http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_TechCell.cfm The Roll Forming 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 11:36:18 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_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/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1998 OMCO, Wickliffe, Ohio, a producer of roll-formed steel structural shapes, has promoted Gary M. Schuster to CEO and president. Formerly the company's president and COO, he replaces Ben Yorks, who now serves as chairman of the board. Schuster joined OMCO in 2006, after holding executive positions with Regal-Beloit Corp. and Lincoln Electric. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_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/RollForming/RollForming_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/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1889 The Bradbury Co. Inc., Moundridge, Kan., has announced two appointments to its engineering staff. The company has hired Mark McFetridge as a senior project engineering manager and Rex Stutterheim as a technical assistant. McFetridge is part of a management team responsible for translating customer orders into machine specifications and ensuring that finished machines and automated lines produced by Bradbury Group companies meet customer production objectives. A Penn State University graduate,... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1800 The Bradbury Co. Inc., Moundridge, Kan., has promoted Matt Werner to sales team leader for the Hayes International product line in the U.S. and for Bradbury Trim Shop equipment. He assists customers with equipment selection and system design. Werner joined the Bradbury inside sales staff in 2004 and transferred to Hayes International domestic sales in 2005. The Bradbury Group, parent company of Hayes International, manufactures coil handling and roll forming equipment.... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1686 Roll-Kraft has installed additional CNCs at its headquarters facility in Mentor, Ohio. The addition brings the facility's capacity to 36 CNC machines. The company operates other facilities in Frankfurt, Ill., and Brampton, Ontario Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1556 Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, has added Jim Cahill to its sales team. Cahill focuses on the Canadian market and works with Roll-Kraft Ltd., Brampton, Ont. He joins the company from Titan Steel Corp., Baltimore, where he was an account manager. He also worked at Olympic Steel, Cleveland; MacSteel Intl., Independence, Ohio; and LTV Steel, Cleveland. Roll-Kraft manufactures tooling for the roll forming and tube and pipe industries.... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1530 Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, received two awards for safety from the Lake County Safety Council. One award was for reducing the annual incident rate by 25 percent or more over the previous year. The other award was for operating without an injury requiring lost time from work during 2005. Quarterly safety meetings at the company keep employees up-to-date on current safety statistics and focus the attention of each person on looking for potential dangers in work areas. In addition, safety procedu... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/RollForming/RollForming_News.cfm?NewsID=1435 Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, has installed a vertical CNC machine at Roll-Kraft Ltd., Brampton, Ont., for additional production of tooling for the tube and pipe industry. The machine is the eighth CNC model at the facility. Its role is to manufacture large roll tooling with a diameter up to 49 in. The company says it expects the machines to decrease the manufacturing process of the larger rolls by 50 percent because of faster setup time and the ability to use the smaller machines for other work.... Read more