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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
- Blog Post
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
- News Release
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
- News Release
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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Rotary table washer offered
- Nov 18, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Viking Blast & Wash Systems has released the newly redesigned RW 2836 parts washer. It features a 7.5-HP, reservoir-mounted, vertical, centrifugal pump with about 65-GPM pump capacity at about 60-PSI pressure. The pump has no bearings, seals, or gaskets to replace. The rotating work basket...
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Quality assurance method for weld joints wins Swedish Steel Prize University Challenge 2015
- Nov 18, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Sweden-based SSAB has announced that Thomas Stenberg, a PhD student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has won the Swedish Steel Prize University Challenge 2015 with a quality assurance method for weld joints. “Good weld quality affects the fatigue strength of components,...
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Illinois Material Handling acquires Servicemax Inc.
- Nov 18, 2015
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Wolter Group LLC, Brookfield, Wis., has acquired material handling distributor Servicemax Inc. of Bolingbrook, Ill. Servicemax will join forces with Illinois Material Handling, a member of the material handling sector of Wolter Group LLC. “As our seventh acquisition in the last five years,...
Deep-draw hydroforming presses updated with integrated tool change
- Nov 18, 2015
- Hydroforming
- Product Release
Beckwood Press Co. has introduced the 20-10-10BD, 25-10-12BD, and 32-10-12BD deep-draw hydroforming presses. Updates to the pressure-containment system have resulted in improved cycle times while maintaining the company’s “infinite life” structural standards. In addition, each deep-draw...
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FABTECH 2015: Innovation to serve the company, not the process
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 18, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A certain excitement permeated this year's show, and it wasn't just about this incredibly fast laser, that press brake that eliminates setup time, or that welding power source that connects to the cloud and simplifies welding parameter selection. It was about how all these technologies and more can work together to make a shop better.
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Hobart Institute of Welding Technology opens student resource center
- Nov 18, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT) has opened a new student resource center at its Troy, Ohio, campus to help students find a job upon successful completion of its welding training. The new center merges the employment assistance center and welding resource library into a...
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Coe Press Equipment ships first of four straighteners/reels to Metal Flow
- Nov 18, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has shipped the first of four orders for new straightener/reel combinations to Metal Flow, Holland, Mich., a provider of deep-drawn stamped components to the automotive industry. Each of the sets consists of a model 350, 18-in. power straightener...
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Multiprocess welding kits handle joining, cutting, hardfacing
- Nov 18, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
Broco® Rankin has introduced multiprocess welding kits to accompany the Rankin Automation™ multiprocess, 2-axis, automated welding machine. The kits perform multiple functions and processes from one base unit machine. A tilting-head positioner also is available. The kits can be used for a...
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Colfax announces retirement of ESAB CEO
- Nov 17, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Colfax Corp., a global manufacturer of gas and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services, has announced that Clay Kiefaber will retire Dec. 31, 2015, from his position as president/CEO of ESAB and executive vice president of Colfax. Matthew Trerotola, president/CEO of...
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Toshiba Machine Co. America appoints West Coast regional sales manager
- Nov 17, 2015
- Machining
- News Release
Toshiba Machine Co. America, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed David Steiner as West Coast regional sales manager for machine tools. Steiner has been with the company since 1998, most recently as senior manager. He now is based out of the company’s Ontario, Calif., technical center. The...
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