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Vidmar® offers the 5S cabinet. It fulfills lean, 5S, and kaizen storage requirements by organizing workspaces to improve work flow and efficiency. According to the company, the cabinet stores the same amount of items as five open shelving units. Features include Plexiglas® or solid hinged...
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Intelligrated appoints senior sales engineer for southern region
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Intelligrated®, an Atlanta-based automated material handling system provider, has appointed Parks Stewart as senior sales engineer for its southern regional sales and operations, based in Alpharetta, Ga. In this role, Stewart manages existing accounts, looking for ways to improve efficiency...
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- Feb 13, 2015
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Tower Intl. Inc., Livonia, Mich., an integrated global manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies, has reached a preliminary agreement to sell one of its China joint ventures, subject to Chinese government approval. Closing is expected midyear 2015. The...
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Bettcher Mfg. appoints supply chain manager
- Feb 13, 2015
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Industrial robot controller footprint made 25 percent smaller
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ABB Robotics has unveiled the second generation of its IRC5C compact controller. With a footprint of 12.2 by 17.7 by 17.4 in., the new model is up to 25 percent smaller than the original compact model and 87 percent smaller than the standard cabinet controller. Features include an enhanced...
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Web articles for fabricators—Metal in your chocolate; a new spin on locks; fabricating for dog owners; a traveling CNC mill, and a manufacturing revolution.
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U.K.-based Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate from Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S. for heat treatment equipment installed in the company´s new ERW pipe mill in Baytown, Texas. The equipment is used to quench and temper oil country tubular goods (OCTG). The...
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Sandmeyer Steel hires marketing analyst
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Sandmeyer Steel Co., a producer of stainless steel and nickel-alloy plate products in Philadelphia, has appointed Kathleen Carr to the newly created position of marketing analyst. In addition to traditional market development work, she is involved with the company’s customer service initiative,...
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Universal collet chuck holds 0.0001-in. runout
- Feb 12, 2015
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Widia has introduced a universal, high-precision collet chuck for use in such operations as milling, drilling, reaming, and tapping. It maintains a runout accuracy of 0.0001 in. at 3xD. The chuck allows the continued use of standard ER collets while upgrading to precision collets. Thick chuck...
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NBT announces 2015 summer manufacturing camps
- Feb 12, 2015
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Portable magnetic drill offers high power-to-weight ratio
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USW applauds U.S. effort to address Chinese export subsidies
- Feb 11, 2015
- Shop Management
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United Steelworkers (USW) Intl. President Leo W. Gerard made the following comments after the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. is pursuing consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding certain export subsidies. The effort stems from a filing made...
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