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ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Annapolis Junction, Md., has finalized its transition to the Exaton™ brand name for all welding filler metals involved with its 2018 acquisition of Sandvik Welding Consumables. For the North American region, former Sandvik stainless consumables are now Exaton,...
MakerBot product manager Shawn Miely discusses the new Method X 3D printer and explains to Additive Report Editor Don Nelson how additive complements conventional manufacturing.
For the past 50 years researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have been conducting detailed short- and long-term testing of a variety of structural materials manufactured in Japan to ensure they can withstand long-term stresses. Now NIMS scientists have reviewed this data...
Wall Colmonoy offers a spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School, May 12-14, 2020, at the company’s Aerobraze Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati. Engineers, technicians, quality managers, production managers, and others will participate in hands-on practical applications while...
When Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Abilene, Texas, needed welding equipment and a procedure for joining tubular assemblies for a challenging solar power project, it found that an alignment tool made by Centrator and a welding package supplied by Liburdi Dimetrics met all of its needs.
ASMAG has developed the Linear Drive line of saws to help eliminate bottlenecks in tube welding lines. The saw integrates quickly into existing lines, offering increased productivity and meeting high safety standards, according to the company. A linear motor is used in connection with a lightweight...
Armour Alloys, a provider of stainless and aluminum sheet and coil based in Cambridge, Ont., is expanding its capabilities with the installation of a new coil processing line. In addition to a light-gauge line, the company now has the ability to slit up to 60 in. wide and ¼ in. thick. Master and...
Spectro Analytical Instruments has introduced the eighth generation of its SPECTROMAXx with iCAL 2.0 arc/spark OES analyzer for elemental analysis of incoming source materials, in-process testing and traceability, and final quality inspection. The new version offers optimized spark parameters for a...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of fabricated structural steel (FSS) from Canada (AD only), China, and Mexico, and a negative final determination in the CVD...
It’s unrealistic to expect a 3D printer to spit out finished parts. 3D printing requires a company’s staff to apply service bureau-style expertise, including postprocessing.
Blogger Kip Hanson recalls with great joy sand-casting aluminum candlesticks in his high school shop class—tamping the green sand, carefully assembling the cope and drag, pouring the molten metal. Now the work can be done with a 3D printer.
After a rough 2019, steel mills appear emboldened in the new year. Price hikes have stuck, and they are pushing forward with plans to add more steelmaking capacity.
North Star BlueScope Steel has announced plans to add a $700 million addition to its plant in Delta, Ohio, to be completed in 2022, reports wtol.com. The expansion is expected to increase the plant’s steel coil production by 40%. The facility produces steel for automotive, agriculture, and...
Nanotechnology makes aluminum 7075 a weldable alloy, and the ideas behind it have broad implications for other sheet metal manufacturing processes, including forming.
Specialty Steel Works Inc., Hammond, Ind., has appointed current President/COO Michael Salamon as CEO/president. He also becomes a member of the board of directors. Joel Hawthorne has stepped down as CEO. The company is a manufacturer and processor of value-added specialized steel products,...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.