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- From The Welder
LIA announces conference program highlights for ICALEO 2017
- Oct 2, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has announces the technical program and conference highlights for the 36th annual International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®), to be held Oct. 22-26 in Atlanta. The opening plenary session explores medical and...
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Vinotemp to move manufacturing to Los Angeles facility
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Irvine, Calif.-based Vinotemp®, a maker of wine cabinets and cooling units, will move all manufacturing to a 100,000-sq.-ft. facility in Los Angeles in December 2017. The new facility will provide extra space and additional automation. The company’s corporate headquarters will remain in...
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3-D printer produces high-precision metal objects
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Digital Metal®, a Höganäs Group company, has initiated commercial production of what it says is the industry’s first high-precision binder jetting 3-D metal printer that can produce smaller and more intricate components than any previous technology. The DM P2500 is suitable for serial...
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United Performance Metals adds metal processing equipment
- Oct 2, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Metals distributor United Performance Metals has installed a new 6-kW fiber laser at its Cincinnati headquarters. According to the company, the fiber laser is expected to reduce lead times by cutting metal three times faster than traditional CO2 lasers. To accompany the laser, the firm also...
- From The Fabricator
Mind your business
- By Bill Frahm
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Knowledge of accounting, probability and statistics, and persuasive writing can create a good foundation of business and communication skill for metal fabricators and metal formers.
- From The Fabricator
Mitutoyo America donates metrology tools to NIU students
- Oct 2, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Aurora, Ill.-based Mitutoyo America Corp., a manufacturer of measurement and inspection equipment, has provided a Digimatic caliper and a micrometer to students pursuing degrees in the engineering technology program at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. The company has a long-standing...
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Three-zone conveyor oven developed
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Grieve has developed No. 865, a 750-degrees-F, three-zone conveyor oven currently used for curing coatings at the customer’s test facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven are 30 in. by 18 ft. by 15 in. Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements hold 90-kW, while three 1,500-CFM, 1-1/2-HP...
- From The Fabricator
Jordi Universal names Laser Experts as sales and service rep
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Jordi Universal V.S.L., a manufacturer of fiber lasers, press brakes, and shears based in Lleida, Spain, and Laser Experts Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., have entered into a sales and service partnership. Laser Experts now is responsible for the sales of all Jordi products in the Midwest, as well...
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Software measures robot performance
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Robotiq has launched Insights, a software product designed to optimize universal robot performance. The web application offers real-time performance metrics, optimization analytics, and alerts to let users know how productive their robotic operation was in any given period of time and to help them...
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R&D Update: Clinching for assembly: A process simulation case study
- Oct 2, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Joining dissimilar, pre-painted, coated, or other hard-to-weld materials can present challenges for many fabricators. Such applications can be difficult and expensive. The automotive industry in particular, as it strives to reduce vehicle weight by incorporating aluminum and magnesium alloys, must...
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R&D Update: Examining edge cracking in hole flanging of AHSS
- Oct 2, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The automotive industry increasingly uses advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) to satisfy requirements for crash resistance and fuel efficiency. Stamping of AHSS poses serval challenges, one of which is edge cracking. In stamping automotive parts, the excessive material in a drawn part is trimmed...
- From The Fabricator
Air-actuated sheet fanner made for use in shops with space constraints
- Sep 29, 2017
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Industrial Magnetics Inc. offers new design configurations for its permanent, magnetic, air-actuated sheet fanners used to separate steel sheet stock. The new options are designed to help users with space constraints or challenging installation requirements. The fanner uses one or more air...
- From The Fabricator
Centria donation supports SMART Heroes Training Program
- Sep 29, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Moon Township, Pa.-based Centria, a provider of architectural metal wall systems, has donated metal building products to the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ (SMART) Heroes Training Program—a seven-week instructional program for members of the U.S....
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Chemetall receives Airbus Best Performer Award
- Sep 29, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division operating under the Chemetall brand has received the Best Performer Award from Airbus. Chemetall supplies Airbus with aircraft sealants, corrosion-protection products, cleaners, and pretreatment technologies to Airbus....
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Constellium named preferred aluminum supplier for Alfa Romeo Stelvio
- Sep 29, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Amsterdam-based Constellium N.V. has extended its long-term partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) to supply aluminum auto body sheet for the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio® SUV. Constellium is the primary supplier of auto body sheets both for the closures and inner parts for the Stelvio. The...
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