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Alamo Group acquires R.P.M. Tech Inc.
- Aug 9, 2017
- News Release
Seguin, Texas-based Alamo Group Inc. has acquired R.P.M. Tech Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty snow removal equipment in Drummondville, Que.R.P.M. now becomes part of Alamo's Industrial Division and works closely with the company's nearby Tenco operations in St. Valerian, Que. Alamo Group is a...
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Stanco Metal Products celebrates 100 years
- Aug 9, 2017
- News Release
Stanco Metal Products marked its 100th anniversary with an open house at its facility in Grand Haven, Mich. The fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturing company was founded as Peerless Novelty by Warren Stansberry in 1917 to produce components for the sewing industry. The company changed its...
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Faraday Future to open California facility
- Aug 9, 2017
- News Release
Faraday Future has signed a lease on a facility in Hanford, Calif., for manufacturing the FF-91 electric car, to be introduced in late 2018.
The company expects to employ up to 1,300 workers in three shifts at the 1 million-sq.-ft. plant.
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Lockheed Martin builds satellite factory in Colorado
- Aug 9, 2017
- News Release
Lockheed Martin has begun construction on a $350 million satellite manufacturing factory near Denver, Colo.
The 266,000-sq.-ft. plant, which will consolidate production and testing under one roof, is scheduled for completion in 2020.
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Contouring control offered with touchscreen technology
- Aug 9, 2017
- Product Release
The compact TNC 620 contouring control from Heidenhain now offers touchscreen technology. It is operated by gestures, similar to a smartphone or tablet. The operator can navigate quickly through long lists, programs, and tables. A slow, brief swiping movement results in scrolling over a few lines;...
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Fourslide-manufactured parts available
- Aug 8, 2017
- Product Release
The fourslide process from Lee Spring delivers stamped and formed flat springs to custom designs and for extended runs of manufacturer standards. Fourslide-manufactured parts find application throughout manufacturing across industries such as electronics, aerospace, automation, white goods,...
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Heidenhain earns World Class Quality ranking
- Aug 8, 2017
- News Release
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Heidenhain Corp., a provider of linear and angle encoder products, has received the World Class Quality ranking from Fives Giddings & Lewis, a supplier of machines, process equipment, and production lines for the aluminum, steel, automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors....
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MSC Industrial Supply Co. acquires Deco Tool Supply
- Aug 7, 2017
- News Release
Melville, N.Y.-based MSC Industrial Supply Co., a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services, has acquired Deco Tool Supply Co. Deco, an industrial supply distributor based in Davenport, Iowa, employs more than 190 people at 10 branch offices located primarily in the...
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Sigma Labs signs Jeta Enterprises as manufacturer’s rep
- Aug 7, 2017
- News Release
Sigma Labs Inc., Santa Fe, N.M., a provider of quality assurance software for additive manufacturing (AM), has signed Jeta Enterprises as a manufacturer’s representative for sales of Sigma Labs’ contract printing and AM services in Oregon and Washington. Based in La Center, Wash., Jeta serves...
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What to know about sheet metal bend radius and minimum flange
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 5, 2017
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis continues a discussion of 3-D CAD and metal manufacturing including sheet metal bend radius and sheet metal flange. Learn more.
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500-degree top-load oven available
- Aug 4, 2017
- Product Release
Grieve oven No. 844 is a 500-degree-F (260-degree-C), top-loading oven currently used for drying water from racks of piston rings at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 48 in. by 48 in. by 36 in. 40 kW are installed in INCOLOY®-sheathed tubular heating elements,...
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DBG to build U.S. headquarters in Arkansas
- Aug 3, 2017
- News Release
DBG, a custom metal manufacturer in Mississauga, Ont., has announced plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Conway, Ark. The company supplies the heavy truck, automotive, military, agriculture, and white goods industries with services including in-house design, rapid prototyping, tooling,...
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Anvil Intl. acquires Grinnell product line in North America from Johnson Controls
- Aug 3, 2017
- News Release
Exeter, N.H.-based Anvil® Intl., a North American manufacturer and supplier of products that connect, hang, and support piping systems, has acquired the Grinnell® mechanical product suite for North America from Johnson Controls. The acquisition includes grooved couplings; fittings and valves;...
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Skeeter Boats to open factory in Texas
- Aug 3, 2017
- News Release
Skeeter Boats has announced plans to build a trailer factory in Kilgore, Texas. As part of the expansion, the company will add up to 35 employees who will be based in the 43,000-sq.-ft. factory. The company reports that production levels for the trailers will match boat production levels so that...
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Fabricators share thoughts on medical cannabis in the workplace
- By Vicki Bell
- Aug 3, 2017
- Blog Post
Fabricators are not only doers, they are thinkers. Recently, some were kind enough to share their thoughts on Facebook regarding a timely topic—medical cannabis usage in the workplace. Do any of the opinions expressed in this post align with yours?
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