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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,...
Michigan-based metals distributor Alro Steel recently opened its facilities in Jackson and Potterville to students for Manufacturing Day 2018. Students heard a short presentation about the business and then received a guided tour, with Alro team members answering questions about what a job in steel...
Markforged announced the availability of H13 tool steel for its Metal X 3D printer. The material is used for high-temperature applications like metal-forming tools, dies, punches, hardened insert fixtures, and molds with conformal channels. The Boston-area machine builder, which reports that it has...
Clinkenbeard, a producer of complex castings and machined parts in a variety of ferrous and nonferrous materials, has relocated to a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in South Beloit, Ill. The new facility is two times larger than the previous facility and includes space for engineering, machining, a...
The purpose of MIT's new AM center is to accelerate implementation of additive manufacturing, an example of which is a new printer head university researchers developed that extrudes material 14 times faster.
Tube and pipe producer Synalloy Corp., Richmond, Va., has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ASTI Acquisition LLC, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of American Stainless Tubing Inc. (ASTI). Synalloy will sublease the facilities to ASTI...
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 subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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.