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Press brake basics: Bending questions from around the globe
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 16, 2017
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Steve Benson goes global and answers bending questions from around the world—about plate bending in Australia, tonnage considerations in India, offset bending in Mexico, and grain direction variables in the U.S.
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Heule Tool appoints Bullock Tooling & Accessories as rep for Southern California
- Aug 16, 2017
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Heule Tool Corp., Cincinnati, Ind., has appointed Bullock Tooling & Accessories as its representative in Southern California. The three-person firm based in Upland, Calif., will help current and prospective Heule customers through the sales and application development process. Rick Bullock has more...
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Northeast Tool invests $2.5 million in new machine tool technology
- Aug 16, 2017
- Machining
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Northeast Tool, a contract manufacturer for the aerospace, defense, energy, medical, and commercial industries, has announced a $2.5 million capital investment in new machine tool technology at its Charlotte, N.C., facility. The company has purchased four new milling and turning machining centers...
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High-speed fabric door protects workers from hazardous processes
- Aug 16, 2017
- Safety
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Dynatect has introduced the Gortite® vertical fabric door. The automated door provides machine guarding to keep hazardous processes like robotic welding separate from people, equipment, and materials. The high-speed, roll-up door conforms to OSHA requirements. According to the company, the door is...
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Pennsylvania College of Technology receives $2 million grant for welding program
- Aug 16, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Pennsylvania College of Technology has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand its Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center.The Economic Development Administration grant, combined with a $3 million match from the college, will approximately double the size of welding...
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Laboratory Testing hires inside sales manager
- Aug 16, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
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Laboratory Testing Inc., Hatfield, Pa., a provider of metal testing, material analysis, metrology, and machining services, has hired John Stango to the newly created position of inside sales manager. Stango has more than 10 years of supervisory experience with companies in the medical industry....
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Standard saw blades, side milling cutters available for variety of applications
- Aug 16, 2017
- Sawing
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Controx-Neuhauser offers a full line of standard saw blades and side chip clearance saws suitable for precision cutting applications. They are available in diameters from 1 to 8 in. and 20 to 250 mm with fine, medium, and coarse tooth pitch to suit application requirements. The standard saw blades...
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What sheet metal shops wish you knew: Hems, jogs, and forming tools
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 16, 2017
- Shop Management
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Columnist Gerald Davis continues a discussion of 3-D CAD and precision sheet metal manufacturing in Part IV of a four-part series. In this installment he focuses on the merits and demerits of hems, jogs, and forming tools.
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A symphony of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 16, 2017
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Metal fabrication happens most effectively when people work together, though the nature of manufacturing throws up plenty of hurdles to effective communication. A smart shop layout can address this.
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Die Science: Selecting radii for forming operations
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 16, 2017
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Selecting a radius for a forming operation is based in many different factors. Some of the basic ones include the material’s forming properties, drawing die and part geometry, and the amount of stretch or flow needed to make the product. Drawing or Stretching To select a functional radius...
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Continuous improvement: From expediting to just another job
- By Jeff Sipes
- Aug 15, 2017
- Shop Management
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What causes a custom fabricator to expedite jobs? How can a rush job be just another job? The trick is to develop processes robust enough to handle the unexpected.
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Remote control technology added to welding machines
- Aug 15, 2017
- Arc Welding
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Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has expanded its ArcReach® remote control technology to the Trailblazer® 325 power sources and the Big Blue® 600 Air Pak, 800 Duo Pro, and 800 Duo Air Pak models, providing control of welding parameters at the weld joint, without a control cord. The expansion provides...
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An internship to remember
- By Carolina Borjas
- Aug 15, 2017
- Shop Management
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Gaining work experience is a big step in the maturation of a young person. An intern summarizes what her summer was like as she got to learn about the metal fabricating industry.
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Live welding and gun repair/maintenance demos to be held at FABTECH
- Aug 15, 2017
- Consumables
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At FABTECH® 2017 in Chicago, Nov. 6-9, Bernard and Tregaskiss will feature live welding demonstrations of semiautomatic and robotic GMAW guns with Miller power sources and robotic welding equipment using Hobart filler metals. Demonstrations will show how to repair, maintain, and install option...
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Lynam Industries, Vista Metals welcome Rep. Norma Torres
- Aug 15, 2017
- Metals/Materials
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Lynam Industries and Vista Metals, both of Fontana, Calif., welcomed Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., on Aug. 8. She visited the companies as part of her five-day “Made in the 35th” tour. Lynam Industries manufactures sheet metal products and enclosures. Vista Metals is a manufacturer of aluminum...
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