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There are 63 news releases related to laser welding.
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed James Rogowski as managing director of TRUMPF Canada.
The company recently acquired the remaining shares of Advanced Fabricating Machinery, which serves the Canadian market as a sales and spare parts facility for TRUMPF products. Rogowski is responsib...
8/12/08
The second international forum on Shipyard Applications of Industrial Lasers (SAIL 2008) will aim to provide the shipyard community and maintenance organizations with current, international laser processes, practices, and equipment. The event will include international trends for laser processing an...
7/15/08
LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for OEMs, has named two officers to its senior management team: Vinnie Caliendo as chief financial officer and Eric Nelson as vice president and chief technology officer.
Caliendo previously was CFO at Rich Te...
6/17/08
TRUMPF, Germany, recently broke ground on a new production building in Taicang, China.
The building will bring the company's three existing production operations into one facility, starting in July 2009. In addition to combining machine tool and operating table production, the facility also will ...
6/17/08
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, and its Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee (WEMCO) seek nominations for the AWS sixth annual Image of Welding awards.
Award winners will be announced during an awards ceremony at the FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, which runs Oct. ...
3/11/08
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., an international society for laser applications and safety, now offers an online course for laser safety officers.
The Laser Safety Officer online course uses a nonmathematical approach designed to teach the administrative duties of the laser s...
2/12/08
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has entered into an agreement with Trade Show Consulting (TSC) to purchase Weldmex, the largest welding tradeshow in Latin America.
Under the terms of the agreement, the AWS maintains primary ownership of Weldmex and assumes the rights to organize, promo...
1/15/08
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., recently named Claudio Schutz as director of spare parts in North America. Based in the Farmington headquarters, Schutz leads the spare parts team, including customer service representatives, buyers and planners, stock room, and return authorization groups, in all Nor...
1/15/08
Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, Ohio, recently named Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, Mississauga, Ont.
Jones has more than 23 years of experience in the robotics industry. He was a founding member of CRS Robotics, which later was acquired by Thermo CRS Ltd., a The...
12/11/07
Laser Mechanisms Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich., has named Mark Taggart as managing director of North American operations and Glenn Golightly as managing director of Pacific Rim operations.
Taggart is responsible for day-to-day management of the company’s industrial and medical operations. He serv...
11/6/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has renewed its alliance with the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to continue providing its members with important information to help prevent exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial and ...
10/9/07
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14.
Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07
Sept. 6, 2007, TRUMPF Inc. acquired 100 percent of Advanced Fabricating Machinery (AFM), Canada. AFM was formed July 1, 1997 by TRUMPF Inc. and Robert Watson as an equal joint venture.
AFM, under the continued leadership of Robert Watson, will serve the Canadian market as a sales and spare part...
10/3/07
Bystronic has appointed Ferdinand Reyes as managing director of Bystronic Mexico, S.A. DE C.V., effective August 1, 2007.
Reyes, who joined Bystronic in April 2005 as sales manager for the Mexico market, has extensive experience in manufacturing and in the management of sheet metal manufacturing...
9/25/07
Laser Mechanisms Inc. President William Fredrick has named Mark Taggart as managing director North American operations. Taggart previously served as general manager medical operations. Fredrick also named Glenn Golightly as managing director Pacific Rim operations. Golightly previously held the posi...
9/18/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., a manufacturer of fabricating machines and laser systems, has announced that the TRUMPF Group, Ditzingen, Germany, and Jenoptik AG, Jena, Germany, intend to bundle their new laser component activities, with each have a 50 percent share of JT Optical Engine GmbH + Co. ...
9/11/07
Superior Joining Technologies Inc., Machesney Park, Ill., celebrated its 15th anniversary with a luncheon that included staff, friends of the company, former employees, suppliers, and service providers.
Although changes in the industrial community have affected the type of work the company perfor...
9/11/07
The Harris Products Group, Gainesville, Ga., has established a scholarship in honor of Larry Schweikert, who recently retired after 32 years with the company. The Larry and Patti Schweikert Scholarship will award $1,000 annually to a full-time business student at Gainesville State College.
The co...
8/7/07
Haas Laser Technologies Inc., Flanders, N.J., has launched a new Web site at www.haaslti.com.
The site includes information, specifications, and photos for the company's line of laser beam delivery systems.
8/7/07
TRUMPF officially opened its company headquarters in the TRUTEC building in Seoul, South Korea, June 12, 2007. The new offices are located in "Digital Media City," a business hub in Seoul.
Four of the building's twelve stories are used by TRUMPF Korea. They house the sales and service departments...
7/10/07
PRC Laser, Landing, N.J., has opened a new technical and business office the AMT Shanghai Technical Center located in China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The office is a sales, service, and logistics support center.
"Our Chinese customers need faster access to technical support services ...
6/18/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named its machine tool distributors for Louisiana and Michigan.
The Hampton Co., Plano, Texas, represents the company's line of fabricating machines in Louisiana, and BGI, Grand Blanc, Mich., serves as distributor for Michigan in the counties of Bay, Saginaw, T...
6/12/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., is supporting an innovative new exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center. Now under construction in Hartford and set to open in fall 1008, the center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing science education.
The company is donating $100,000 to help bui...
5/8/07
TRUMPF has opened a new sales, service, demonstration, and production facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The 6,400-sq.-meter production building uses the company's state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing techniques to produce frames for its machinery.
The company has invested more than $10 milli...
4/10/07
TRUMPF Inc. has received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award silver level Innovation Prize. The award recognizes the company for its SYNCHRO production of the TruLaser 2025, an blend of laser resonator, cutting machine, and automated material handling.
The company was lauded for its ability t...
3/22/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), the organization that hosts ICALEO® (International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics) every year, has announced that its 3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics (PICALO) will be held April 16-18, 2008 at t...
3/13/07
Fronius USA LLC, an Austrian-established provider of welding equipment, has relocated its North American operation to larger quarters in Brighton, Mich.
Service and sales support are handled out of the new office, which also includes a demonstration/laboratory for GMAW and GTAW. the company expe...
3/13/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has launched the LIA Career Center, a new online resource designed to help job seekers find opportunities in the laser technology industry.
The Web site features complimentary, confidential resume posting; job search control; a simple job application process; ...
3/13/07
Tim Morris has been appointed general manager of TRUMPF Inc.'s Laser Technology Center in Plymouth, Mich. He reports to Dr. Holger Schlueter, vice president laser for TRUMPF Inc.
Morris joined the company in May 2001 as a product manager. In July 2004 he was appointed technical sales manager of t...
2/13/07
Air Liquide America L.P., which provides packaged and specialty gases in the U.S., has appointed Michael (Mike) Stoddard as director of its ALNET distributor network, effective Jan. 1.
Stoddard reports to President Kim Denney and is responsible for leading a team of sales managers, business manag...
1/9/07
Mitsubishi Laser has announced its exclusive partnership with Ncell Automation, a provider of automation integration software for precision fabrication.
According to Mitsubishi, the integration of Ncell software with its flexible manufacturing systems enables true lights-out unattended operations...
1/9/07
Preco Inc., Lenexa, Kan., and PaR Systems Inc., St. Paul, Minn., have partnered in the sales and integration of industrial-based laser processing technology and PaR's gantry, motion, and robotic systems technologies.
The partnership focuses on applications for laser paint removal, laser cutting a...
12/12/06
Fabricating Equipment Co. has been named as a machine tool distributor in southern Texas for TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn.
Lynn Moore continues as TRUMPF's regional manager serving Texas.
12/12/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Wayne Yakich, president of Praxair Distribution Inc., said that the acquisition, along with two other recent acquisitions, has expanded the company's customer service ar...
12/12/06
TRUMPF Inc. broke ground Nov. 21 on a new laser building being built on its Farmington, Conn., campus. The new research and manufacturing facility will be used to develop new lasers and expand the company's production of laser resonators.
The high-tech facility, which adds 83,000 square feet to t...
11/22/06
The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced its newly published standard on titanium welding, AWS G2.4/G2.4M:2007, Guide for the Fusion Welding of Titanium and Titanium Alloys. This American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved standard covers the best practices to allow first-time user...
11/16/06
EWI, Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Brian Bishop as an aerospace market leader.
Bishop has more than 25 years' experience in the aerospace industry and is responsible for business development in the market and related product development activities within the company.
Bishop previously served a...
11/7/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases of Fort Wayne, Ind. Since 1956, Hobart Industrial Gases has supplied packaged industrial, medical, and specialty gases; welding equipment, supplies, and services to Indiana and Ohio.
Praxair also has ma...
10/17/06
TRUMPF Inc. has received town approval to construct a new laser facility at its Farmington, Conn., campus.
The laser factory is designed to consolidate the company's local laser R&D, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and sales. With a building footprint of about 64,000 sq. ft., the facility will ...
10/10/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named new machine tool distributors in Nebraska, western Iowa, and Florida.
Hegman Machine Tool now distributes TRUMPF equipment in Nebraska and western Iowa. The company continues its distribution efforts in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and some coun...
10/10/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., presented its 2006 sales achievement awards to Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Hart Machine Tool Inc., and TECSA at its annual distributor meeting.
Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Mississauga, Ont., received the outstanding distributor performance award in recognit...
9/12/06
Dr. Holger Schlueter has been appointed as vice president, laser for TRUMPF Inc., a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group.
In this new role, Schlueter oversees all laser-related manufacturing, research, and development at TRUMPF Inc. Laser Assembly Manager Steve Tower, Laser Development Manager Jochen ...
7/18/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., unveiled its TruDisk 6002 laser with 6-kW laser power and 8-mm mrad beam quality to international customers and interested parties during an event in Schramberg, Germany.
The event featured live demonstrations of robot scanner welding for more than 120 guests from ...
7/11/06
Frost & Sullivan has reported that demand for welding equipment in Malaysia is set to expand as foreign investment boosts the general level of industrial infrastructure and manufacturing activity in the country. In 2005 the Malaysian Government eased rules to allow foreign investors 100 per cent own...
6/22/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed Dan Hoff and Carl Freehauf as regional managers.
Hoff is responsible for Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Wisconsin, and western Iowa, while Freehauf oversees northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and eastern Wisconsin. Both men man...
6/13/06
TRUMPF Inc. brought 80 people from 60 companies representing 23 states, Mexico, and Canada to its INTECH North America 2006 in-house "tradeshow" and educational conference, held May 2-4 at its Farmington, Conn., North American headquarters.
In addition to product demonstrations and seminars, the ...
6/13/06
Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., has named Dan Tatro as president of Airgas Nor Pac and Doug Jones as his replacement as president of Airgas Intermountain, two of 13 regional distribution companies. It has also announced the acquisition of Byrne Specialty Gases Inc., Seattle.
Tatro spent six years at tw...
5/9/06
The TRUMPF Laser Technology Center, Plymouth, Mich., has presented Frank DiPietro with the first Laser Champion Award for his lifetime achievements in advancing the use of laser technology in industrial manufacturing.
DiPietro founded the Automotive Laser Application Workshop (ALAW) in 1992 and c...
5/9/06
MC Machinery Systems Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., has hired Patrick Simon as marketing manager to lead marketing efforts for all product divisions and provide support to the sales staff.
Simon was previously the vice president of business to business at LoSasso Advertising. While at the firm he served ...
5/9/06
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has made several new appointments to its staff. Bob Phillips is Northeast U.S. division general manager; Randy Brittingham is vice president and general manager, U.S.; and Ken Faulkner and Doug Crayton are managers of sales and operations, respectively, for the Constar ...
4/11/06
MC Machinery Systems Canada Inc. has opened a new technology center in Richmond Hill, Ont.
The facility showcases technology from Mitsubishi EDM, Mitsubishi Laser, Roku-Roku vertical machining centers, and Toyokoki press brakes.
4/11/06
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has announced that the first formal meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2006. The meeting will be hosted by TRUMPF, Inc. Laser Technology Center, Plymouth Township, Mich. Steve Farmer of Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, will speak on Laser ...
3/13/06
Harsco GasServ, Mechanicsburg, Pa., a division of Harsco Corp., has appointed James E. Cline as president and has promoted Mark Fleischer and Jeff Clay to expanded roles within its sales department.
Cline has served in management roles since joining the company in 1994. He retains responsibility ...
3/7/06
EWI today announced a new initiative intended to expand the use of high-power ultrasonics (HPU) in the manufacturing, materials processing, biomedical, and energy fields. In collaboration with Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University, the company is establishing a Center for Hig...
2/22/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired the packaged gas business and facilities of Constar LLC, Norcross, Ga., and its affiliates, Airstar Carolina, Airstar Tennessee, Airstar Savannah, and Pye-Barker Welding Supply Co.
Constar fills and distributes ...
2/7/06
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced that its packaged gases subsidiary, Praxair Distribution Inc., has signed a joint marketing agreement with Liburdi Automation Inc., Dundas, Ont., and its subsidiary Liburdi Dimetrics Corp., Davidson, N.C.
Under the agreement Praxair acts as a distributo...
1/10/06
The BOC Group, Murray Hill, N.J., has added Merriam-Graves, Charlestown, N.H., to its network of independent distributors.
Merriam-Graves is a privately held distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases. It has 22 locations throughout New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut,...
1/10/06
Harris Calorific Inc., Gainesville, Ga., and Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., have announced an agreement to jointly market gases and gas control equipment for CO2 lasers used in materials processing.
With the agreement, Airgas has chosen to market Harris Calorific laser gas control equipment exclusivel...
1/10/06
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced that its subsidiary, Praxair Distribution Inc., has formed an alliance with Preco Inc. to promote and sell laser welding, cladding, and heat-treating systems and services to the fabrication industry.
According to Janet Coffman, vice president of busines...
12/13/05
The Laser Institute of America has announced the 8th biennial International Laser Safety Conference will be held March 19-22, 2007, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in San Francisco.
The four-day conference will cover all aspects of laser safety practice and hazard control. Technical session...
11/8/05
PRC Laser, Landing, N.J., has hired Dan Robinson as its director of sales and service. Robinson is responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer service-related activities in North America.
Robinson has 12 years of experience in the field of industrial lasers, laser welding, and laser cuttin...
10/11/05
Nineteen years after producing its first CO2 laser (the TLF 1000), TRUMPF has delivered its 10,000th laser of the series. A TLF 5000 laser with an output of 5 kW was part of a cutting system delivered in July 2004 to Avermann Maschinenfabrik, located in Ichtershausen-Thörey, Germany....
9/14/04
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