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voestalpine Böhler Welding names Solvator Award winners
- Nov 17, 2017
- Consumables
- News Release
Filler metal provider voestalpine Böhler Welding held an event Sept. 26 at Schweißen & Schneiden 2017 for 350 invited customers to present the first Solvator Awards. The company gave out nine awards in four categories, recognizing projects by fabricators who collaborated with the company’s...
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Wilson Tool to host galling prevention webinar Dec. 7
- Nov 17, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Wilson Tool International®, White Bear Lake, Minn., will host a webinar, “Prevent Galling & Increase Throughput in Stamping Applications,” on Dec. 7 at 1:00 p.m. CST. The webinar will highlight a punch modification that will improve galling resistance, discuss tooling surface texture and its...
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Rust preventive protects ferrous and copper metals in short-term storage
- Nov 17, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Product Release
Madison Chemical offers Compound RP-99S, a water-based rust preventive for use on ferrous and copper metals. Applied to previously cleaned parts by immersion, manual spray, or recirculated spray methods, the product leaves a nearly invisible, dry-to-the-touch film that provides short-term indoor...
High-speed tube fabrication for high-volume parts
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 17, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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Stamping has long been the domain of sheet metal, but indeed stamping technology can be used to fabricate tubular parts. An interview with Bob Gunst of Jacar Systems LLC reveals the potential for this technology to apply to tube.
U.S. Venture shows that fabrication and philanthropy go hand-in-hand
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 16, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
U.S. Venture started small in 1951, a home heating oil distribution company founded by three brothers. It has grown to become a nationwide distributor of fuels, compressed natural gas, lubricants, and aftermarket under-car items, such as tires, suspension systems, and exhaust components. It has grown and adapted over the years, as has its pipe bending shop, and it has become an inspiring philanthropic force along the way.
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2017: The year of unintended consequences for steel
- By John Packard
- Nov 16, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The arrival of a new presidential administration caused many to think that it would crack down on certain types of imported steel. Tough talk led steel imports to spike, and lack of action has helped to maintain recent levels of import activity.
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Cleaner removes soil, rust, and heat tint/weld burn
- Nov 16, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Madison Chemical has introduced TreadBrite™ Edge Gel cleaner, which removes soil, laser scale, rust, and heat-treat scale, including heat tint/weld burn, by cleaning and brightening the surface simultaneously through an etching process. The viscous gel, which contains a balanced blend of...
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Ultrahigh-strength steel market to be worth $11.35 billion by 2022
- Nov 16, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
According to the report "Ultra-High Strength Steel Market by Type (Dual Phase, Complex Phase, Multiphase, Martensitic, Transformation-Induced Plasticity), End-Use Industry (Automotive and Aerospace & Defense), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022," published by India-based MarketsandMarkets™, the...
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AME Companies expands in Georgia
- Nov 16, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
AME Companies, a Troy, Mich.-based material handling systems integrator, has purchased an office building in Canton, Ga. The facility will house the Southeastern USA operations team—up to 12 employees—with a focus on small to medium-sized material handling projects for distribution,...
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Will the party continue?
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 16, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
This economic expansion, as dull as it has been at times, is nearing an historic length—and it might just might have some more life in it.
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Porter’s Group closes North Carolina facility
- Nov 16, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Porter’s Group, a manufacturer of metal parts for the automotive, energy, and construction industries, has announced the closing of its 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Kings Mountain, N.C. The closure eliminates 133 jobs. The company was purchased in September by Cleveland-based...
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Two-speed vertical belt grinder handles workpieces from simple to complex
- Nov 16, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Palmgren’s 1.5-in., two-speed vertical belt grinder is a multitasking finishing machine that handles simple to complex workpieces. The #9682410 belt grinder can perform external, radius, and internal operations with its optional attachments. The four-wheel finishing machine offers platen...
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Hamilton Caster adds powder coating system
- Nov 16, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hamilton Caster, a manufacturer of industrial casters and wheels, has expanded its manufacturing capabilities with the installation of an automatic powder application system at its 100,000-sq.-ft. facility in Hamilton, Ohio. The new system features the automatic application of the company’s two...
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Simonds Saw data program supports Industry 4.0 initiatives
- Nov 16, 2017
- Sawing
- News Release
Fitchburg, Mass.-based Simonds Saw, a manufacturer of band saw blades and files, has announced today that its Germany-based partner WESPA® has introduced the ability to produce instant blade-to-machine data transfer of machine-specific cutting parameters for its Individual Performance Cutting...
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Newcomb Spring appoints general managers
- Nov 16, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Newcomb Spring Corp., a custom spring, wire form, and metal stamping manufacturer in Decatur, Ga., has appointed Nathan Watson as general manager of its Thornton, Colo., plant and Jason Bingham as general manager of its Ooltewah, Tenn., plant. These appointments follow the retirements of Bob Herman...
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