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Testing and Measuring - Page 23
- From The Fabricator
Michigan Metrology to offer surface metrology and tribology short course
- Jan 21, 2019
- News Release
Michigan Metrology, Livonia, Mich., will host a surface metrology and tribology short course April 11-12, 2019. Led by company founder Dr. Don Cohen, the course will cover roughness, waviness, and form; instruments for measuring texture; filtering surface texture measurements; surface texture...
- From The Fabricator
Starrett AV450 automatic vision system suited for large-part inspection
- Jan 18, 2019
- Product Release
The L.S. Starrett Co. has introduced its AV450 automatic vision system. The 3-axis system is suitable for both repetitive, large part-run applications and routine quality assurance. Featuring an X,Y, Z measuring envelope of 18 by 14 by 8 in., the system has high-resolution video zoom optics and can...
- From The Fabricator
Buehler’s DiaMet hardness software available for legacy Wilson testers
- Jan 15, 2019
- Product Release
Buehler, an ITW company, has announced the DiaMet™ hardness software upgrade now is available for legacy Wilson testers. The software can integrate and transform legacy testers to help improve quality management. It saves measurement results automatically and generates test reports. With the use...
- From The Fabricator
FARO Technologies’ TracerSI laser projection system helps reduce assembly
- Dec 28, 2018
- Product Release
FARO® Technologies’ TracerSI Laser Projector with BuildIT Projector software allows the user to both project and inspect. The TracerSI projects CAD-based outlines onto any surface and compares aspects of the objects to the CAD model via laser scanning with in-process verification. According to...
- From The Fabricator
3D scanning: Making a metal fabricator's dream come true
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 27, 2018
- Blog Post
What does a metal artist do when he or she wants to reproduce original sculptures that took many hours to create and command a high price to make them more affordable? For Josh Welton of Brown Dog Welding, the first step was 3D scanning the piece. He did so in a live demonstration at FABTECH® 2018 using the Hexagon Absolute Arm.
- From The Fabricator
VisiConsult recognized as one of Germany’s fastest-growing companies
- Dec 20, 2018
- News Release
VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH, Stockelsdorf, Germany, has been selected for the second consecutive year by Focus Line Extensions GmbH and Statista GmbH as one of Germany’s fastest-growing companies. The company maintained its good ranking from last year, again taking fourth place out...
- From The Fabricator
Solar Mfg. installs gas fan quench vacuum hot press at Refrac Systems
- Dec 18, 2018
- News Release
Solar Mfg., Souderton, Pa., has completed the installation and startup of a 100-ton vacuum hot press that includes a 2-bar gas fan quench cooling system at Refrac Systems’ commercial and aerospace diffusion bonding operation in Chandler, Ariz. According to the manufacturer, it is the first press...
- From The Fabricator
Tower Intl. COO retires
- Dec 18, 2018
- News Release
Tower Intl., a global manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies based in Livonia, Mich., has announced the retirement of COO Mike Rajkovic. Consistent with a leaner regional business footprint resulting from the pending divestiture of its European operations,...
Mayville Eng. purchases Defiance Metal Products
- Dec 17, 2018
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has announced it has acquired Defiance Metal Products (DMP), a Defiance, Ohio-based manufacturer of metal products for the commercial vehicle, agriculture, construction, and military industries, through a private stock purchase. DMP has two facilities...
- From The Welder
W Intl. to expand manufacturing operations to South Carolina
- Dec 12, 2018
- News Release
Michigan-based W Intl., a family-owned heavy metal fabrication company, has announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, S.C., in early 2019. This will be the company’s fourth manufacturing facility and its first outside of Michigan. The firm provides manufacturing, custom...
- From The Welder
TCI Precision Metals increases workforce
- Dec 11, 2018
- News Release
Gardena, Calif.-based TCI Precision Metals, a wholesale metals distributor for Alcoa, Kaiser, and Hulamin Aluminum offering 6061, 2024, and 7075 aluminum plate and sheet and stainless steel plate, has announced it has increased its workforce by 15 percent over the last six months. According to the...
- From The Fabricator
Clinkenbeard expands operations in Illinois
- Dec 10, 2018
- News Release
Clinkenbeard, a producer of complex castings and machined parts in a variety of ferrous and nonferrous materials, has relocated to a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in South Beloit, Ill. The new facility is two times larger than the previous facility and includes space for engineering, machining, a...
- From The Welder
Laboratory Testing receives Nadcap accreditation for grinding, polishing
- Dec 10, 2018
- News Release
Laboratory Testing Inc., Hatfield, Pa., has expanded its scope of Nadcap accreditation with the addition of Z2 low-stress grinding and polishing for fatigue specimen preparation. Its fracture mechanics lab performs high-cycle fatigue, low-cycle fatigue, fatigue crack growth, and fracture toughness...
- From The Additive Report
3D-measurement company Creaform names new VP of operations
- Dec 5, 2018
- News Release
Creaform has appointed Daniel Rivard VP of operations. Working from the company’s Lévis, Quebec, headquarters, he will be responsible for managing and coordinating all manufacturing operations for Creaform’s Innovation & Technology Division. He comes to the company, which manufactures portable...
- From The Fabricator
Xiris Automation expands sales representation in Canada, U.S.
- Dec 5, 2018
- News Release
Xiris Automation Inc., Burlington, Ont., a manufacturer of welding cameras and weld inspection software for the welding, cutting, fabricating, tube and pipe, and additive manufacturing industries, has expanded its technical sales representation in North America. Since July the company has added...
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