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Wila USA names marketing communications officer
- Feb 6, 2018
- Bending and Forming
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Wila USA, Hanover, Md., a supplier of high-precision tooling, clamping, and crowning systems for press brakes, has hired Jordan Edwards as marketing communications officer. He received a bachelor’s degree in communications and media studies from Goucher College and has since served as a marketing...
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80/20 adds 100 new products
- Feb 6, 2018
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80/20 Inc. has added more than 100 new items to its T-slot aluminum building system products, including profiles, fasteners, accessories, and panels, as well as additional machining services. New items include additions to the stock black anodize profile line, metric series fasteners, products for...
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Solving metal fabrication’s greatest problem: skilled labor
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 6, 2018
- Shop Management
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A fabricator needs technology, but what really sets it apart are its talented people, and according to participants of FABTECH’s workforce development panel, the industry needs to engage to find more.
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Vaporizing foil actuator welding: Joining by impact
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 5, 2018
- Metals/Materials
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Vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW) uses the pressure from an electrically driven explosion to impact-weld dissimilar metals at high speed. It does this by changing a thin metal foil from a solid to a gas and using the pressure to push one base metal—over a short, controlled distance—toward another base metal. This all happens within millionths of a second, with impact speeds about twice the speed of sound in air.
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Vi-Cas Mfg.’s vacuum cups suitable for end-of-arm tooling
- Feb 5, 2018
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Vi-Cas Mfg. offers vacuum cups suitable for end-of-arm tooling, ergonomic lifters, and other pick-and-place devices. Round, rectangular, and oval cups are available for a variety of lift manufacturers. They are offered in different sizes, types, and materials to fit almost any type of vacuum...
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LIFT names interim executive director
- Feb 5, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
LIFT manufacturing research institute in Detroit has named Chris Conrardy, chief technology officer and vice president at Edison Welding Institute, as interim executive director as the nonprofit looks to evolve from its startup roots. He succeeds Larry Brown, who had been in the position since...
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GE Additive taking 2018 applications for its 3-D printing education program
- Feb 5, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- News Release
GE Additive, the 3-D printing branch of GE, has opened the application process for the 2018 cycle of its Additive Education Program (AEP). Schools, colleges, and universities are invited to submit their applications through Feb. 28, 2018, for a chance to get a significant 3-D printing-related...
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Praxair named to 2017 Newsweek Green Rankings
- Feb 5, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Industrial gas company Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has again earned a place in the Newsweek Green Rankings. For 2017, Praxair ranked first among all industrial gas companies and ranked 26th on the U.S. 500. The company ranked fourth out of 35 companies in the Materials sector. The U.S. 500 is an...
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U. S. Steel names interim leader of tubular segment
- Feb 5, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has announced that Douglas R. Matthews, senior vice president - Industrial, Service Center and Mining Solutions, will assume day-to-day responsibilities for the company's Tubular organization on an interim basis following the recently announced retirement of...
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Visual Workplace PPE signs reinforce safety standards
- Feb 5, 2018
- Safety
- Product Release
Visual Workplace Inc. offers standard and customizable personal protection equipment (PPE) signage to communicate safety requirements to visitors and new employees and to reinforce safety standards to existing personnel. Signs are available to identify designated areas that require PPE such as...
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R&D Update: Blanking and edge fracture in flanging of AHSS, Part II
- By David Diaz-Infante, Dr. and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Feb 5, 2018
- Bending and Forming
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Editor’s Note: Part I of this article, which appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of STAMPING Journal®, reviewed the methods most commonly used to evaluate edge fracture in various materials.Edge fracture can be minimized by following certain steps. Following are the most important...
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Collaborative robots : An option for job shop welding automation
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 5, 2018
- Automation and Robotics
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Collaborative robots are a welding automation technology for job shops to consider especially if they have difficulty justifying traditional welding automation.
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Sassy Engines fires up plasma cutter to stay on top of production needs
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 2, 2018
- Shop Management
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Sassy Engines is a leading engine manufacturer for the sport of tractor pulling. When lead times for small fabricated parts grew into several weeks, management decided to venture into the world of fabricating as well. It’s been a winning combination since that decision was made in early 2017.
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GWS Tool Group announces acquisition of Alliance CNC
- Feb 2, 2018
- Machining
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Cutting tool manufacturer GWS Tool Group LLC, Tavares, Fla., the parent company of GW Schultz Tool and CGI Tool, has acquired Alliance CNC Cutter Grinding Services Inc., a manufacturer of tight-tolerance drills, reamers, and microtools. Alliance CNC will continue to operate its facility in Grand...
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Dorner 2200 series Precision Move Pallet Systems offer heavy load corners
- Feb 2, 2018
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Dorner’s 2200 series Precision Move Pallet Systems now are available with new features including heavy load corners, tight turn corners, low-profile lift and locates, and elevators. The new heavy load corner design allows the conveyor to carry pallet loads up to 70 lbs. around 90- or 180-degree...
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