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AP&T receives award for forming high-strength aluminum
- Dec 5, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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Sweden-based AP&T, with a U.S. location in Monroe, N.C., has received the 2017 Quality Innovation Award from SIQ — Swedish Institute for Quality for its technology for forming high-strength aluminum. The committee of judges shared the following justification for its decision: “The new...
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- Dec 5, 2017
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Rockford Systems announces 2018 industrial machine safeguarding seminars
- Dec 5, 2017
- Safety
- News Release
Rockford Systems LLC has released its 2018 machine safeguarding seminar schedule. The 2.5-day seminars, held in Rockford, Ill., and taught by machine safeguarding expert Roger Harrison, focus on interpretation of performance language found in the OSHA 29 CFR and ANSI B-11 standards and cover basic...
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zSpace, Mimbus partner to provide vocational training for welders
- Dec 5, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Mixed-reality education provider zSpace, Sunnyvale, Calif., has partnered with Mimbus, a provider of vocational training tools, to offer a new welding application and hand-held simulator for welders and boilermakers. Called Wave NG, the application uses zSpace’s mixed-reality environment to give...
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Wildeck receives Most Valuable Supplier Award
- Dec 5, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Waukesha, Wis.-based material handling equipment and safety products manufacturer Wildeck Inc. has earned the prestigious Most Valuable Supplier Award for 2018 from the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA). According to MHEDA, the award recognizes companies that have...
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Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence to host opening event at California HeSolution Center
- Dec 5, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence, North Kingstown, R.I., a provider of metrology and manufacturing systems, will host a grand opening at its new Hexagon HeSolution Center in Irvine, Calif., at 11 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2018. The 15,500-sq.-ft. facility is the company's second Solution Center located in...
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Fairmont Supply adds two new companies
- Dec 5, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Washington, Pa.-based Fairmont Supply Co., a distributor of industrial MRO supplies, has announced that Industrial Pipe & Supply, Omaha, Neb., and Industrial Pipe & Valve, Portland, Ore., have joined the Fairmont Supply family of companies. The two companies supply pipes, valves, and fittings to...
Acromil expands with profiles, boring mills
- Dec 5, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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Acromil Corp., City of Industry, Calif., a primary supplier of complex structural components and assemblies to the aerospace and defense industries, has ordered two Cincinnati wide-range titanium profilers and a Giddings & Lewis horizontal boring mill from Fives as the start of a two-phase...
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Laminate-wrapped edge protection added to dunnage
- Dec 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Orbis Corp. has added edge wrapping to its ORBIShield® capabilities. This technology provides custom-designed protective dunnage to install in hand-held totes or bulk containers, protecting parts and components as they move throughout the automotive supply chain. The edge-wrapping technology uses...
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Press brake bending basics: Going old-school with notch layout
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Modern CAD has automated traditional notch layout. But knowing how these notches are measured and made will help you choose the best notch for the job and, ultimately, make better parts.
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Navigating the design for manufacturing and industrial design worlds
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 4, 2017
- Shop Management
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Columnist Gerald Davis discusses challenges in product development, starting with communication between job shops and inventors who might turn into customers.
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Vacuum cups designed to grip contoured panels
- Dec 4, 2017
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
DESTACO has introduced the Deepdish series vacuum cups. They feature a new, bell-shaped body design, available in 2.5-, 3.5-, and 4.3-in. sizes. Molded-in gussets prevent the cup edges from rolling up on convex surfaces, while the thin, pliable design and inner tread pattern allow the cups to...
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Robinson Metal completes ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Dec 4, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Robinson Metal, a custom metal fabricator in De Pere, Wis., has completed the recertification process to the ISO 9001:2015 certification standard. The company offers pressure vessel and tank fabrication, providing machining, fabrication, and assembly services from inception through factory...
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Concept Laser breaks ground for new facility in Germany
- Dec 4, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Concept Laser has broken ground in Lichtenfels, Germany, for a global GE center for the production of 3-D metal printing machines.
The 430,556-sq.-ft. plant, which will unite R&D, production, service, and logistics, is scheduled for completion in early 2019.
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Friction stir welding market predicted to grow at 7.1 percent CAGR through 2025
- Dec 4, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
According to a new report from Dublin-based Research and Markets, the global friction stir welding market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1 percent from 2017 to 2025. The Asia Pacific region accounts for more than 42 percent of the global market revenue. Growth in the manufacturing industry,...
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