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CB&I to close South Carolina pipe fabrication plant
- Sep 28, 2017
- Shop Management
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Chicago Bridge & Iron, based in The Woodlands, Texas, has announced plans to close its fabricated materials plant in Laurens, S.C., on March 30, 2018, and lay off 250 employees. The facility had been working on the V.C. Summer nuclear station project, located in Jenkinsville, S.C. That project was...
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Newcomb Spring launches new website
- Sep 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Newcomb Spring Corp., Decatur, Ga., a manufacturer of custom springs, wire forms, and metal stampings, has launched a new website at www.newcombspring.com. The site features new technical resources, integrated Springulator® spring calculators, and a new user interface. In addition to a new layout,...
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Hino to expand U.S. operations
- Sep 28, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
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Novi, Mich.-based Hino has announced a $100 million investment plan to strengthen its U.S. operations with the introduction of a new truck line and new facilities. The company plans to convert an existing building in Mineral Wells, W.Va., into a new truck assembly plant. Located close to the...
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U.K. bending machine manufacturer to open U.S. facility, support local vocational programs
- Sep 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Manufacturing represents many things to many people. It’s a key component in a strong economy, an industry that provides excellent jobs for people who thrive on working with machines and tools, and a source of careers that support the American Dream. Manufacturing’s image suffered somewhat in...
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Flying shear cuts to length while running at constant speed
- Sep 28, 2017
- Shearing
- Product Release
Braner/Loopco has developed a flying shear with capacity to shear 0.63-in. high-strength, hot-rolled coil with mechanical properties from 189,000 PSI for a coil processing center. Shearing on-the-fly allows cut-to-length while running at a nonstop, constant speed and eliminates start-stop...
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Adams Brothers earns Eriez® 2016 Merwin Sales Award
- Sep 27, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Erie, Pa.-based separation technology provider Eriez® has named Adams Brothers Inc., Atlanta, as the winner of the 2016 Merwin Sales Award. The company presents this award annually to honor the U.S. field sales office that represented the company in the most outstanding way over the previous year...
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Dizzying proliferation of auto players influences press expansion
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 27, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
When one of the largest, most prominent, high-tech metal stamping press OEMs sites its annual conference at a lab devoted to plastic composites development for the automotive industry, it gives you pause. Then again, if a vacuum maker, a computer maker, and a search engine company can manufacture a car and an online commerce company can go into the grocery business, is it really such a stretch for a stamping manufacturer to produce plastic, compression-molded components on a hydraulic press?
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Infeed station added to automated saw
- Sep 27, 2017
- Sawing
- Product Release
TigerStop has added the AutoLoader automatic infeed station for integration with the TigerSaw 2000 saw system. With the station, an operator can load five pieces of material at a time, increasing operator capacity for performing value-added tasks, such as sorting finished parts. The unit can...
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ESAB Welding & Cutting to donate portion of equipment sales to hurricane relief
- Sep 27, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced that with every shipment of select products between now and Dec. 31, 2017, the company will make a contribution to support Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma relief efforts. For this initiative, the company has selected some of its highest-volume...
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HxGN Local Automotive Summit keynote to focus on technology and training
- Sep 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, North Kingstown, R.I., has announced that Jeff Krause, CEO of SME, will deliver the keynote address for its HxGN Local Automotive Summit on Oct. 10 in Novi, Mich. The keynote presentation, entitled "Automotive Manufacturing: Innovation through Technology and...
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Universal Steel Contractors opens in Oklahoma
- Sep 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Newly formed metal fabrication company Universal Steel Contractors LLC has opened in Muskogee, Okla.
The firm is expected to hire seven employees soon and grow to 20 workers in a few years.
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Hurricane damage forces CB&I to close Texas facility
- Sep 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Netherlands-based Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (CB&I) has permanently closed its Beaumont Fabrication Services Shop in Beaumont, Texas, because of irreparable damage from flooding sustained during Hurricane Harvey. The closure eliminates 455 jobs, with most employees being relocated to other...
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U. S. Steel, Kobe Steel add galvanizing line at Pro-Tec Coating
- Sep 27, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Pittsburgh-based U. S. Steel Corp. and Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. have announced their agreement to begin construction of a new continuous galvanizing line at their subsidiaries’ joint venture, Pro-Tec Coating Co. in Leipsic, Ohio, in response to an increased demand for AHSS. The new $400...
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SuperMax Tools acquired by Laguna Tools
- Sep 27, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
St. Paul, Minn.-based SuperMax has been acquired by Laguna Tools Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer of CNC machinery and band saws, table saws, edge banders, and other woodworking and metalworking equipment. SuperMax designs and sells drum, brush, and combo sanders for the woodworking and...
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Profile gauges offer inline measurements in hot rolling mills, cold processes
- Sep 27, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Zumbach Electronics has introduced three new additions to its line of profile gauges for steel and metal profiles. The gauges are based on the laser light section technique and camera vision, often called the light-cut principle. Up to eight line lasers mark the contour of the product, and the...
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