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Exair launches new website
- Sep 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Cincinnati-based compressed air products manufacturer Exair has launched a new website at www.exair.com that provides product descriptions immediately from the home page. The account management and ordering process has been improved, with streamlined access to historical orders and one-click repeat...
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Stringer bead handles weld cleanup applications
- Sep 12, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Osborn has introduced the TufBrush™ 4-in. stringer bead for weld cleanup applications, including root and hot pass, surface preparation, and pipe joining.
Featuring a patent-pending design, the stringer bead is made from carbon steel material using primarily a 5/8-11 rolled thread.
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The real reason South Korea is being targeted
- By Stephen Barlas
- Sep 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Not only is President Donald Trump looking for a more aggressive stance from South Korea on dealing with North Korea, but he also wants to apply pressure as the U.S. looks to renegotiate the 5-year-old U.S.-Korea trade agreement.
- From The Fabricator
Don't forget steel users
- By Ed Youdell
- Sep 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A coalition letter, co-signed by 15 manufacturing trade associations, including FMA, was sent to President Donald Trump, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Sept. 7. These associations urge the current administration to avoid any decision in connection with the Section 232 investigation that would do harm to steel manufacturing companies, their employees, and their customers.
Pipe cutting/beveling system can be expanded
- Sep 12, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Copier Bevelmachines has introduced the Beaver CB series metal pipe cutting and beveling system. It is available in several sizes from 1 to 48 in. The modular system offers basic cutting and beveling, or it can be expanded with several types of roller benches with manual or automatic pipe handling....
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R&D Update: Warm-forming and magnesium , Part II
- Sep 12, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tensile testing is used to determine material properties and the quality of incoming sheet. Despite the fact that it obtains properties only uniaxially, this test has been widely adopted by the industry. Stress conditions in stamping, however, are not uniaxial. Because of the tensile test’s...
- From The Fabricator
Overview of techniques for joining dissimilar materials
- By Paul Kah
- Sep 12, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Combining lightweight, dissimilar materials—particularly metals and polymers—is becoming increasingly prevalent in the manufacture of lightweight assemblies in the aerospace and automotive industries. Hence, suitable joining methods are necessary to reliably integrate them. Understanding the various joining technologies that exist for metal-to-polymer hybrid assemblies will lead to optimal choices.
- From The Fabricator
CCCTC awarded tech grant from Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry
- Sep 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Clearfield County Career & Technology Center (CCCTC) has received a $200,000 grant for its precision machine technology and welding and metal fabrication programs from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The grant is a part of $2 million in re-employment funds for tech grants to an...
- From The Fabricator
EVS Metal obtains ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Sep 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metal fabricator and manufacturer EVS Metal, based in Riverdale, N.J., has completed the process of ISO 9001:2015 certification.
The certification is valid across all four of the company’s U.S. facilities: Riverdale; Pflugerville, Texas; Keene, N.H.; and East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Remote monitor gives reading of weld purge gas a half mile away
- Sep 11, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® offers the PurgEye® 1000 Weld Purge Monitor®, which makes it possible to have an immediate reading of the weld purge gas at the underside of the joint from any distance up to 0.6 mile. The remote sensing head, which can be fitted onto any mechanical or...
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Spirol receives 2016 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award at two facilities
- Sep 11, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Spirol Intl. Corp., Danielson, Conn., a manufacturer of engineered components for fastening and joining, has announced that its Spirol Canada and Spirol Connecticut manufacturing locations have received the 2016 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for achieving operational excellence...
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PCI awards 2017-18 scholarships
- Sep 11, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI), Taylor Mill, Ky., has awarded its 2017-18 scholarships to worthy students who are pursuing studies in powder coating technology. The criteria for the annual awards include relevance to powder coating technology, comprehensiveness of the university program, future...
- From The Fabricator
Webinar to explore thermal analysis for materials characterization
- Sep 11, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Precision instruments manufacturer Mettler Toledo, Greifensee, Switzerland, will present a free, live webinar, “All About Thermal Analysis,” on Sept. 28, 2017. The English-language presentation will showcase thermal analysis as a useful technique for characterizing a variety of materials to...
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Waukesha Metal Products to celebrate National Manufacturing Day
- Sep 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Oct. 6 marks the 6th annual national Manufacturing Day and kicks off Manufacturing Month, a statewide initiative to increase awareness of manufacturing in Wisconsin. Waukesha Metal Products will once again open its doors to students, educators, elected officials, and community members to provide a...
Induction heating system preheats steel tubes to 1,650 degrees in seconds
- Sep 11, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
UltraFlex Power Technologies offers the HS-8 induction heating system, which preheats steel tubes of various diameters and thicknesses to 1,650 degrees F within less than 30 sec. The system comprises an induction power supply and a custom-designed inductor (coil). Each steel tube is inserted into...
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