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Unison to provide all-electric tube bender to Byers Precision Fabricators
- Sep 17, 2015
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Unison’s new North American support office in Asheville, N.C., has received its first order. The company will deliver a dual-head, all-electric CNC tube bending machine to Byers Precision Fabricators Inc. of Hendersonville, N.C., a producer of components and assemblies made from sheet and tubular...
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InventHelp, Pittsburgh, has announced that an inventor from Coon Rapids, Minn., has submitted designs for the Gas Flasher, a tool to help users determine whether or not the running end of an oxyacetylene welding torch is pressurized. The device eliminates the need to go up or down multiple levels...
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Guyson Corp. has designed and built a robotic blast system with an extended lance nozzle for precision grit blasting and surface preparation of the IDs of industrial gas turbine components in manufacturing and repair operations. A FANUC M-710iC robot serves as the lance manipulator in an...
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Cortec® Corp. has introduced EcoFog® VpCI®-309 Nano, a patent-pending vapor phase corrosion inhibiting (VpCI) powder designed to protect ferrous metals in hard-to-reach recessed areas, interior cavities, and voids. Because of its submicron particles, the powder diffuses quickly, can travel...
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- Finishing
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Walter Surface Technologies, Windsor, Conn., a provider of surface treatment technology, has named Chester Collier as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Bio-Circle North America division. Collier has held progressively senior positions with the company over the past 35...
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New York-based lightweight metals provider Alcoa has been named as one of the world’s leading companies for sustainability on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Alcoa was again recognized as the aluminum industry leader on the Dow Jones World Index. Highlights of the company’s...
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Omron to acquire Adept Technology
- Sep 16, 2015
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Omron Corp., based in Kyoto, Japan, a provider of core sensing and control technology, has announced plans to acquire Adept Technology Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., a provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile robot systems. Omron plans to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of...
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Consolidation in metal fabrication: horizontal, vertical, or both?
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M&A activity has been on the rise in metal fabrication in recent years, but what's the strategy behind it all? Fabricators seem to be diversifying, both in terms of process offerings and customer bases.
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IMS providing tube gauges to Tenaris seamless tube mill
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IMS, a Mars, Pa.-based manufacturer of X-ray, isotope, and optical measuring systems for hot and cold mills and service centers, has received an order from Tenaris to supply tube measuring gauges for the company’s new tube mill in Bay City, Texas. The seamless pipe mill will have the capacity to...
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Software offers visualization, analysis of large 3-D CAD models
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Kisters has introduced release 2015.1 of the 3DViewStation. The new version, designed to optimize the handling of extremely large assemblies, features enhanced analysis functions. It handles such CAD formats as CATIA®, NX™, Creo®, SolidWorks®, JT™, 3D-PDF, and STEP and offers functional...
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Weld Revolution names Red Ball Oxygen as authorized distributor
- Sep 16, 2015
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Weld Revolution, Spring, Texas, has secured an agreement with Red Ball Oxygen to become an authorized distributor of Weld Revolution products. Red Ball Oxygen, Shreveport, La., is a distributor of welding gases, products, and supplies with 19 locations covering Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and...
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Terex Material Handling celebrates 50 years in business
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Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions, Solon, Ohio, a segment of Terex Corp. and a supplier of industrial cranes, crane components, and complementary services under the Demag brand, is celebrating 50 years in business. In 1965 Mechanische Werkstätten Harkort & Co., Wetter, Germany,...
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Epic Systems hires process development engineer
- Sep 16, 2015
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Design and build firm Epic Systems Inc., St. Louis, has hired Chris Abduljabbar as process development engineer. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and industrial unit operations, a master’s degree in biochemical engineering, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the...
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Blind-hole taps made for use on stainless steels
- Sep 16, 2015
- Machining
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The new TC142 blind-hole taps from Walter USA LLC are designed for machining stainless steels, ISO M materials, and ISO P materials, particularly the softer steels that require more chip control. They come in two versions. Grade WW60RB, suitable for high-volume production, offers a...
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Alloy analyzers identify light elements in metal, alloy applications
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