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News - Page 391
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Solar Atmospheres of Western PA adds milling center
- Apr 17, 2018
- Machining
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA has installed a second machining center to support its tensile testing service. The fully programmable 8100 RPM Haas VF2 milling center allows the company to machine flat tensile specimens. This machining ability fully complements the function of the 10,000-PSI...
- From The Fabricator
Caterpillar announces executive office changes
- Apr 16, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Following the announcement that Group President Rob Charter has elected to retire, Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in Deerfield, Ill., has announced changes in...
- From The Additive Report
Aeromet continues development of aluminum alloy for 3-D printing
- Apr 16, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- News Release
Aeromet Intl., a U.K.-based manufacturer of aluminum and cast metal parts for the aerospace and defense industries, is leading a group of companies to further develop the A20X aluminum alloy for additive manufacturing (AM). With funding from the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Program...
- From The Fabricator
Pratt & Whitney Columbus facility named Large Manufacturer of the Year
- Apr 16, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Pratt & Whitney's facility in Columbus, Ga., has been named Large Manufacturer of the Year by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Technical College System of Georgia. The plant, which employs nearly 2,000 workers, includes the Columbus Engine Center, Columbus Forge, and the...
- From The Additive Report
Desktop Metal named 2018 Gold Edison Award winner
- Apr 16, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- News Release
Desktop Metal’s Production System™ has been named a 2018 Gold Edison Award™ winner in the Applied Technology/3-D Printing category. It is the first metal 3-D printing system for mass production of complex metal parts that is up to 100 times faster than current laser systems, according to the...
- From The Additive Report
VTT produces small metal part with 3-D printing, sensors, wireless data transfer
- Apr 16, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- News Release
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has succeeded in 3-D printing a metal shaft using an overall process management chain of sensor technology, wireless data transfer, and condition monitoring. The digital revolution in manufacturing technology lies in additive manufacturing, the 3-D printing...
- From The Fabricator
LifeTite Metal Products opens second West Virginia facility
- Apr 16, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
LifeTite Metal Products LLC recently opened a facility in Mount Hope, W.V. The company manufactures metal roofing, metal siding, and trim components for the residential, commercial, and agricultural markets. This is the company’s second roll forming and fabrication plant in West...
- From The Fabricator
Walther Trowal opens North American Tech & Training Centre
- Apr 16, 2018
- Finishing
- News Release
Germany-based Walther Trowal has opened its North American Tech & Training Centre in Grand Rapids, Mich. It offers mass finishing, deburring, polishing, shotblasting, and coating services. The location encompasses the new tech center, as well as sales; after-sales service; and a warehouse for...
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group acquires Ferrostaal Piping Supply
- Apr 13, 2018
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, has acquired the business of Ferrostaal Piping Supply, a pipe and tube trading company in Essen, Germany, that primarily supplies the chemical, petrochemical, and machine building segments. The activities of the Dutch branch of...
- From The Fabricator
UniCarriers Americas president named MHI 2018 Mentor Award winner
- Apr 13, 2018
- Materials Handling
- News Release
UniCarriers Americas Corp., a forklift manufacturer in Marengo, Ill., has announced that its president, James J. Radous III, has won the MHI 2018 Mentor Award. The annual award recognizes a member who offers professional guidance, exhibits positivity and inspiration, instills and nurtures talents,...
- From The Fabricator
Gayle Mfg. to move operations to Idaho, close California plant
- Apr 13, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Steel fabricator Gayle Mfg. will close its plant in Woodland, Calif., and relocate to a new, 166,000-sq.-ft. facility in Caldwell, Idaho, which the company opened in January 2017. The move more than doubles the company’s square footage. Although the company invited all employees to work at the...
- From The Fabricator
Huntington Ingalls Industries to reactivate Ingalls Shipbuilding facilities
- Apr 13, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News, Va., has announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division plans to reactivate its shipbuilding facilities on the east bank of the Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Miss. The site of the original Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. was decimated by Hurricane Katrina...
- From The Fabricator
Steel Technologies installs automotive shape-correction/slitting/inspection line
- Apr 13, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Steel Technologies has installed a Braner/Loopco coil-to-coil shape-correction/slitting/surface inspection line in its Crawfordsville, Ind., coil processing facility. It is designed to process 72-in.-wide coated and bare cold-rolled coil in gauges from 0.015 to 0.135 in. The line is equipped with...
Triform to manufacture fluid cell sheet hydroforming press for H&R Parts
- Apr 12, 2018
- Hydroforming
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems, has been awarded a contract by H&R Parts Co. to manufacture a Triform model 24-5BD fluid cell sheet hydroforming press. With a 24-in.-dia. forming area and 5,000 PSI, the press will support...
- From The Fabricator
PPG vice president to deliver keynote address at ECOAT18
- Apr 12, 2018
- Finishing
- News Release
Pittsburgh-based PPG has announced that Kevin Braun, vice president, industrial coatings, Americas, will deliver the keynote address for the opening session of ECOAT18, the biennial conference of The Electrocoat Association, April 24-26, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. Braun’s keynote address, “Major...
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