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Güdel appoints account manager for powertrain systems
- Feb 9, 2015
- Shop Management
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Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Güdel Inc., a supplier of linear-motion modules, robot track motion units, gantry robots, and components, has appointed Craig Kemp as account manager, powertrain systems. Kemp leads all U.S. powertrain systems sales efforts and provides North American sales support to Güdel...
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Two PPG Industries coatings named best of 2014 by Architectural Record
- Feb 9, 2015
- Finishing
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PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has announced that its DURANAR® GR (graffiti-resistant) and CORAFLON® GR coatings for architectural metal have been selected as best new products of the year in the Finishes and Surfacing category in Architectural Record magazine’s annual competition. Both...
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Industrial caster reduces initial, turning force
- Feb 9, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Caster Concepts Inc. offers TWERGO® (an acronym for twin or triple wheel ergonomic), a caster designed to reduce the force needed to start, stop, and turn a cart. Lab testing shows a 25 percent gain in efficiency through the implementation of two design features: the patented wheel design...
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Electrode welds zinc-galvanized, primer-coated steels
- Feb 9, 2015
- Consumables
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a premium carbon steel, composite metal-cored electrode designed to weld zinc-galvanized and primer-coated steels. Superior arc stability produces spatter-free welds at high travel speeds, the company states. Select 70C-6 ZN provides a stable arc with fine spray...
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Manufacturing technology orders up 3.1 percent in 2014
- Feb 9, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.89 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) program, was up 32.7 percent from November and up...
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Tool- and diemaking services offered
- Feb 9, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Shenzhen Manyes Precision Metal Co. Ltd., founded in 2003, is a stamping tool designer and manufacturer. It has supplied stamping tooling to the automotive, appliance, and office equipment industries in Brazil, Japan, South Africa, and several European countries. The company has invested $3.5...
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Diversification makes life easier on the roller coaster
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 6, 2015
- Shop Management
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Even in the face of falling oil prices and the potential slowdown of offshore fabrication work, Bill New, president of New Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., still looks forward to coming to work each day.
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TMW modifies expansion plans to adapt to new opportunities
- Feb 6, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Material Works Ltd. (TMW), a toll processor of flat-rolled metals, has announced that the growth of eco pickled surface (EPS) technology has forced the company to reconsider its plans to open a flat-rolled toll processing center adjacent to the Big River Steel mill currently under construction....
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Spectrometer offers axial plasma and radial plasma observation
- Feb 6, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Spectro Analytical Instruments has introduced the Arcos high-resolution ICP-OES spectrometer. According to the manufacturer, it is the only spectrometer featuring the fast selection of axial plasma or radial plasma observation in a single instrument, without any optical compromise. Designed for...
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North American robotics market has strongest year ever in 2014
- Feb 6, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2014, according to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich. A total of 27,685 robots valued at $1.6 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2014, an increase of 28 percent in units and 19 percent...
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Molybdenum production up, use down slightly
- Feb 6, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), London, has announced that global production of molybdenum increased to 150.3 million lbs. for Q3 2014, up 5 percent from 142.9 million lbs. in the previous quarter and 11 percent higher compared with the same period in 2013. Global use of molybdenum...
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Eriez releases three videos highlighting metal detector
- Feb 6, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Erie, Pa.-based Eriez® has produced three new videos featuring the Xtreme® metal detector. The first video, at http://tinyurl.com/xtreme-metal-detector, introduces viewers to the metal detector’s features and detection capabilities. It highlights the unit’s construction, setup, and...
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Hard automation machine torches mount remotely, directly
- Feb 6, 2015
- Consumables
- Product Release
D/F Machine Specialties offers automatic, water-cooled-to-the-tip, 850-amp, continuous-duty-cycle machine barrels for automatic single-arc welding systems. These torches receive their utilities at 90 degrees to allow direct mounting. They are designed to deposit weld metal at fast travel speeds,...
Bertolini celebrates sixth anniversary of Tennessee facility
- Feb 6, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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On Feb. 2 the Bertolini Inc. facility in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., marked the sixth anniversary of its opening and production start-up. Opened on Feb. 2, 2009, the 120,000-sq.-ft. facility houses a metal tube bending and welding department, a powder coating department, and an upholstery department, in...
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Dumping carts empty heavy loads safely
- Feb 6, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
CECOR® offers heavy-duty industrial dumping carts that can be paired with the company’s dumping frame for elevated, rotational dumping of fully loaded carts. The dumping frame is secured to an overhead hook hoist or forklift truck. The frame then is secured to the cart by the cart’s...
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