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4 reasons automated deburring might be the right choice for your shop
- By Greg Nykiel
- Sep 26, 2017
- Finishing
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Is your deburring process/system enhancing or slowing productivity? Is finished product quality inconsistent? Perhaps it’s time to take a close look at your deburring method to determine if there might be a better option.
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Unit measures straightness of round pipes, rods in real time
- Sep 26, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
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Zumbach offers the Bendcheck system for measuring and monitoring the diameter and ovality of steel rods and pipes during production. Noncontact ODAC® laser gauges integrated in the production line supply all the data necessary for a correct straightness check in real time. Manual checks are...
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When pallets take over
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Housekeeping is just as vital, if not more so, to a shop as it is a home. Letting things pile up, both inside and out, creates eyesores, reflects poorly on the business, and even lowers employee morale. Look around. Maybe your shop has clutter issues, like mountains of old pallets, it needs to address.
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Sintavia to add TRUMPF metal printer
- Sep 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metal additive manufacturing services provider Sintavia LLC has announced it will take delivery of a TRUMPF TruPrint 3000 metal printer with industrial part and powder management in its Davie, Fla., manufacturing facility. “The TruPrint 3000’s build chamber is completely modular and secure—a...
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Miller Welding & Machine to offer plant tours on Manufacturing Day
- Sep 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Miller Welding & Machine Co., a strategic metals manufacturing partner for OEMs, will open its doors to the public as part of Manufacturing Day℠ on Oct. 6. Tours will run every 30 min. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT at its two Brookville, Pa., locations. The company will offer demonstrations of...
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Atlas API Training releases AWS CWI online exam prep course
- Sep 26, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Houston-based Atlas API Training, which provides online and on-site petrochemical and power industries exam preparation courses for advanced industry certification, has launched an online AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI®) exam prep course. According to the company, the 60-hour course prepares...
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Industrial Magnetics delivers 20,000-lb. suspended magnetic separator
- Sep 26, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Industrial Magnetics Inc. (IMI), Boyne City, Mich., has manufactured and shipped a 20,143-lb. suspended electromagnetic separator. The company manufactured the 139- by 72- by 38-in. separator with the use of a new crane bay, which can handle up to 40 tons and is integrated with a loading bay that...
- From The Fabricator
Waukesha Metal Products hires VP of finance/CFO
- Sep 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, Wis., has hired Stephen Anderson as vice president of finance/CFO.
The company is an international metal forming manufacturer, offering metal stamping and fabricating services.
- From The Welder
Panasonic opens welding technical centers in Michigan and Ohio
- Sep 26, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Panasonic has opened technical centers for arc and laser welding technologies in Farmington Hills, Mich., and Hilliard, Ohio. Both facilities have the latest TAWERS™ arc welding and LAPRISS™ laser diode welding systems installed, as well as new technologies such as...
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SecturaSoft webinar will showcase quoting tool for fabrication job shops
- Sep 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Cincinnati-based SecturaSoft LLC, a provider of web-/cloud-based quoting and production systems, will host a webinar titled “Job Shop Quoting Made Simple” on Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The 45-min. webinar will explain how to cut quoting time by up to 60 percent, integrate all platforms, import...
- From The Welder
Fiber laser performs cutting, welding, surface treatment
- Sep 26, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Coherent has introduced the HighLight FL 10000, a 10-kW fiber laser that delivers the power required for a variety of metal cutting, welding, and surface treatment tasks involving high throughput and thick materials. The machine is based on a fourth-generation source that combines the output of...
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Posco opens steelmaking facility in Indiana
- Sep 26, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
South Korea-based steelmaker Posco has opened a plant in Jeffersonville, Ind., that processes steel wire for fasteners, nuts, and bolts used in the automotive industry. It also serves as a distribution center for other products. The $21 million, 80,000-sq.-ft. facility is the first phase of...
- From The Welder
Fabricating a safe manufacturing environment
Merrill Fabricators, Alma, Mich., is a heavy-duty fabricator capable of manufacturing weldments up to 200,000 lbs. and bending plates up to 38 feet long. It’s a work environment that has the potential to be very dangerous, but management and fabricators work together to ensure everyone leaves in the same condition they arrived for work that day.
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ATCC opens automation technology lab
- Sep 25, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Arkansas Tech Career Center (ATCC), Russellville, Ark., has dedicated its new automation technology lab, made possible by a $667,000 regional workforce grant. The program will help develop industry-focused career paths that align with workforce objectives set by local workforce development boards....
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Study finds no elevated lung cancer risk for hard metal workers
- Sep 25, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Hard metal industry workers do not face an increased risk of lung cancer, according to research conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The research involved more than 32,000 workers from the U.S., U.K., Austria, Germany, and Sweden. Previous studies have...
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