http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_TechCell.cfm The Testing and Measuring 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 11:36:36 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_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/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1975 With a strategic emphasis on business expansion into Mexico, Vision Engineering, New Milford, Conn., has appointed Ing. Alberto Cuenca as regional manager for Mexico and Fred Modoyan as western regional metrology manager. Cuenca has more than 10 years of professional experience and leadership responsibilities in electronics, semiconductors, wiring devices for the communications industry, soldering supplies, and surface-mount equipment. He has a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_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/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1932 PCB Piezotronics (PCB®), a designer and manufacturer of force, torque, load, strain, pressure, acoustic, and vibration sensors, has announced the formation of its Automotive Products Div., a dedicated sales and technical support facility in Novi, Mich. The facility is devoted exclusively to the global automotive test market, with applications that include vehicle NVH and dynamics, vehicle and component durability, legislative and safety, crash, and power train testing. The company ha... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_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/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1676 Test Equipment Distributors (TED), global provider of nondestructive testing equipment and services to the automotive, aerospace and other industries, has named Mike Hamel as president. Before his promotion to president, Hamel was national sales manager. He joined the company in 1994 as an applications engineer and served in several roles until being named national sales manager in 2004. A member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Hamel has more than 23 years' e... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1654 The L.S. Starrett Co., a supplier of precision measuring tools and equipment, is being featured on John Ratzenberger's "Made in America" series on the Travel Channel. The 10-minute episode presently is scheduled to air Jan. 9 at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Currently in its third season, the series celebrates the people, places, and products that are uniquely American, saluting the men and women who work with their hands to make the products that are the backbone of the U.S.... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1348 Servo-Robot Corp., Milwaukee, has hired David Sytkowski as technical sales engineer. Sytkowski is responsible for supporting customers from the start of a project through the production phase. He previously was employed at Tower Automotive and A.O. Smith, where he worked in R&D, production engineering, and plant support engineering. He has worked with all forms of automation, including robots, welding, lasers, transfers, presses, CNC, HMI, and programmable logic control equipment. He e... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1229 Daylen Solutions LLC, Indiana, Pa., has added Larry Rarig to its sales force for eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Rarig assists customers looking to increase productivity, accuracy, and safety by offering technology from Finn-Power; Virtek Laser Inspection Systems; ISB Safety Products; Pat Mooney Saws; and press brakes, shears, and ironworkers from Durma. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/TestingMeasuring/TestingMeasuring_News.cfm?NewsID=1226 Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., has appointed Frank Peszka as quality assurance manager responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality management system, overseeing the preparation of certification documents, and administering contract review. LTI specializes in metal and alloy testing, specimen machining, failure analysis, and calibration services. Read more