http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_TechCell.cfm The Assembly tech cell is packed with specific links to help you find product information, suppliers, technical articles, case studies, seminars and conferences, as well as books, software, and videos on metal fabricating-related topics. en-us http://www.thefabricator.com/RSS/images/thefabricator_rss.gif http://www.thefabricator.com Copyright 2008 FMA Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. official publication date Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:35:23 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=2009 Jacobson Mfg. – Tiffin LLC, Medina, Ohio, an affiliate of Continental/Midland, Jacobson Mfg., MSD Stamping, and Minuteman Distribution, has acquired the assets of HTG Tiffin LLC, Tiffin, Ohio. Jacobson Mfg – Tiffin is under the direction of Jeffrey R. Allen, P.E., vice president/general manager of the Jacobson Mfg. and Minuteman Distribution groups. Jacobson Mfg – Tiffin is a part of the fastener group that includes all of its affiliated companies.... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=2001 Bayloff Stamped Products, a third-generation, family-owned automotive stamping company, has appointed Tom Carey as CEO and president. Carey implements initiatives designed to enhance customer service and position the company for continued growth. He spent more than 20 years in various engineering and purchasing management positions at General Motors, including the GM Hydramatic division. He also served as CEO for the Truesdell Co., where he more than doubled sales and expanded capacity, accor... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1999 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 increase over the 2005 show, also held in Chicago. The annual event showcases metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology. The show is cospons... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1971 PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has served complaints on six fastener manufacturers that attended the National Industrial Fastener Show/West in Las Vegas in November. The complaint alleges that the six companies, four Chinese, one Taiwanese, and one American, exhibited and offered for sale products that violate PennEngineering's trademarks and patents. PennEngineering said it asked a federal district court in Nevada to require those companies to stop their infringing activities a... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1933 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), Miami; the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill.; and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich.; and supported by industry partner the Nati... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1931 ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., a developer of robotic peripheral equipment, recently opened a new office in Orion Township, Mich., near Detroit. The office houses the company’s sales, customer service, and training departments and has extra space for inventory. The company says the new office allows current and potential customers to view product demonstrations and receive any needed professional training. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1929 Misumi USA Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed Masanori Suzuki as president. Previously Suzuki served as general manager of the strategic planning dept. for Misumi Corp. in Japan, the parent company of Misumi USA. In that position he worked toward organizational restructuring and exploring merger and acquisition opportunities to sell noncore business units and strengthen the company’s supply capability. Before joining the company, Suzuki was vice president of the service dept. for i2 ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1927 Inc. Magazine named LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a provider of contract manufacturing services, to its inaugural list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The magazine ranks companies based on revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. LAI's revenue jumped more than 76 percent in the last three years, the company reports. Earlier this year it acquired Rich Technology Intl., a contract manufacturer in New England, creating a combined company of 240 employees and... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1897 Barnes Aerospace, Windsor, Conn., a division of Barnes Group Inc., has expanded its large fabrication operations in Ogden, Utah, with a 120,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility that will produce precision aerospace components for use in various aircraft engine and airframe applications. Construction of the facility is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2008. The company's capabilities include complex assembly; welding; vacuum furnace brazing; hot, cold, and superplastic formin... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/Assembly/Assembly_News.cfm?NewsID=1869 BTD Manufacturing Inc., Detroit Lakes, Minn., has acquired Pro Engineering, Minneapolis. The transaction involved an exchange of cash for assets. An operating company of Otter Tail Corp., BTD offers design, engineering, prototyping, short-run applications, metal stamping, robotic and hand welding, spot welding, finishing machining, riveting, assembly, plating, heat treating, and special packaging. Pro Engineering provides metal stampings to Midwest customers.... Read more