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News - Page 593
- From The Fabricator
AMI Metals Inc. awarded five-year contract by BAE Systems
- Feb 2, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
AMI Metals Inc., Brentwood, Tenn., a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has been awarded a multiyear contract by BAE Systems to provide aluminum plate to support the requirements for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Hawk, and Typhoon programs. The five-year contract,...
- From The Fabricator
Titanium Lifetime Achievement Award nominations accepted through April 1
- Feb 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The International Titanium Association has announced it is accepting nominations for the Titanium Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual for exceptional contributions to the advancement of titanium applications or technology. Nominees should have achieved one or more of the...
- From The Fabricator
Wachs Services opens facility in South Carolina
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Wachs Services, Belmont, N.C., a provider of specialty machining and welding services to the nuclear, petrochemical, and power-generation industries, has opened Wachs Fabrication Group in Jackson, S.C. The new facility provides metal components for the nuclear power industry. The company...
- From The Fabricator
J.L. Becker Co. appoints sales rep for Illinois
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group company in Plymouth, Mich., has appointed Jeff Schlais as sales representative for Illinois. Schlais has 20 years of experience in the heat treat and automation industries. In 2008 he founded Absolute Machine Controls Technologies Inc. to provide...
- From The Welder
Laser Mechanisms acquires Visotek
- Feb 1, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Novi, Mich.-based Laser Mechanisms Inc. had announced its acquisition of Visotek, a provider of Smart Laser Tools™ in Livonia, Mich. Visotek continues to operate as an independent entity in support of their existing customer base. Laser Mechanisms designs and manufactures laser beam delivery...
- From The Fabricator
SmartCAMcnc to open training center at Oregon headquarters
- Feb 1, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- News Release
SmartCAMcnc has announced plans to open an instruction center at its headquarters in Springfield, Ore., for training CNC programmers on SmartCAM software. The software offers applications for programming CNC milling, turning, fabrication, and wire EDM. Casey Baker, a SmartCAMcnc applications...
- From The Fabricator
AZZ Inc. acquires assets of Alpha Galvanizing
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
AZZ Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, a provider of galvanizing services, welding systems, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services to the power-generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets, has acquired the assets of Alpha Galvanizing Inc., an Atkinson, Neb.-based...
- From The Fabricator
Project featuring PPG coatings wins MCA’s 2015 Chairman’s Award
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Pittsburgh-based PPG has announced that the Connor Group Central Support Office in Miamisburg, Ohio, which features metal coatings products from PPG, has received a 2015 Chairman’s Award for overall excellence from the Metal Construction Association (MCA). The two-story building’s exterior...
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: Manufacturing economic activity contracts for fourth consecutive month
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the fourth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 80th consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued by Bradley J....
- From The Fabricator
JMT USA names Midwestern regional sales manager
- Jan 29, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Salt Lake City, Utah-based JMT USA, a provider of metal fabrication machinery including high-precision press brakes and plate rolls, has hired Ron Backhaus to serve as Midwestern regional sales manager. Backhaus has focused mainly on plate rolls in the metal forming industry since 2004. Before...
- From The Fabricator
SAF named semifinalist in 2016 Atlanta Metro Export Challenge
- Jan 29, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Aluminum distributor, fabricator, and finisher Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. (SAF), Atlanta, has been named a semifinalist in the inaugural Atlanta Metro Export Challenge, a grant competition powered by Chase that boosts support for small and medium-sized businesses looking to begin exporting or...
- From The Fabricator
Matrix Design opens Indiana sales office
- Jan 29, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Matrix Design LLC, South Elgin, Ill., a manufacturer of robotic automation systems, has opened a sales office in Indianapolis. The office is led by Tim Fenner, sales specialist.
The office serves industries in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and surrounding regions.
- From The Fabricator
Epic Systems hires custom machines drafter
- Jan 29, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
St. Louis-based engineering and fabrication firm Epic Systems Inc. has hired Corey Birkmann as custom machines drafter. He is responsible for generating 2-D/3-D concept drawings and creating 3-D computer-aided designs for custom machine projects. Birkmann is a graduate of the University of...
- From The Fabricator
SMS group, Houghton form strategic partnership
- Jan 29, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Germany-based SMS group, a supplier of equipment for the manufacture of steel, aluminum, and nonferrous metal products, and Houghton Intl. Inc., a Norristown, Pa.-based supplier of fluids and chemicals for metal processing, have formed a partnership to develop and market oil-based cooling...
- From The Fabricator
IronCAD wins grant as 2016 Atlanta Metro Export Challenge semifinalist
- Jan 29, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- News Release
Atlanta-based IronCAD, a provider of 3-D design software programs, is a recipient of a $5,000 grant and a semifinalist in the inaugural Atlanta Metro Export Challenge, a grant competition powered by Chase that boosts support for small and medium-sized businesses looking to begin exporting or to...
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