http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_TechCell.cfm The Waterjet 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 11:35:53 AM CST Vicki Bell Laurie Harshbarger http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_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/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1981 Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, Minn., a manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet and abrasivejet systems for precision cutting, coating removal, and surface preparation, has appointed Michael Metzig as corporate sales manager. Metzig is responsible for the company's worldwide sales activities. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, he has more than 25 years of experience in business development and production roles at all levels of the selling process. Industrial applicati... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1967 Flow International Corp., a developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines used for cutting and cleaning applications, announced that it has signed an exclusive option agreement to negotiate the acquisition of OMAX Corp. OMAX is a Kent, Wash.-based privately held provider of abrasive waterjet systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Flow and OMAX will work to negotiate a definitive agreement for Flow to acquire OMAX. Upon closing, Flow would pay approximately $109 million in c... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_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/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_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/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1922 Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, Minn., has announced a partnership with Saimo Group of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, to sell waterjet equipment in China and Australia. Saimo will manufacture waterjet systems based on Jet Edge's high rail gantry design, marketed under the brand name Saimojet and powered by Jet Edge intensifier pumps manufactured in the U.S. Jet Edge manufactures ultrahigh-pressure waterjet and abrasivejet systems for precision cutting, coating removal, and surface preparation in aut... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1920 OMAX® Corp., Kent, Wash., has appointed Miguel Cervantes as sales representative for Mexico. Cervantes is responsible for introducing abrasive waterjet technology to the Mexican machining industry and seeks to expand the company's presence in the country. Previously he served as a waterjet salesperson for Hi Tec de Mexico and as a program engineer for Aceros y Metales Internacionales. Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1913 Flow International Corp., a developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, has been named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in the region by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002–2006. ... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1911 Bystronic has appointed Ferdinand Reyes as managing director of Bystronic Mexico, S.A. DE C.V., effective August 1, 2007. Reyes, who joined Bystronic in April 2005 as sales manager for the Mexico market, has extensive experience in manufacturing and in the management of sheet metal manufacturing operations. Working out of the new Bystronic Technical and Training Center in Guadalarjara, Mexico, he reports directly to Michael Zakrzewski, head of market region North America.... Read more http://www.thefabricator.com/WaterjetCutting/WaterjetCutting_News.cfm?NewsID=1900 OMAX® Corp., Kent, Wash., a manufacturer of abrasive waterjet systems, has appointed Axel Henning as head of research and development. Henning, who has a background in production and quality engineering, is responsible for introducing upgrades to the company's abrasive waterjet systems and addressing customer-specific cutting applications. He has been working with abrasive waterjets since 1991 and has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Hanover. Henning p... Read more