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International Thermal Systems launches virtual industrial washer selection tool
- Mar 19, 2019
- News Release
International Thermal Systems, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of aqueous washers, industrial ovens, and furnaces, has launched a virtual industrial washer selection tool at www.internationalthermalsystems.com designed to help companies in the automotive, aerospace, power generation, building...
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Soave Enterprises acquires New Center Stamping
- Mar 19, 2019
- News Release
Detroit-based investment firm Soave Enterprises has announced the acquisition of New Center Stamping’s 240,000-sq.-ft. facility in Detroit. In its 100-year history, New Center Stamping has evolved from stamping parts to welding, assembly, engineering, and tool and die. It has recently expanded...
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FTI’s FormingSuite updated with 2019 Service Pack 1
- Mar 19, 2019
- Product Release
Forming Technologies (FTI) has released FormingSuite 2019 Service Pack 1 for sheet metal cost estimators, design engineers, tooling designers, and advanced planning engineers in the automotive, aerospace, consumer product, and electronics industries. Updates to the software’s ProcessPlanner -...
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Connecticut senator recognizes Aldine Metal Products
- Mar 18, 2019
- News Release
Aldine Metal Products, New Milford, Conn., recently was spotlighted by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., as a “Murphy's Monday Manufacturer.” Aldine provides custom precision sheet metal fabrication for various parts, including cabinets, consoles, racks, and carts. Its capabilities include precision...
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Solar energy industry growth may offset others’ slump
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
As some industry segments experience contraction in 2019, astute stamping manufacturers look to other segments to supply to. The solar energy industry is growing, providing a new business opportunity for stampers, and may offset slumps in other segments.
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Stamper’s flexibility hinges on servo press
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
Specializing in heavy-duty hinges, ER Wagner also does contract stamping at its facilities in Menomonee Falls, Wis., and Brookfield, Ill. Its recent addition of a new Minster FX2-600 servo press enabled the company to take on projects needing bigger dies and higher tonnages and expand its flexibility in the process. By broadening the company’s capabilities, the press opened prospects.
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ERP software helps stamping manufacturer meet 100 percent OTD
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
Since using IQMS software, stamping manufacturer Northern Industrial Manufacturing Corp. has been able to be proactive rather than reactive. The ERP software helped eliminate its three biggest manufacturing challenges. The company doubled its plant output, achieved 100 percent on-time delivery rates, and maintained zero defects.
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Dies for hot stamping
- By Mike Austin
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
There is a great deal to consider in designing and building dies and tools for hot stamping: gauging and controlling the blank during forming, minimizing heat loss during forming, balancing thinning and thickening, and a changing and shrinking blank and part size.
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Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping appoints director of engineering and new tooling
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping, Algonquin, Ill., has named Frank Kraft to the position of director of engineering and new tooling. He brings decades of experience in high-tech manufacturing, injection molding, and metal stamping to the position. Kraft began his career in 1988 as an apprentice...
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Schuler to launch joint venture with Porsche in 2019
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Beginning in 2019 Schuler and Porsche will build a press plant for digitized automobile production in Germany. The facility is expected to be operational in 2021. The new Smart Press Shop joint venture will supply the Porsche plant in Leipzig, Germany, in particular with body parts at low...
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Moog launches modular die cushion system
- Mar 13, 2019
- Product Release
Moog has introduced a modular die cushion system to help extend the life of deep-drawing dies, improve system reliability, and reduce commissioning time for manufacturers. The system includes a main cylinder with integrated position measuring technology, accumulators, a hydraulic power unit, and a...
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Majestic Industries adds transfer die tryout capabilities
- Mar 13, 2019
- News Release
Macomb, Mich.-based Majestic Industries, a Tooling Tech Group company and designer and builder of large stamping dies, has expanded its capabilities to include transfer die tryout and production of large tools under one ram. These new services are enabled by the company’s recent investment in a...
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Logan Stampings to relocate LSI Metal Fabrication in Indiana
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Logansport, Ind.-based Logan Stampings has announced plans to relocate to a different location in Logansport and then move its LSI Metal Fabrication operations and employees from Peru, Ind., to Logan Stampings’ current location. The $3 million move is expected to create 12 jobs. The company makes...
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Quality Stamping & Tube earns ISO certification
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Quality Stamping & Tube Corp., Jackson, Wis., has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification.
The company manufactures cooling systems, stamped products up to ¼ in. thick, extruded aluminum parts up to 6 in. dia., and fabricated metal products.
Schwarze-Robitec delivers membrane wall bending machine to Martin Caldeiras
- Mar 7, 2019
- News Release
Schwarze-Robitec has delivered an FL 2000 membrane wall bending machine to Portugal-based Martin Caldeiras, a manufacturer of boiler spare parts and subsidiary of Munich-based Martin GmbH. The company uses the machine to bend entire membrane tube walls up to 2,000 mm wide in a single step. The...
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