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GTAW process integrated with robotic system
- Dec 11, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
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The TIP-TIG process from ABB offers improved coping with joint fit-up gaps, higher travel speeds, and lower heat input requirements when compared to traditional GTAW, according to the manufacturer. Integrated with a robotic system for the first time, the process is installed at the ABB lab in a...
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Sigma Labs signs technology cooperation agreement
- Dec 11, 2014
- Testing and Measuring
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Santa Fe, N.M.-based Sigma Labs Inc., a developer of in-process, nondestructive quality inspection systems for metal-based additive manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing technologies, has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Additive Industries B.V. Based in the Netherlands,...
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Business system gives manufacturers a path to the cloud
- Dec 11, 2014
- Shop Management
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KeyedIn® Solutions offers KeyedIn Manufacturing software, which the company says is the industry’s first fully custom-configurable software that can adapt to any manufacturing environment. Developed on the company’s Konfigure™ platform, the software provides business management tools...
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Bridge-style waterjet machine cuts complex parts from advanced, traditional materials
- Dec 11, 2014
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
OMAX® offers the 60120 JetMachining® Center with EnduroMAX® pump, Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head, and rotary axis. Suitable for a variety of production runs across a number of industry segments, the bridge-style waterjet machine can cut complex parts from a variety of materials, including exotic...
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Still Building America: From ranch manager to welder and beyond
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 11, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Ambitions, interests, and careers evolve. Craftsman Jared Craver set out to be a professional landscaper, took the reins at a cattle/hunting ranch, saw a need for welding on the ranch, took welding classes, and now has his own business. Here’s how it all came together.
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Aluminum Workshop: Electrical current in TIG and MIG
- By Frank Armao
- Dec 11, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
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Q: When I gas tungsten arc weld (GTAW) aluminum, I always use alternating current (AC), but when I gas metal arc weld (GMAW) aluminum, I always use direct current electrode positive (DCEP). Why the difference? Does anyone GTAW aluminum using DC? Does anyone GMAW using AC? A: In both GTAW and GMAW,...
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Seco/Warwick modernizes furnace lines at Seat Components
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Seco/Warwick, Świebodzin, Poland, currently is completing the modernization of the first of two pusher furnace lines for automotive components at Seat Components in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. The project began in March 2014. The first modernized line is finishing the final testing...
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Sequa Corp. names president/CEO of Precoat Metals business
- Dec 10, 2014
- Finishing
- News Release
Diversified industrial company Sequa Corp., Orangeburg, N.Y., has promoted Gerard M. Dombek, current president of its Precoat Metals business, to president and CEO. Precoat Metals is a U.S.-based supplier of metal coating products for the consumer goods, packaging, appliance manufacturing,...
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Lucifer Furnaces delivers heat-treating furnace to Precision Solutions
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Warrington, Pa.-based Lucifer Furnaces, a manufacturer of heat-treating furnaces and industrial ovens, has delivered a Red Devil RD8-KHE24 furnace to Precision Solutions, Richmond, Utah, a machine shop specializing in custom tooling. The dual-chamber unit has working dimensions of 12 by 14 by 24...
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Miyachi America donates laser marker to Workshops for Warriors
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Miyachi America Corp., a manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting, and micromachining equipment and systems based in Monrovia, Calif., has donated an LMF2000 fiber laser marker along with related safety equipment to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit organization that provides vocational...
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The Systems Group names president
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Systems Group (TSG), El Dorado, Ark., a group of companies engaged in fabrication, plant maintenance, and construction for steel mills, foundries, metal processing plants, petrochemical plants, and manufacturing facilities, has announced the appointment of Lee Morgan as president. He...
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IDC reveals worldwide manufacturing predictions for 2015 and beyond
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corp. (IDC) recently hosted the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2015 Predictions web conference, providing organizations with insight and perspective on long-term industry trends and new developments that might be on the horizon. "IDC...
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Coldwater Machine appoints Solid State Joining Center director
- Dec 10, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Coldwater Machine Co., a builder and integrator of equipment for industrial component manufacturing in Coldwater, Ohio, has appointed Robert Rich as director of its Solid State Joining Center, dedicated to the development of technologies such as friction welding to address the challenges of joining...
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Metal Sales & Service changes name to Metalwërks
- Dec 10, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Metal Sales & Service Inc., a manufacturer and contractor of architectural metal cladding and ornamental metals in Kennett Square, Pa., has changed its name to Metalwërks®. The name change is part of an evolving brand strategy that includes a revised website at www.metalwerksusa.com, a new logo,...
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Press brake bends variety of parts
- Dec 10, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The TruBend 5130 press brake from TRUMPF handles a variety of parts. Whether parts are large or small, complex or simple, the patented ACB® measuring technique helps ensure that bending angles are correct from the start, the company states. Programming can be performed with TruTops Bend...
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