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HP and Deloitte announce alliance to digitally transform global manufacturing industry
- Aug 25, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
HP Inc. and Deloitte Consulting LLP have announced an alliance to help accelerate the digital transformation of the global manufacturing industry. The two companies will collaborate on the implementation of HP’s Jet Fusion 3-D printing systems in large-scale manufacturing environments, applying...
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“Miracle on the Hudson” co-pilot to explain how culture of safety saved 155 lives
- Aug 25, 2017
- Safety
- News Release
Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill., has announced U.S. Airways co-pilot Jeff Skiles as keynote speaker at the MSCI Safety Conference in Indianapolis, Sept. 27-28. Skiles, who together with pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely crashed their jet into the Hudson River with no lives...
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Tie Down acquires MaxQ Technology
- Aug 25, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Atlanta-based Tie Down has acquired MaxQ Technology, Tempe, Ariz., a provider of friction stir-welded coldplates and cooling products. Tie Down, a metalworking company with extensive CNC machining, laser cutting, welding, sheet metal, and assembly capabilities, will assume all production...
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Guide highlights metal 3-D printing
- Aug 25, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
3Diligent has released “Complete Guide to Metal 3D Printing: An Overview of Industry Advancement and Technologies,” a comprehensive source of information on current trends in metal 3-D printing and existing and emerging metal printing processes. The 13-page report explores headlines on metal...
Save time and money by optimizing cutting wheel selection
- By Rick Hopkins
- Aug 25, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
In choosing a cutting consumable for handheld power tools, many look at the purchase price. However, price is just one criteria. Understanding the cutting duration, changeover frequency, and the time it takes to do a cutting wheel changeover also are critical factors in choosing the optimal consumable.
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Die Science: Successful stamping: It's a 'we' thing
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 25, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
As a consultant and educator, I travel to numerous die shops and stamping plants, and almost all of them have the same basic request: “Can you show these tooling guys how to make the dies run better?” I hear comments like “We sure have a lot of downtime and scrap, not to mention the usual...
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Die Science: Circle grid analysis for diemakers
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 25, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
In visits to numerous stamping and die building facilities, I’ve observed that most have circle grid analysis equipment on hand, usually confined to the metals laboratory. This is especially true for the stampers performing deep drawing or stretching. Circle grid analysis (CGA) has long been...
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Die Science: Busting Myths (Part II)
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 25, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Myth 4—Tool and Die Designing and Building Are Art Forms When I think of art, I think of someone painting or sculpting a project that is a reflection of some feeling, event, or location. A painter, for instance, most likely is not concerned whether the painting will “work”, as it often is an...
Squaring up your next nonround bending application
- By Steve Parrow
- Aug 24, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The use of square and rectangular tubing is on the increase. Fabricators who understand the processes, material, and tooling stand the best chance of success in bending these shapes, which are substantially more challenging than like-sized rounds.
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Cincinnati Incorporated names VP of sales, marketing, and service
- Aug 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Cincinnati Incorporated (CI), a provider of laser cutting and automation equipment, press brakes, shears, conveyor systems, powder metal presses, and additive manufacturing systems, has named Rakesh Kumar as vice president of sales, marketing, and service. Kumar comes to the company from Amada,...
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Kenmode promotes apprentice to tool- and diemaker
- Aug 24, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping, Algonquin, Ill., has announced the promotion of Adam Hoambrecker to tool- and diemaker after his completion of a five-year, 10,000-hour apprentice program in tool- and diemaking. The company’s rigorous apprenticeship program in metal stamping is registered with...
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Northern States Metals appoints CEO
- Aug 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Northern States Metals, a provider of custom-designed and engineered aluminum extrusions, parts, and products in Youngstown, Ohio, has appointed Kenneth A. Mack as president/CEO. Mack also joins the company's board of directors. He has been acting as interim president/CEO since April. Mack joined...
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CenterLine to add manufacturing plant to Ontario campus
- Aug 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., a provider of automation processes and technologies for resistance welding, metal forming, and cold spray applications, has announced it will add a new manufacturing plant to its existing campus of three facilities in Windsor, Ont. The greenfield construction project will...
Automated tube cutting software includes 1D nesting option
- Aug 24, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
SigmaTEK Systems has released SigmaTUBE X1 automated tube cutting software for 4-, 5-, and 6-axis cutting machines that automatically processes and programs entire assemblies. It is fully integrated inside SolidWorks® and can program all tube shapes and sizes. This new release now includes the...
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Workshops for Warriors receives Motorola Solutions Foundation grant
- Aug 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Workshops for Warriors, a San Diego-based accredited school that trains, certifies, and helps place veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers, has received a grant for $30,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of...
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