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“Buy American” requirements are weakened in defense spending bills
- By Stephen Barlas
- Nov 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As Congress looks to reconcile House and Senate versions of defense spending bills, it is planning to reduce domestic spending requirements and to implement a pilot program intended to strengthen a defense network of small and medium-sized businesses.
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Welding enclosures designed for additive manufacturing
- Nov 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
During welding of titanium and any other reactive metal for additive manufacturing, the welding zone must be purged of oxygen and nitrogen to a level as low as 10 PPM or less of O2. Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, HFT® has developed Flexible Welding Enclosures® to encompass volumes of 1,059 cu....
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Yale lift truck named 2017 Product of the Year Award finalist
- Nov 14, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has announced that its Yale® GP040-060MX lift truck has been named as a finalist for the Plant Engineering 2017 Product of the Year Award in the materials handling systems category. In testing against a competitive lift truck, the customizable...
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IFH Group West installs laser/punch system
- Nov 14, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
The IFH Group West has installed an integrated Prima LPe6f 4000-W fiber laser with a 30-ton punch at its Arlington, Wash., facility. The 61-station, 30-ton servo-electric turret punch press has a 4,000-W IPG fiber laser. It processes 60- by 120-in. sheets up to 0.315 in. thick. The turret features...
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AAM appoints VP of strategic and business development
- Nov 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
American Axle & Mfg. Inc., Detroit, a designer and manufacturer of driveline, metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive, commercial, and industrial markets, has named David M. Buckley as vice president – strategic and business development. Buckley worked most recently for...
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Waukesha Metal Products names president/COO
- Nov 14, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Sussex, Wis.-based metal stamper and fabricator Waukesha Metal Products has promoted Michael Steger to president/COO. Steger has more than 25 years of leadership and industry experience. He joined the company in 2002 as program manager and participated in the management buyout in 2005. He has...
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Magnum Mfg. to expand in Tennessee
- Nov 14, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Metal stamping company Magnum Mfg. Inc. has announced plans to invest $2 million in its operations in Erin, Tenn., creating about 50 jobs in the next five years. The company, which produces raw metal seat frames and doors for the automotive sector, will expand into an adjacent building, doubling...
- From The Fabricator
Locknuts with modified threads enable simplified tightening of mating screws
- Nov 14, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
New PEM® S-RT™ self-clinching, free-running locknuts from PennEngineering® feature a modified thread angle, enabling simplified tightening of mating screws and vibration-resistant locking performance in thin metal assemblies. The modified thread formation allows mating screws to spin freely...
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FABTECH 2017 “steels” Chicago
- Nov 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
FABTECH® 2017, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event, hosted more than 1,700 exhibiting companies and a total of 44,935 attendees from 120 countries to celebrate manufacturing’s industrial evolution Nov. 6-9 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. With more...
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TRUMPF announces strategic collaborative agreement with A3DM Technologies
- Nov 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Farmington, Conn.-based fabricating machinery manufacturer TRUMPF Inc. and A3DM Technologies have entered a collaboration agreement to develop specialty metal powders and laser parameters. As part of the agreement, A3DM Technologies will have a TRUMPF TruPrint 1000 powder bed system installed at...
- From The Welder
SMAW/GTAW machine available in Veterans Edition
- Nov 14, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Fronius USA has introduced a camouflage Veterans Edition TransPocket 180. The SMAW unit, with optional GTAW torch available, includes a portable travel case with wheels and a carrying strap, along with a Veterans Edition plaque affixed to the front. It comes with a 12-ft. stinger and ground cable,...
- From The Fabricator
Ajax Metal Forming Solutions acquired by Heartland Equity Partners
- Nov 13, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Minneapolis-based Ajax Metal Forming Solutions has announced that Heartland Equity Partners, Brooklyn Center, Minn., has acquired a majority ownership position in the company. Erick and Tom Ajax continue as equity owners of the metal stamping company and have joined the board of directors. Erick...
- From The Fabricator
Work order automation added to quoting and production software
- Nov 13, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
SecturaSOFT LLC has introduced a new release of its SecturaFAB™ quoting and production software for short-run, high-mix, quick-response fabricators. This version includes features for work order process automation and improved approval management to help ensure the parts have the correct...
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Metal Technologies named 2018 Business of the Year
- Nov 13, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metal Technologies Inc., Bloomfield, Ind., has received the 2018 Business of the Year Award from the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce. The firm, which opened in 2005, has a 230,000-sq.-ft. facility that manufactures parts for automotive companies and other industries. The company has grown from 25 to...
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Ford exoskeleton technology designed to help reduce worker fatigue, injury
- Nov 13, 2017
- Safety
- News Release
Some Ford Motor Co. assembly line workers lift their arms during overhead work tasks about 4,600 times per day, or 1 million times per year. To help decrease the risk of worker fatigue and injury, Ford and California-based Ekso Bionics have partnered to develop a new upper body exoskeletal tool...
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