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Wabash National Corp. to acquire Supreme Industries
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
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Lafayette, Ind.-based Wabash National Corp., a diversified industrial manufacturer and producer of semi-trailers and liquid transportation systems, has entered into an agreement to acquire Goshen, Ind.-based truck body manufacturer Supreme Industries Inc. Supreme primarily manufactures light- and...
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Alamo Group acquires R.P.M. Tech Inc.
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Seguin, Texas-based Alamo Group Inc. has acquired R.P.M. Tech Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty snow removal equipment in Drummondville, Que.R.P.M. now becomes part of Alamo's Industrial Division and works closely with the company's nearby Tenco operations in St. Valerian, Que. Alamo Group is a...
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Doe Run names general manager for Metals Division
- Aug 9, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Doe Run Co., St. Louis, has named Anthony Staley as general manager for the Metals Division. He oversees metal processing and recycling operations at the company’s Resource Recycling facility in Boss, Mo., and the refinery, strip mill, and alloying and casting facility in Herculaneum, Mo....
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Stanco Metal Products celebrates 100 years
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Stanco Metal Products marked its 100th anniversary with an open house at its facility in Grand Haven, Mich. The fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturing company was founded as Peerless Novelty by Warren Stansberry in 1917 to produce components for the sewing industry. The company changed its...
Aluminum plugs handle heavy-duty pipe plugging applications
- Aug 9, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Heavy-duty aluminum plugs manufactured by COB Industries, available in 1.5 to 36 in., handle exposure to high temperatures and immersion in chemicals. They are suitable for use in leak testing, isolation, sealing, stopping, and weld purging of pipes. The plugs are manufactured with a standard...
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Braidy Industries names top executives to lead aluminum rolling mill project
- Aug 9, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Braidy Industries, Ashland, Ky., has named several top executives to oversee construction, engineering, and government relations involved in building a $1.3 billion aluminum rolling mill in South Shore, Ky. The 2.5 million-sq.-ft. plant, still awaiting final regulatory approval, will employ 550...
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Faraday Future to open California facility
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Faraday Future has signed a lease on a facility in Hanford, Calif., for manufacturing the FF-91 electric car, to be introduced in late 2018.
The company expects to employ up to 1,300 workers in three shifts at the 1 million-sq.-ft. plant.
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Lockheed Martin builds satellite factory in Colorado
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Lockheed Martin has begun construction on a $350 million satellite manufacturing factory near Denver, Colo.
The 266,000-sq.-ft. plant, which will consolidate production and testing under one roof, is scheduled for completion in 2020.
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J&S Machine now offers Garboli tube and pipe finishing equipment
- Aug 9, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
J&S Machine, Ellsworth, Wis., now offers the Italy-based Garboli Srl line of pipe grinding and tube polishing machines in the U.S. market. The line includes equipment for grinding, satining, deburring, buffing, polishing, and finishing of metal items, with applications in such industries as...
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Contouring control offered with touchscreen technology
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The compact TNC 620 contouring control from Heidenhain now offers touchscreen technology. It is operated by gestures, similar to a smartphone or tablet. The operator can navigate quickly through long lists, programs, and tables. A slow, brief swiping movement results in scrolling over a few lines;...
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Better preps, better pipe welds
- By Dan Hernandez
- Aug 9, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Following specified pipe welding procedures and ensuring proper weld preparation can save significant time and money and ultimately improve productivity of the entire operation.
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Die Science: Steel made simple, Part I
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The anisotropy of interstitial-free steel has an adverse effect on the severity of elastic recovery as well as on plastic deformation. However, adverse changes in the intergranular microstructure, such as that characterized by material with a near-isometric configuration, will result in a...
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Die Science: Tooling and die training
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Human Engineering Human engineering is the single most important class a company can offer its employees. Having a tool roomful of die geniuses who don’t know how to communicate effectively is like having a Ferrari without gas. The potential is great, but you can’t realize it. The success...
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Fourslide-manufactured parts available
- Aug 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The fourslide process from Lee Spring delivers stamped and formed flat springs to custom designs and for extended runs of manufacturer standards. Fourslide-manufactured parts find application throughout manufacturing across industries such as electronics, aerospace, automation, white goods,...
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Heidenhain earns World Class Quality ranking
- Aug 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Heidenhain Corp., a provider of linear and angle encoder products, has received the World Class Quality ranking from Fives Giddings & Lewis, a supplier of machines, process equipment, and production lines for the aluminum, steel, automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors....
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