http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_TechCell.cfm The Laser Cutting 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 11:35:34 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=2012 Frost & Sullivan has presented Bystronic with the 2007 Award for Product Innovation of the Year in the European Laser Cutting Market for its laser cutting system, ByVention, which, according to Frost & Sullivan, "has helped serve nontraditional clients, such as niche job shops, as well as other end-user industries." With manufacturing, sales, and service offices worldwide, Bystronic's global headquarters is in Niederonz, Switzerland. Its North American headquarters is in ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=2010 Laser Services Inc., Westford, Mass., recently was acquired by Greg and Marie Sexton. Registered to ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100, the company has 25 CO2 and YAG laser systems that scribe, drill, engrave, and cut metal and various other materials. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=2007 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 North American locations. He also leads the logistics function. Schutz joined the company in 1995 as an affiliates controller at TRUMPF GmbH & Co. KG in Germany. He transferred to North America in... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_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/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1992 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, promote, produce, and manage Weldmex under the name AWS Weldmex. In addition, TSC provides support services in the annual show’s production, marketing, and management. The event attracts more tha... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1982 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific subsidiary. His positions at CRS included vice president/manager of R&D, vice president/manager of product development, chief technical officer, and vice president and busine... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1957 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 served previously as general manager of medical operations and as medical manufacturing manager. Taggart joined the company in 1989. Golightly, who also joined the company in 1989, has been gener... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1942 MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility in Singapore. Working closely with the company's Australian operation, the new office supports MTC Software products in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has appointed M.J. Wong as sales manager for the Singapore office. Wong has many years of experience in the cutting industry. MTC Software produces CAM software for sheet and plate process... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_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/LaserCutting/LaserCutting_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