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- From The Welder
Extended consumables allow cutting, gouging in hard-to-reach areas
- Nov 14, 2014
- Consumables
- Product Release
Hypertherm has announced the availability of new extended consumables for its Powermax30, Powermax30 XP, and Powermax45 plasma systems. Patented HyAccess™ consumables extend 3 in. longer than standard consumables for improved visibility and accessibility when cutting or gouging in hard-to-reach...
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United Alloy launches new website
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Serial production metal fabrication and powder coating company United Alloy Inc. (UAI), Janesville, Wis., has launched a new website at www.unitedalloy.com with a new global brand and image reflecting its reach into the OEM power-generation, construction, agriculture, and heavy equipment...
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Bosch Rexroth landing pages provide access to case studies, technical articles
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Drive and control technology provider Bosch Rexroth Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has updated its U.S. website with individualized landing pages for nearly 50 articles related to drive and control technologies. The home page, located at www.boschrexroth-us.com/stories, features a user-friendly layout...
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Harris Products Group releases mobile app
- Nov 13, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Harris Products Group, Mason, Ohio, has released its first mobile app to help users find brazing and soldering alloys for their applications. The app’s features include a listing of the company’s brazing and soldering alloys, large icons and graphics, links to how-to videos that...
- From The Fabricator
Coldwater Machine Co. announces 2014-15 engineering scholarship recipients
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, a builder of equipment for discrete manufacturing, has announced the recipients of its 2014-15 engineering scholarships totaling $12,000. They are administered through the Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) at the Lake Campus of Wright University....
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Clean air booths highlighted in brochure
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The Micro Air® clean air booth brochure includes facts and specs on the entire line of booths from 8 by 8 by 8 ft. to 16 by 8 by 8 ft. and custom sizes from 4 to 120 ft. wide. Diagrams and photos show various applications and configurations. The modular booths can be customized for a specific...
- From The Fabricator
Inserts feature bronze TiOCN top coating
- Nov 13, 2014
- Machining
- Product Release
New Beyond Drive™ cutting tool inserts from Kennametal are designed for use on cast irons, steels, and stainless steels. They feature a proprietary postcoat surface treatment to help improve edge toughness and depth-of-cut notch resistance, as well as a micropolished surface to help reduce...
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: An ironworker in Manhattan
- By Josh Welton
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Up first in this series of articles about young tradesmen and -women in the U.S. is 19-year-old Justin Nover, an ironworker in Manhattan who is continuing the family tradition in the trades.
- From The Fabricator
Third edition of duplex fabrication brochure published
- Nov 13, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- Product Release
The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has published the third edition of “Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels.” Significantly revised and updated from the second edition published in 2009, the brochure includes a new chapter on weld overlay, new grades,...
- From The Welder
Arc Welding 101: Electrodes and machine settings
- By Marty Rice
- Nov 13, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Q: I know how to arc weld. I took arc welding classes in high school and was certified in the state of California. Unfortunately, they never taught me about the settings and what electrodes were best for what jobs. For example, I’m rebuilding a motorcycle and I want to straighten a minor bend...
- From The Fabricator
Nesting software updated with enhanced features
- Nov 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Magestic Systems offers TruNEST 2015 nesting software for such applications as laser cutting, CNC punching, plasma cutting, waterjet cutting, and oxyfuel torch cutting of metal and heavy plate. The new version introduces a new user interface and enhancements to features such as reduced pierce...
- From The Fabricator
UTC Aerospace Systems to provide wheels, carbon brakes to China Airlines
- Nov 12, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
UTC Aerospace Systems, Charlotte, N.C., a unit of United Technologies Corp., has been selected by China Airlines, Taiwan, to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of 14 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The company will provide the equipment through its Landing Systems facility in Troy,...
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Metcam sends 100 employees to FABTECH
- Nov 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Metcam, a fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has sent 100 employees to FABTECH® 2014, which took place at the Georgia World Congress Center this week. The company, which holds the distinction of having the most registrants from a single company...
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Shop drawings—how much information do you need?
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Just how detailed do shop drawings have to be? That depends on several factors, including whether you are doing the work in-house or sending it out.
- From The Fabricator
Niles Expanded Metals & Plastics acquires MetalSpand Inc.
- Nov 12, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Niles Expanded Metals & Plastics has acquired a second expanded metal manufacturing center at MetalSpand in Waurika, Okla. The location now operates as MetalSpand by Niles. Additional services and products are being integrated into the MetalSpand by Niles daily operations. For instance,...
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