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Assembly and Joining - Page 22
- From The Additive Report
Steel used to make bunker-busting bombs adapted by Army for 3D printing
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 5, 2019
- Article
A low-alloy-steel powder with high toughness could one day allow soldiers in the field to 3D-print ultrastrong replacement parts. The powder is estimated to be about 50 percent stronger than commercially available feedstocks. “I think it’s going to really revolutionize logistics,” said Dr....
- From The Additive Report
Some very big things 3D-printed at Oak Ridge National Lab
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 1, 2019
- Article
The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is well-known for its high-profile 3D printing projects, like the Shelby Cobra sports car; the house for the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) project; and a replica of a 1952 Willys Jeep, which took only three...
Victaulic marks centennial anniversary with corporate video release
- Feb 26, 2019
- News Release
Victaulic marks centennial anniversary with corporate video releaseIn recognition of its 100th year in business, Easton, Pa.-based Victaulic, a provider of mechanical pipe joining systems, has released “This is Victaulic,” a corporate video, at https://youtu.be/5hRCH_ILKRM. The video highlights...
- From The Fabricator
Exoskeletons make assembly, finishing, joining less injurious, more productive
- By Kate Bachman
- Feb 1, 2019
- Article
Exoskeletons are the latest ergonomic devices engineered to reduce fatigue and injury for workers exposed to repetitive motion and excess load. They are a wearable technology that can resemble anything from a backpack to athletic support braces to something right out of sci-fi.
- From The Welder
Weld-Ed to host summer workshops for welding educators
- Feb 1, 2019
- News Release
Weld-Ed (National Center for Welding Education and Training), Elyria, Ohio, has announced its 2019 professional development workshop series, which includes seven training modules designed for welding educators and industrial trainers. The five-day, hands-on, instructional workshops offer...
- From The Fabricator
Prestacked disc springs from Spirol available in custom configurations
- Jan 31, 2019
- Product Release
Spirol offers prestacked disc springs, greased or ungreased, in custom configurations and packaged in shrink wrap.
The discs are delivered intact to the assembly line, where the operator places the stack into the assembly and removes the shrink wrap using the perforated tab.
- From The Fabricator
Grain stirring machines started it all
- By Sue Roberts
- Jan 28, 2019
- Article
Sukup Manufacturing’s philosophy of trying new things has led the structural steel fabricator from producing grain bins to housing to airplane hangars.
- From The Fabricator
RIDGID Press-In Branch Connector Tool Kit eliminates need to weld
- Jan 24, 2019
- Product Release
The RIDGID® Press-In Branch Connector allows the user to make quick ¾-in. branch connections on black steel pipe. It is suitable for adding gauges or ¾-in. pipe in chilled water, compressed air, industrial gas, and low-pressure steam system applications. The tool can be used on 1½- to 6-in....
- From The Welder
T. J. Snow announces 2019 regional resistance welding seminar dates
- Jan 21, 2019
- News Release
The T.J. Snow Co. has developed a one-day seminar that explains resistance welding and the numerous process variables that must be properly controlled for consistent success. In 2019 the company will offer this seminar at many locations in the eastern and central U.S. The seminar covers the basics...
- From The Additive Report
Vention receives $17 million in new financing
- Jan 15, 2019
- News Release
Vention, a Montreal operator of a digital manufacturing platform that allows customers to custom-design factory equipment, announced completion of a $17 million CAD (cash against documents) Series A financing round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Bain joins Vention’s previous investors, White Star...
- From The Fabricator
Amada Miyachi America offers MacGregor DC1013-T and DC613-T spot welding power supplies
- Jan 15, 2019
- Product Release
Amada Miyachi America Inc. offers MacGregor™ DC1013-T and DC613-T linear DC resistance spot welding power supplies for butt welding fuses, welding components to lead frames, gold ribbon bonding, and welding fine wire to pads. High-speed automation and communication ports offer users full...
- From The Fabricator
Partsmaster acquires Cen-Tex
- Jan 7, 2019
- News Release
Partsmaster, a division of NCH Corp., has acquired Cen-Tex Fittings and Fasteners, a regional distributor of fasteners, nuts, bolts, washers, and fittings in Waco, Texas.
Dallas-based Partsmaster is a provider of MRO products.
- From The Fabricator
Weld Systems Integrators’ 12J series CD welding equipment joins fasteners to hot-stamped, high-boron steel
- Jan 4, 2019
- Product Release
Weld Systems Integrators Inc. (WSI) offers the new 12J series capacitor-discharge (CD) welding equipment, which delivers high peak currents (175,000+ amps) in 3 ms, resulting in total weld times less than 10 ms. Very short weld times and high welding forces result in consistent, high-quality...
- From The Fabricator
FARO Technologies’ TracerSI laser projection system helps reduce assembly
- Dec 28, 2018
- Product Release
FARO® Technologies’ TracerSI Laser Projector with BuildIT Projector software allows the user to both project and inspect. The TracerSI projects CAD-based outlines onto any surface and compares aspects of the objects to the CAD model via laser scanning with in-process verification. According to...
- From The Additive Report
Fabrication, additive manufacturing companies produce part for 787 airliner
- Dec 26, 2018
- News Release
Spirit AeroSystems, which produces Boeing 787 fuselages and other structures, received its first additively manufactured, titanium structural component from Norsk Titanium U.S. Inc. (NTi). The part, a back-up fitting for an access door latch in the forward fuselage of the 787 Dreamliner, has been...
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