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News - Page 397
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Jones Metal adds laser cutter to Minnesota headquarters
- Mar 12, 2018
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Custom metal fabricator Jones Metal has replaced one of the existing CO2 laser cutters at its Mankato, Minn., facility with a new fiber-optic machine. According to the company, the new machine will allow it to cut reflective metals, such as copper, and to cut 1/8-in. material at 1,100...
- From The Fabricator
Hinds Community College to launch technical training center in Mississippi mall
- Mar 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hinds Community College, Raymond, Miss., has announced plans to launch a career-technical and workforce training and support services program in the Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Miss. The college will administer the center on behalf of its 11 partners on the project. The training center will house...
- From The Fabricator
Southern Recycling breaks ground on processing facility in Kentucky
- Mar 12, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Southern Recycling LLC has broken ground in Bowling Green, Ky., on a processing facility for recycling scrap metal, paper, and plastic. The firm recycles all grades of scrap metal, including iron, steel, copper, brass, stainless steel, nickel, and nickel alloys. At current capacity, the firm is...
- From The Fabricator
U.S. manufacturing technology orders up in January
- Mar 12, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Orders for manufacturing technology in January 2018 were up 44 percent compared to January 2017, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report from AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. It was the second-largest January in the 22 years recorded by the...
- From The Fabricator
Patrick Industries announces recent acquisitions
- Mar 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Patrick Industries Inc., Elkhart, Ind., a manufacturer of component products and distributor of building products and materials for the RV, manufactured housing, and marine industries, has announced two recent acquisitions. The company has completed the acquisition of Angola, Ind.-based IMP...
- From The Fabricator
MSCI urges president to address U.S. trade law circumvention
- Mar 9, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
M. Robert Weidner III, president/CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), a Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based organization that serves the industrial metals supply chain, has issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a...
- From The Fabricator
AISC advises members on impact of Section 232 tariffs
- Mar 9, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a trade association for structural steel based in New York, has advised its membership of possible market impacts from the Section 232 tariffs ordered by President Trump. “First, the cost of material is just one of several components in the...
- From The Fabricator
LVD receives press brake order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Mar 9, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Belgium-based LVD Co. nv has been awarded an order from Japanese technology company Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), a production partner for the Boeing 777X, for a custom-built, 1,000-ton Synchro-Form press brake. The machine will be equipped with special tooling to produce large panels for the...
- From The Welder
voestalpine Böhler Welding Group to open facility in Indiana
- Mar 9, 2018
- Consumables
- News Release
Austria-based voestalpine Böhler Welding Group has announced plans to open a 138,000-sq.-ft. facility in Portage, Ind., creating 50 jobs in the next three years. The total investment in the facility will be about $13.5 million, of which about $12.85 million will be for machinery and equipment....
- From The Fabricator
Nucor applauds Trump administration implementation of steel tariffs
- Mar 9, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has announced it is pleased that President Trump has moved forward to implement the previously announced tariffs on steel imports. "We thank the president for taking decisive and meaningful action to address the massive flood of dumped and illegally subsidized steel...
- From The Fabricator
Orbus hosts spring Boot Camp display training program
- Mar 9, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group®, a trade supplier of display, exhibit, and event products, will host its annual spring Boot Camp display training program April 26-27, 2018, at its headquarters in Woodridge, Ill. The event is designed for tradeshow, sign, and promotional industry veterans, as well...
- From The Fabricator
Wire-Mesh Products acquires R.E.D Mfg.
- Mar 8, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Wire-Mesh Products (WMP), a manufacturer of wire mesh conveyor belts in York, Pa., has acquired R.E.D Mfg., a Lancaster, Pa.-based woven wire conveyor belt manufacturer that specializes in food and architectural belting. The merger adds a second facility to the organization, increasing total...
- From The Fabricator
Electrolux postpones expansion in response to steel, aluminum tariffs
- Mar 8, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
In response to the Trump administration’s announcement about tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, kitchen appliance manufacturer Electrolux has announced it has postponed the $250 million, 400,000-sq.-ft. expansion it had planned for its Springfield, Tenn., facility over the next two years. The...
- From The Fabricator
Webinar to present floor marking tips
- Mar 8, 2018
- Safety
- News Release
Graphic Products will host a complimentary webinar, “Productive & Practical Floor Marking Tips,” March 21 at 10:30 a.m. PST. The 20-minute webinar will discuss implementing or updating a practical floor marking system. Compliance Specialist Brian McFadden will provide information for anyone...
- From The Fabricator
Dorner appoints territory sales manager for Indiana
- Mar 8, 2018
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Dorner Mfg. Corp., a manufacturer of conveyors and related equipment in Hartland, Wis., has appointed Scott Volk as territory sales manager covering Indiana. He has more than 10 years of territory sales experience in automation, fluid power, and safety systems/products industries. A graduate of...
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