- Jan 19, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of laser cutting and metal fabricating equipment, has named Alejandro Chavez as regional sales engineer for all Canadian provinces except British Columbia, which is covered by the direct-sales representative in Seattle, Wash. Chavez has 13 years of...
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ABB appoints executive VP for U.S. Electrification Products business
- Jan 19, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Power and automation technology provider ABB has announced that Franklin Sullivan has assumed the role of executive vice president for its Memphis, Tenn.-based Electrification Products division in the U.S. In addition, he assumes commercial leadership for the division across North America (Canada...
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Perspective on 2016: Metal fabricators stand ready to swing
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 19, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
For U.S. manufacturers, 2016 is full of uncertainty. But shops with diversified customer bases and healthy balance sheets stand ready to swing.
- From The Fabricator
2-D fiber laser cutting system offers increased productivity
- Jan 19, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Prima Power offers the Laser Genius 2-D fiber laser cutting system. According to the manufacturer, the system’s automation modules and CNC proprietary management help ensure accuracy in cutting and head positioning, while high-dynamic linear motors help increase productivity 15 percent compared...
Sound waves determine weld soundness
- By Seth McGuire
- Jan 19, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Traditional ultrasonic systems use piezoelectric transducers to generate sounds waves and a couplant—a liquid—to provide a pathway for the sound waves to pass from the transducer to the material under test. An electromagnetic acoustic transducer is an alternative technology, one that uses two electromagnets to generate the sound wave in the part to be inspected. This eliminates the couplant, which can interfere with the test process.
- From The Fabricator
The tipping point: A new way to manage value streams in high-mix manufacturing
- Jan 19, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Lean consultant Gary Conner describes a way to adapt value stream mapping—with its roots in low-mix, high-volume production—to the high-mix, low-volume job shop.
- From The Fabricator
Cutting software automatically creates NC programs from customer orders
- Jan 19, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has released Columbus® CAD/CAM nesting software version 1.3 for plasma, oxyfuel, laser, and waterjet cutting. It includes the new Job Wizard, which automatically creates NC programs from customer orders. For the parts and plates within a customer’s library...
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How to set up your press, tooling, workpiece for press-to-press robotic transfers
- By Tim Tuttle
- Jan 19, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Setting up for robotic press-to-press transfer systems requires some consideration of distances, bolster height, and stroke length, as well as feed length, die clearance and several other press, tooling and workpiece considerations.
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