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Notable quotes via CAR MBS 2022, Part I
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 22, 2022
- Blog Post
At this year’s CAR MBS 2022, held in August in Traverse City, Mich., most sessions pivoted around, or intersected with, the automotive industry’s shift to vehicle electrification. This is a dynamic transition period. Automakers and other insiders weighed in on the EV evolution’s impact on the inherent revolving roles and musical chairs.
- From The Fabricator
HPB-E servo-electric press brake from Kaast offers CNC 4-axis backgauge
- Sep 22, 2022
- Product Release
Kaast Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the HPB-E servo-electric CNC press brake. It features a CNC 4-axis (X, R, Z1, Z2) backgauge system run exclusively by AC servomotor.
- From The Fabricator
New control system secures the future of 20-year-old transfer line
- Sep 19, 2022
- News Release
SituationOperating on the global stage, Valley City, Ohio-based Shiloh Industries produces lightweight components for the automotive industry. Its 230-employee factory in Olofström, Sweden, makes various steel parts for passenger cars and trucks—everything from small consoles to heavy-duty...
- From The Fabricator
Constellium supplying aluminum auto body sheet to Mercedes-Benz
- Sep 16, 2022
- News Release
Constellium SE has announced that it is supplying aluminum auto body sheet for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class hood, roof, tailgate, and fenders, produced in Europe, China, and South Africa.
- From The Fabricator
Camp introduces girls to manufacturing and helps find that ‘maker gene’
- By Gareth Sleger
- Sep 16, 2022
- Blog Post
Middle-school-age girls at a Chicago-area manufacturing camp discover their maker gene by working with metal, designing on CAD, and operating machines, power tools. The GADgET Girls Camp at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., was part of the Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs summer camp series.
- From The Fabricator
Dallas Industries delivers feed line to ITW Drawform
- Sep 15, 2022
- News Release
Troy, Mich.-based Dallas Industries, a manufacturer of coil handling and press feeding equipment and controls for the stamping industry, has delivered a conventional feed line to ITW Drawform, Zeeland, Mich.
- From The Fabricator
Lauffer Pressen celebrates 150th anniversary
- Sep 15, 2022
- News Release
Lauffer Pressen, a manufacturer of hydraulic, servohydraulic, and electric presses, is marking its 150th year in business.
- From The Fabricator
Preparing for changes in metal forming for battery electric vehicles
- By Bill Frahm
- Sep 13, 2022
- Blog Post
Rapidly changing vehicle designs are anticipated as the battery electric vehicles industry grows and addresses efficiency and safety concerns. Sheet metal component suppliers have to be prepared to stay competitive.
- From The Fabricator
Roemheld’s pull/push system facilitates die changes
- Sep 13, 2022
- Product Release
Roemheld has developed a pull/push system that moves dies weighing up to 50 tons in and out of the press via a chain drive.
- From The Fabricator
Regional sales rep for fabrication equipment named at MC Machinery
- Sep 12, 2022
- News Release
MC Machinery, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has hired Marco Alvarez as regional sales representative for lasers, laser automation equipment, and press brakes.
- From The Fabricator
How a custom metal fabricator doubled revenue amid the pandemic
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 9, 2022
- Article
Dallas-based Edge Fabrication doubled revenue between 2019 and 2022 during a pandemic, supply chain challenges, and an acute labor shortage. It grew with good technology, good data, and good people.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Southeast Technology Center to host grand opening Oct. 6
- Sep 8, 2022
- News Release
MC Machinery, Elk Grove Village, Ill., is holding a grand opening at its new Southeast Technology Center in Concord, N.C., on Oct. 6, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- From The Fabricator
AP&T designates business area to furnaces
- Sep 7, 2022
- News Release
Sweden-based press manufacturer AP&T has designated a business area to furnaces, similar to its business units for presses and automation, to increase customer focus and resources for product development.
- From The Fabricator
SEYI-America names exclusive dealer in Michigan
- Sep 7, 2022
- News Release
Stamping press manufacturer SEYI-America has named Ian Morley as the exclusive dealer for Michigan.
Chicago-area custom auto parts manufacturer's unique approach to updating suspensions in classic cars
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Sep 1, 2022
- Article
Chicago-area custom auto parts maker Heidts Automotive Group has built a reputation for getting horsepower out on the streets that puts Steve McQueen's Bullitt to shame. The key has been flexibility. And it's done that by cutting weight and guesswork for customers while creating more efficient production time for itself with better engineering and machine technology.
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