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Sciaky Inc. offers various lines of additive manufacturing equipment, as well as AM-build services. A subsidiary of Phillips Services Industries Inc., the Chicago-based Sciaky’s Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) system is recommended for producing large-scale, high-value metal parts....
With 2018 ending and 2019 starting, some manufacturers are considering the acquisition of a metal AM machine. SLM Solutions North America, Wixom, Mich., has re-issued a white paper to help them with the decision-making process. Titled “7 questions manufacturing professionals must ask before...
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...
SSAB has introduced Strenx® 1100 Plus strip steel, a hot-rolled, high-strength steel that offers improved weld seam strength. According to the company, the strength, elongation, and impact toughness properties of the welded area meet the minimum guarantees of the base material. This allows...
Metals and plastics supplier Alro Steel has announced that its founder, Al Glick, has received the MFG Lifetime Achievement Award from Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA). According to the MMA, “this honor is given to an individual who has excelled in the industry and inspires their peers,...
The Ceratizit Group will be displaying its lines of cutting tools and related products at IMTEX/Tooltech 2019, to be held in Bangalore, India, Jan. 24 through Jan. 30. Among the products the group plans to show are Komet 3D-printed HPC PCD milling cutters. According to Ceratizit, which is based in...
The other day I posted an article to “The Additive Report” website about arthritis sufferers’ need for low-priced devices that help them perform simple, everyday tasks like teeth brushing. As an arthritis sufferer, I’m challenged by things like opening jars and rising from low-slung chairs....
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. has announced it will immediately begin to curtail half of the one operating potline at the Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. (ABI) smelter in Québec, Canada. The Bécancour aluminum smelter, owned by Alcoa and Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., has nameplate capacity of 455,255 tons...
Material Sciences Corp. (MSC), Canton, Mich., has announced that it has been recognized at three locations for implementation of the quality management system that satisfies the automotive standard IATF 16949: Walbridge, Ohio; Canton; and Elk Grove Village, Ill. SRI Quality System Registrar awarded...
Tokyo-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc., will invest about $42 million to increase the production capacity of its plant in Bowling Green, Ky. The facility manufactures bumper materials and car frame materials and recently began...
Achieving transparent 3D-printed parts can be challenging if you don’t have the right materials and technology, but the value and versatility of clear parts makes finding the right materials a hurdle worth vaulting, says 3D Systems, Rock Hill, S.C. No other process produces low-volume clear parts...
Digital image correlation tracks paint speckles on a metal surface to measure material displacement during deformation. For accurate test results, paint application and adhesion are key.
Predicted developments in AM: applications will drive industry, not technology; growth in polymer materials; software will drive productivity improvements; uptick in technology-neutral interconnectivity; and more government involvement.
Optomec Inc. has purchased Huffmann, a Clover, S.C., supplier of 3D-metal printers and software used by the aerospace and energy sectors. Optomec, based in Albuquerque, sells production-grade additive systems. The acquisition combines Optomec’s broad reach across a range of industries and...
Dearborn, Mich.-based Kenwal Steel Corp., a flat-rolled steel service center, has named Laura Kowalchik as CFO. She succeeds Frank Jerneycic, who retires from the company at the end of 2018 after 10 years of service. Kowalchik previously served as CFO of Urban Science and as vice president,...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionAfter Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) received The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award, Todd Ludlow, founder and president of the...
The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.