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- From The Fabricator
CCAI awards 2019 student scholarships
- Jul 26, 2019
- News Release
The Chemical Coaters Association Intl., Lakewood Ranch, Fla., has announced this year’s scholarship recipients. For the past several years, CCAI has awarded scholarship money from the CCAI Matt Heuertz Scholarship Fund to students in programs (technical schools, high schools, and colleges) geared...
- From The Fabricator
POLINOX fiber-backing disc from PFERD handles variety of surface finishing applications
- Jul 25, 2019
- News Release
PFERD Inc. has introduced the POLINOX® fiber-backing disc, with nonwoven abrasive flaps with fiberglass backing for face-down finishing work. According to the company, the disc is designed for long service life and working on large surfaces with variable-speed angle grinders. The disc is suitable...
- From The Additive Report
See and be seen at the FABTECH 3D/Additive Pavilion
- Jul 25, 2019
- News Release
My colleagues at FMA Intl. are pushing hard as they prepare for FABTECH® 2019. The show, of which FMA is an event partner, is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. It regularly attracts 45,000-plus visitors and will run Nov. 11-14...
- From The Fabricator
Lawson Products’ Blue-Kote flap disc designed for aluminum, nonferrous metals
- Jul 23, 2019
- Product Release
Lawson Products Inc. has introduced the Blue-Kote™ soft material application flap disc. According to the company, it grinds aluminum and all nonferrous metals at high speed with minimal clogging or loading while keeping the work surface temperature low for quality finishing. The 4.5-in.-dia.,...
- From The Fabricator
Linetec announces two management appointments
- Jul 22, 2019
- News Release
Wausau, Wis.-based paint and anodize finisher Linetec, a provider of finished architectural aluminum products, has promoted Paul Bratz to quality assurance manager and Brandon Slowiak to paint operations manager. Bratz joined the company in 2002 in the quality department, specializing in paint. He...
- From The Fabricator
voestalpine eifeler Coatings opens Tennessee facility
- Jul 11, 2019
- News Release
voestalpine eifeler Coatings has announced the opening of its newest coatings facility in Cleveland, Tenn. The plant provides PVD coatings to manufacturers in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Florida. This location features duplex coatings...
- From The Fabricator
CCAI announces award winners, board of directors
- Jul 9, 2019
- News Release
The Chemical Coaters Association Intl. (CCAI), Independence, Ky., recently announced the winners of its annual awards, as well as its 2019-2020 national board of directors and officers. The association gave its highest honor, the James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award, to Sam Woehler...
- From The Fabricator
MicroCare chemist recognized for pursuit of excellence in surface finishing
- Jul 9, 2019
- News Release
MicroCare Corp., a manufacturer of cleaning, coating, and lubrication products in New Britain, Conn., has announced that Venesia Hurtubise, technical project chemist for the company, has been named to Products Finishing’s annual 40 Under 40 leadership group of rising stars in the finishing...
- From The Fabricator
Fab-Lite to expand in Michigan
- Jul 8, 2019
- News Release
Fab-Lite Inc., a metal fabricator that supplies finished products to the office furniture industry, has broken ground on a 40,000-sq.-ft. expansion in Manistee, Mich. The investment in the building and new equipment is expected to exceed $6 million. Scheduled for completion in late fall, the...
- From The Additive Report
Hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing machine produces large-scale parts
- By William Leventon
- Jul 3, 2019
- Article
Thermwood Corp. has brought its know-how about building large industrial CNC machines to large-scale, polymer-type additive manufacturing systems.
- From The Fabricator
EM Expert from Camfil APC removes ultrafine airborne coolant mists
- Jul 1, 2019
- Product Release
Camfil APC offers the EM Expert coolant mist collector for applications that use cooling lubricants such as turning, drilling, milling, roughing, and grinding. The collector, which separates ultrafine coolant mists and fumes, is available with an optional HEPA final filter stage to collect...
- From The Fabricator
Norton Merit Pink R928 abrasives come in variety of small shapes, sizes
- Jun 27, 2019
- Product Release
Saint-Gobain Abrasives has introduced Norton Merit Pink R928 flap wheels and specialty abrasives for beveling, blending, cleaning/detailing, deburring, and finishing stainless steel and other hard-to-grind materials. For hard-to-reach applications, a poly-cotton backing on the abrasives adds...
- From The Fabricator
HydroLogic sprinkler pipe from Bull Moose Tube offers high corrosion resistance
- Jun 26, 2019
- Product Release
Bull Moose Tube has developed HydroLogic, a sprinkler-pipe product made from carbon steel that the company says offers superior corrosion resistance compared to galvanized steel and traditional carbon steel. The material, called Optiform, is produced by Arcanum Alloys using spatially optimized...
- From The Fabricator
CrossFlex honing brushes from Weiler Abrasives available in variety of diameters
- Jun 19, 2019
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives has introduced CrossFlex honing brushes. Available in small, medium, and large diameters and with heavy-duty options, these brushes provide a surface finish free of metal burrs, the manufacturer reports. They are designed for manual or automated use in automotive; marine; oil and...
- From The Fabricator
Weldcote’s Z-Prime and Z-Solid flap discs feature polycotton backing with zirconia grain
- Jun 19, 2019
- Product Release
Weldcote, a division of Zika Group, has introduced Z-Prime and Z-Solid zirconia flap discs for applications on carbon-based steels and stainless steel. They are manufactured of zirconia grain that provides fast metal removal. The zirconia technology incorporates an active grinding agent that...
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