http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_TechCell.cfm The Press Technology 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 11:36:30 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_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/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1984 The Bradbury Co., Moundridge, Kan., a manufacturer of metal roll forming and processing equipment, has promoted COO David Cox to president. Cox, who joined the company in 1997, also has served as general manager and operations manager. In addition to his responsibilities as president, he continues to operate as COO. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1976 General Sheet Metal Works, South Bend, Ind., has increased the size of its Tomah, Wis., plant from 22,500 sq. ft. to 45,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. The company says the additional capacity allows it to gain production efficiencies for current work and accommodate new business. The project includes new laser and press brake capacity, as well as expansion of the weld shop. The company's TRUMPF lasers cut carbon steel up to 3/4 in. thick from plates up to 72 in. by 144 in. A manuf... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1974 Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1968 Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., has signed an integrated supply contract with Positech of Lexington, Tenn., for manually operated notching presses. Schuler supplies the mechanical portion of the N8C and N20C manually operated notchers, with Positech integrating its Compuslot controls and servo-drive technology. Spare parts, service, and retrofit programs for the presses—which are used to produce motor laminations for electrical motors—are handled exclusively by Schuler. The a... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1956 Braketown U.S.A., Milwaukee, a national machinery service and safety provider, has been appointed by ToolsPress Srl., Parma, Italy, a manufacturer of American- and European-style press brake tooling, as its exclusive North American distributor. A division of Mac-Tech Inc., Braketown operates from a 14,000-sq.-ft facility. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1955 AIRAM® Press Co. Ltd. has completed the expansion of its facility in Covington, Ohio. Shared with sister company Concept Machine & Tool Inc., the plant now has 22,000 sq. ft. and is climate-controlled. The added space allows AIRAM to house larger machinery and assembly equipment to support production of larger presses. The company also has installed a 20-ton overhead crane. The company manufactures a precision press line for progressive stamping operations, as well as standard... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1935 AIDA-America Corp, the AIDA Global Group's North American manufacturing facility for mechanical stamping presses, held a special event Oct. 2 to recognize three events. Community business leaders, customers, and other guests gathered for a ceremony celebrating the 90th anniversary of parent company AIDA-Engineering Ltd., the grand opening of AIDA-America's manufacturing facility expansion, and 10 years of manufacturing in Huber Heights, Ohio. "The facility expansion allows AIDA t... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_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/PressTechnology/PressTechnology_News.cfm?NewsID=1921 LVD Co. n.v., Gullegem, Belgium, has launched a global branding initiative designed to unite all of the company's sales subsidiaries and products under the LVD brand name and the baseline "Sheet Metalworking: Our Passion, Your Solution." The initiative is designed to achieve a consistent brand image of LVD as a sheet metalworking machinery manufacturer, to make it easier for customers to do business with LVD internationally, and to provide international growth for the brand. It al... Read more