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MEC announces changes to senior leadership team
- Jan 26, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., a provider of metal fabrication, laser and plasma cutting, stamping, forming, machining, welding, tube bending and forming, painting, polishing, brazing, cleaning, assembly and kitting, prototyping, and product testing and validation, has...
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Fillet weld grinding flap discs offered in 6, 7 in. dia.
- Jan 26, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
Pferd now offers POLIFAN® Curve flap discs in 6 and 7 in. dia. The flaps wrap from the bottom to the top of the disc, making them suitable for grinding and finishing fillet welds. The discs leave a smooth finish for simplified visual inspection of porosity and other defects. Defective welds can be...
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DOT Quality Services offers three new code compliance certifications
- Jan 26, 2015
- Arc Welding
- News Release
DOT Quality Services, a Chicago-based registrar specializing in U.S. certifications and codes, has announced that it now offers three new ANSI-accredited certifications. The first is for welding firms compliant to AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code – Steel. This program can enhance welding...
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Custom manufacturing offered for clamping, material handling products
- Jan 26, 2015
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
De-Sta-Co has expanded its custom manufacturing capabilities. Customers can work directly with the company’s engineers to modify any of its clamping, automation, and material handling systems to produce products that are matched to a specific application. Customization and modification...
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Laser safety literature revised
- Jan 26, 2015
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
The Laser Institute of America has updated its “Laser Safety Guide” for the first time since 2007. The literature has been revised to comply with the new terminology and guidelines of the 2014 edition of the ANSI Z136.1 Safe Use of Lasers standard. It can be used in conjunction with or as a...
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Double-cut shears cut metal without distortion
- Jan 26, 2015
- Shearing
- Product Release
Kett Tool’s KD-400 double-cut shears are designed for cutting cold-rolled mild steel up to 18 ga., most grades of stainless steel, and aluminum up to 0.80 in. without warping or bending the original material or the finished piece. The dual blades transfer any distortion produced in cutting to...
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Done-in-one meets structural fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
New system introduces full automation to structural fabrication, including cutting, beam and plate handling, and welding.
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ThyssenKrupp expands Mexico facility
- Jan 23, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
ThyssenKrupp Materials de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a unit of ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc. (TKMNA), has announced the expansion of its current blanking operations in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. The facility currently offers steel blanking and warehousing services for aluminum and steel products in the...
STI/SPFA announces 2014 Steel Water Pipe Awards
- Jan 23, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association, Lake Zurich, Ill., has presented Steel Water Pipe Product of the Year Awards to JIFCO Inc., Livermore, Calif., and Mid-America Pipe Fabricating & Supply, Scammon, Kan. JIFCO won the 2014 Pipeline Project of the Year Award for its Bay...
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Schuler delivers press line to Hirschvogel
- Jan 23, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Schuler AG, Göppingen, Germany, has delivered an MSL 2-2000 cold forging press to The Hirschvogel Automotive Group, Denklingen, Germany. The press delivers 2,000 metric tons of force to manufacture a variety of shafts for transmissions, drivetrains, and engines. It is the first press line of...
Major Metals Co. hires VP of operations
- Jan 23, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Major Metals Co., Mansfield, Ohio, has named Wynn H. Kearns as vice president of operations. He leads manufacturing operations for the company’s four high-frequency tube welding mills, 72-in. slitter, and five recutting centers. The company offers carbon steel tubing to A513 T1, T2 and A 787...
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Dielectric Corp. acquires Centerline Machine
- Jan 23, 2015
- Machining
- News Release
Dielectric Corp., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has announced its acquisition of Waupaca, Wis.-based Centerline Machine Inc., a provider of machined and fabricated parts and products made of steel, composites, and exotic alloys. The acquisition enables Dielectric to offer machining in a variety of...
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Proactive maintenance, predictable performance in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
At Midland Metal Products, all machines have asset tags on them. So do calipers and tape measures—and even brooms—and it’s all tracked in a computerized maintenance management system. Tracking asset downtime has made life on the shop floor much more predictable.
Developing a national, international bending standard for tube and pipe
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 23, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
An update from an article that ran in the September 2013 TPJ, this column describes a research project intended to help eliminate trial-and-error setups, conserve programmers’ time, and help get products to market faster by helping everyone involved in a bending project home in on the optimal bending process before getting started.
EFD Induction acquires Superior Technologies Europe
- Jan 22, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
EFD Induction, based in Skien, Norway, has announced its acquisition of Superior Technologies Europe (STE), a Basingstoke, U.K.-based supplier of impeders, induction coils, and OD/ID scarfing inserts to tube and pipe manufacturers. STE founder Peter Bond continues as managing director of STE and...
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