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Multicam, KMT Waterjet to be featured on "Motorhead Garage"
- Aug 24, 2017
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Partners MultiCam Inc. and KMT Waterjet will be featured on "Motorhead Garage," a television show on the Velocity Network, in October and November. The motion of MultiCam CNC machinery is combined with KMT waterjet pumps, resulting in a system that cuts aluminum, stainless, titanium, mild steel,...
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API Services accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994
- Aug 24, 2017
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Automated Precision- Services Division (API Services), a Newport News, Va., company offering 3-D measurement and metrology processes, has been awarded accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. The company has expanded its...
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Manual bender bends rod up to 3/8 in.
- Aug 24, 2017
- Shop Management
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Huth Ben Pearson offers a manual rod bender that uses the rotation leverage of a 1/2-in. pin. to bend rod up to 3/8 in. The lightweight bender handles steel and metal rods and straps for all types of uses, including hanging brackets for auto exhaust, utility hooks for shop organization, weld...
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Die Science: Listening to your parts
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 24, 2017
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I recently had the chance to engage in some very interesting conversation with the head of sheet metal formability lab for a very large automotive stamper. During our discussion, we looked at numerous parts and talked about common formability problems such as cracks,necking, wrinkles, loose metal,...
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R&D Update: Sheet hydroforming
- Aug 24, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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Sheet hydroforming (SHF) was not considered for automotive manufacturing until recently because of its high cycle time. However, recent advancements in hydraulics, press design, and controls have reduced cycle time considerably, making SHF attractive to automakers. For example, General Motors...
Tube and pipe producer excels in unique dimensions, shapes, lot sizes, and customer service
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 23, 2017
- Shop Management
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Since it was founded in 1927, MST Seamless Tube & Pipe has supplied seamless products for pressure applications. Throughout the years, it has expanded its capabilities and these days supplies many more products in a variety of alloys and grades, but that’s not the end of the story. It differentiates itself from its competitors in its willingness to take on small orders and its ability to turn them around quickly.
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On better terms with large customers
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 23, 2017
- Shop Management
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What would you do if a customer asked you to wait 120 days until payment was made? If you want the business, you grumble and say OK. That’s no way to do business.
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How steel service center inventories affect steel prices
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- Metals/Materials
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Steel mills announce price increases. Steel distributors note they have too much inventory on hand. Steel consumers may not have to deal with announced price increases after all.
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Mazak Optonics hires national sales manager
- Aug 23, 2017
- Laser Cutting
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Elgin, Ill.-based Mazak Optonics Corp. has hired Adam Smelewski as national sales manager for North America. He has five years of sales management experience with laser manufacturers and worked for 10 years at Haeger as regional sales manager, distribution manager, and North American sales manager....
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Etco Inc. named NTMA Employer of the Year 2017
- Aug 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Bradenton, Fla.-based Etco Inc., a manufacturer of custom precision metal stampings, wire termination parts, and molded products, has been recognized by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) Florida West Coast Chapter as Employer of the Year for 2017. The award recognizes companies...
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Kosmo Machine Inc. expands Virginia facility
- Aug 23, 2017
- Machining
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Kosmo Machine Inc., a precision machine shop in Sandston, Va., has announced it will invest $1 million in new equipment to increase its production capacity to manufacture precision components for a variety of industries including electric power generation, chemical and fibers, electric motor...
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R&D Update: Forming high-strength steels, Part II
- Aug 23, 2017
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When forming high-strength steel (HSS), selecting the proper tool material is vital because HSS’s yield stresses and work hardening induce high local pressures and forming loads during the press stroke. Die design modifications that compensate for increased springback,such as punch and die radii...
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Ballistic separator segregates copper-bearing material from ferrous
- Aug 23, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Product Release
Eriez offers the Shred1™ ballistic separator for use in shredding yards, steel mills, and slag processing facilities. It uses ballistics to upgrade frag by segregating the copper-bearing materials from the rest of the ferrous materials. The unit delivers two distinct fractions: a low-copper...
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ITA names Lifetime Achievement Award winner
- Aug 23, 2017
- Metals/Materials
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Industry visionary and pioneer James Paddock, who worked to establish a reliable international supply chain for the titanium industry and helped sustain and enlighten the domestic market through his support of a fledgling trade association, is the recipient of the 2017 International Titanium...
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Stronghold Coatings doubles size
- Aug 23, 2017
- Finishing
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Stronghold Coating Systems, a provider of custom polymeric products and process development for thermal spray coating applications, has opened a new, larger facility in Franklin, Ohio, to produce the MM1018 load-bearing repair product in-house. This is the first time the product has been...
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