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Epicor Software announces CEO succession
- Oct 3, 2017
- Shop Management
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Epicor Software Corp., a provider of industry-specific enterprise software based in Austin, Texas, has appointed Stephen Murphy, former president of OpenText, to the role of CEO. He succeeds Joe Cowan, president/CEO, who will retire at the end of October 2017. Murphy has more than 20 years of...
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Metal Shark wins U.S. Navy patrol boat contract
- Oct 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded the contract to produce the U.S. Navy's next-generation patrol boat, the PB(X). Subject to annual appropriations, the Navy intends to replace 100 to 160 of its existing 25- and 34-ft. CRF patrol boats with the larger and more modern...
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum completes acquisition of Ferguson Perforating
- Oct 3, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Reliance Steel & Aluminum, a Los Angeles-based metal service center, has acquired all common stock of Ferguson Perforating Co. through Diamond Mfg. Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance. Ferguson, a producer of perforated metal for a variety of markets, is based in Providence, R.I., and...
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Genstar Capital sells MW Industries
- Oct 3, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Genstar Capital, a San Francisco private equity firm, has announced the sale of MW Industries Inc., Rosemont, Ill., to affiliates of American Securities LLC. MW is a provider of springs; fasteners; and flat-stamped, spring-related products. Since its acquisition by Genstar in 2011, the company has...
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CCAI partners with Workshops for Warriors on Finishing for Warriors program
- Oct 3, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
The Chemical Coaters Association Intl. (CCAI), Taylor Mill, Ky., has agreed to develop an industrial finishing certificate program for Workshops for Warriors students. The program, Finishing for Warriors, is scheduled to launch in 2019. Finishing for Warriors will give veterans, wounded warriors...
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IRMCO expands into Southeast Asia
- Oct 3, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Stamping lubricant provider IRMCO, Evanston, Ill., has expanded into Southeast Asia.
The company now offers sales and service in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
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Number of visitors at Wire and Tube Southeast Asia increases 20 percent in 2017
- Oct 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The recent concurrent staging of wire Southeast Asia 2017—the 12th International Wire and Cable Trade Fair for Southeast Asia—and Tube Southeast Asia 2017—the 11th International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair for Southeast Asia—in Bangkok closed with a 20 percent visitor increase: 8,458...
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Rack-and-pinion motion package added to laser system
- Oct 3, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Kern Laser Systems has introduced its latest OptiFlex laser system. The redesigned, large-format system is equipped with the company’s HyperDual motion package, which features a rack-and-pinion gear system at each side of the laser system with dual Y-axis servo motors. Cut acceleration rates are...
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Safety features added to handheld marking system
- Oct 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
LaserPhotonics has re-engineered its MarkStarPRO™ handheld laser marking system with a dual-action interlock that includes both software and mechanical integration. The company reports that these safety enhancements adhere to both CDRH and FDA guidelines and regulations. The portable, 3-D fiber...
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R&D Update: Springback in stamping, Part III
- Oct 3, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Two methods to compensate for spingback in stamping are modification of die geometry though trial and error and prediction through calculations or computer simulations. The first method, modifying tool geometry so that the part conforms to the denied shape after springback, requires iterative...
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Handheld XRF analyzer offered
- Oct 2, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Olympus offers its L series Vanta™ handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. An Si-PIN X-ray detector model, the analyzer performs positive material identification, quality assurance, metal fabrication, scrap metal and car catalyst recycling, precious metal analysis, and environmental...
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EOS founder inducted into TCT Hall of Fame
- Oct 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
EOS Group has announced that its Dr. Hans J. Langer, executive chairman and founder of EOS, a supplier of industrial 3-D printing technology, has been inducted into TCT Group’s Hall of Fame. TCT magazine serves the 3-D technologies community. The Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made...
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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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