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Cutting and Weld Prep - Page 9
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Celebrating more than half a decade
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 18, 2020
- Blog Post
This past October the Still Building America series celebrated its fifth anniversary. Detroiters Josh and Darla Welton have been interviewing up-and-coming skilled tradespeople, manufacturing entrepreneurs, fabricators, blacksmiths, machinists, welders, hot rod builders, and metalworkers across the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Optimized Armor opens plant in South Carolina
- Jan 17, 2020
- News Release
Columbia, S.C.-based armor steel supplier c has announced plans to establish operations in Rock Hill, S.C. The $3.7 million investment is expected to create 100 jobs. The plant houses large-scale laser cutting machines, heavy-duty press brakes, and skilled welding engineers for the production of...
- From The Welder
Weldcote Slitter INOX-Prime grinder wheels deliver quick cutting
- Jan 13, 2020
- Product Release
Weldcote, a division of Zika Group, has introduced its Slitter INOX-Prime grinder wheels. According to the company, they offer high cutting speeds per cut with minimal burr and a smooth finish. The thin abrasive wheels, constructed of monocrystallized grain, are available in 4-1/2- and 6-in. sizes...
- From The Fabricator
X-Lock quick-change system offered on PFERD abrasives, brushes
- Jan 6, 2020
- Product Release
The Bosch X-Lock quick-change system for angle grinders now is available for a variety of PFERD cutoff wheels, flap discs, grinding wheels, and brushes. Instead of a round center hole, the system features an X-shaped contour that allows the product to be fixed on the angle grinder in a quick and...
- From The Additive Report
Popular clicks: The 10 most read Additive Report stories of 2019
- By Don Nelson
- Dec 30, 2019
- Article
The 10 most viewed posts on the AR website were stories about cybersecurity, large 3D printers, and real-world 3D printing applications.
- From The Additive Report
Stratasys: more than a builder of 3D printers
- By Don Nelson
- Dec 26, 2019
- Article
Stratasys Solutions Marketing Manager Lewis Simms talks about the company’s Direct Manufacturing division, which boast eight U.S. locations and serves 40,000 customers annually.
- From The Welder
Houston high school welders partner with Northern Tool to weld gifts for wounded vets
- Dec 23, 2019
- News Release
Students from Houston’s Milby High School welding program, in partnership with national retailer Northern Tool + Equipment, donated class time and their skills to give thanks to local veterans by welding gifts. The welding effort was a component of Northern Tool + Equipment’s “Nurturing Trade...
- From The Welder
Miller partners with AWS to provide $180K in scholarships to welding students
- Dec 18, 2019
- News Release
Appleton, Wis.-based Miller Electric Mfg., a manufacturer of arc welding equipment, is celebrating its 90th anniversary by providing 90 scholarships for welding students in 2020. The company and the American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation will award each winning student with a $2,000 scholarship...
- From The Welder
EKF 645 portable beveling machine from CS Unitec processes thick metal plates
- Dec 14, 2019
- Product Release
CS Unitec Inc.’s EKF 645 portable beveling machine cuts a beveled angle of 45 degrees with a maximum bevel width of 9/16 in. It is designed to bevel, deburr, and chamfer thicker plates of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and other nonferrous metals. A fine adjustment feature enables slight...
- From The Fabricator
VICTOGRAIN abrasive grain triangles from PFERD penetrate workpiece using little energy
- Dec 14, 2019
- Product Release
VICTOGRAIN®, offered by PFERD, is an abrasive grain with precision-formed abrasive grain triangles that are identical in shape and size. Their cutting edges are applied to the workpiece at the optimum angle so that each grain needs very little energy to penetrate the workpiece, the company states....
- From The Additive Report
Mark Douglass of Lincoln Electric’s additive division talks about 3D-printing big parts
- By Don Nelson
- Dec 12, 2019
- Article
Lincoln Electric has participated in the additive manufacturing arena for 10 years, but in 2019 it committed to opening an AM business unit and anticipates making acquisitions.
- From The Fabricator
Monaghan Tooling adds technical account manager
- Nov 27, 2019
- News Release
Monaghan Tooling Group, Dayton, Ohio, has named Brett Scruggs as a technical account manager. He works out of northwest Indiana to serve customers in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Scruggs has experience in manufacturing, distribution, and cutting tool sales. The company provides...
- From The Welder
Success in metal fabrication and welding is measured by quality, not quantity
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 26, 2019
- Blog Post
Many in the manufacturing, metal fabrication, and welding industries put a lot of emphasis on quantity. But what about quality? Quality of the product, experience, or culture?
- From The Welder
Lincoln Electric partners with ASM to offer welding certificate program
- Oct 29, 2019
- News Release
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric, in partnership with ASM Intl., has announced the development of a certificate program called “Welding Technology and Materials Science.” The two-year program is designed to help engineers, materials science professionals, technicians, and those working in the...
- From The Welder
Horseshoe pumpkins spark fundraiser for high school welders
- By Gareth Sleger
- Oct 29, 2019
- Blog Post
The Dickinson High School welding program near Galveston, Texas, is much more than just an AWS learning space around Halloween. It also becomes a horseshoe pumpkin operation to help raise funds for welding students to buy equipment and materials.
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