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Ponsse wins Swedish Steel Prize 2015
- Nov 20, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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SSAB has announced that the winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize 2015 is Ponsse from Finland. The prize recognizes the company’s use of high-strength steel in the Scorpion forest harvester, which has a new ergonomically focused design. The harvester features a symmetrical crane...
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Miller, SkillsUSA announce winner of $40,000 scholarship
- Nov 20, 2015
- Arc Welding
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Appleton, Wis.-based arc welding products manufacturer Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has announced that Andrew Cardin of Sutton, Mass., has received a $40,000 scholarship for earning the welding spot on the 2015 SkillsUSA World Team. The Miller Electric International WorldSkills Competition Scholarship...
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Coldwater Machine hires new business development manager
- Nov 20, 2015
- Shop Management
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Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, a producer of equipment for discrete manufacturing, has appointed Patrick Morris as new business development manager focusing on the aerospace and aviation markets in the Southeast region. Morris has extensive sales experience in the aerospace and...
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Industrial caster integrates electric motor
- Nov 20, 2015
- Shop Management
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Caster Concepts Inc. has introduced the Drive Caster™, an all-in-one motorized industrial caster. It is available with a ¼-HP or ½-HP motor to move loads up to 6,000 lbs. at up to 5 MPH. A second unit can be added to double the load capacity that can be moved and to enable tank-style...
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Nucor chairman emeritus inducted into North Carolina Business Hall of Fame
- Nov 19, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Steel product manufacturer Nucor Corp. has announced that Chairman Emeritus and former President/CEO Daniel R. DiMicco has been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame by the Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas and the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. DiMicco led Nucor...
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Metal Technology partners with NASA to 3-D print rocket engine parts
- Nov 19, 2015
- Shop Management
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Metal Technology (MTI), a custom manufacturing company specializing in reactive, refractory, and high-temperature metals based in Albany, Ore., has announced it is collaborating with NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) to 3-D print rocket engine parts. Teams of propulsion engineers and scientists...
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Self-contained virtual training system introduces students to welding
- Nov 19, 2015
- Arc Welding
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Lincoln Electric’s new VRTEX® Engage™ weld training system brings virtual reality arc welding training to students’ desktops. This stand-alone, foundational system sets up anywhere to help educators train welders. It addresses introductory welding curriculum, including safety, machine...
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Houghton Intl. names CEO
- Nov 19, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Houghton Intl. Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., a provider of metalworking fluids and services, has appointed Mike Shannon as CEO effective Jan. 1, 2016. Currently serving as COO, Shannon will succeed Paul DeVivo, who will retire. Shannon joined the company as vice president of global operations,...
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SMS group modernizes CSP plants at Nucor Steel
- Nov 19, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
SMS group has completed the modernization of the compact strip production (CSP®) mill at Nucor Steel in Berkeley, S.C. The modernization of the double-strand machine, supplied by SMS group in 1996, included increasing the final strip width to 74 in. In addition, one of the two casters was...
Induction bending machine provides torsional support for sections during bending
- Nov 19, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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The new Inductaflex IF30 induction bending machine, available from Trilogy Machinery Inc., features a device that provides torsional support for sections during bending. Created primarily to serve the induction pipe bending industry, especially the oil and gas sector, the machine recently was...
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Dorner opens office in Ontario
- Nov 19, 2015
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Hartland, Wis.-based Dorner Mfg., a manufacturer of industrial and sanitary conveyor systems, has opened a new office in Burlington, Ont. Supporting the Canadian operations are Tony Dell’Unto, conveyor applications specialist; Ron Heasman, national sales manager - Canada; and Dan Nasato, vice...
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FABTECH 2015: A metaphorical pit stop in the productivity race
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 19, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace was a hit at this year's show. Considering the nature of the sport, fast-paced while still rooted in advanced engineering, it's easy to see why attendees relate so well. And perhaps no one related better than those who exhibited at the show as part of an emerging field: 3-D printing.
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Dust-extraction swing arm removes fumes at point of source
- Nov 19, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Ruwac USA has introduced a dust-extraction swing-arm attachment that can be connected to any of the company’s portable vacuum systems to remove airborne dusts, gases, and smoke straight from the point of source during the manufacturing process. The swing-arm assembly is fully mobile and...
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UniCarriers Americas announces new local supplier
- Nov 18, 2015
- Materials Handling
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Material handling equipment manufacturer UniCarriers Americas Corp. (UCA) has announced that its supplier, Shanghai Leading, has opened a U.S. branch, Leading Harness Americas, on UCA’s Marengo, Ill., campus. Tokyo-based Shanghai Leading Electric Co., a provider of assembly and wire harness...
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Plymouth Tube to auction off retired equipment Dec. 2-9
- Nov 18, 2015
- Shop Management
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Plymouth Tube Co., Warrenville, Ill., has announced details of an online auction it is holding for retired equipment. The auction, to be held Dec. 2-9, 2015, will feature equipment and machinery no longer needed in the company's ongoing operations. Tube producing and metal fabricating equipment...
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