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New publication highlights titanium statistics
- Aug 10, 2017
- Metals/Materials
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The International Titanium Association has published Titanium Statistical Review 2012-2016, now available for download. It is a compilation of titanium statistics from government and trade association data. The publication includes industry statistics for Canada, China, EU, Japan, Russia, Taiwan,...
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Speyside Equity Fund I LP acquires Craftsman Custom Metals LLC
- Aug 10, 2017
- Shop Management
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Speyside Equity Fund I LP has announced the acquisition of Craftsman Custom Metals LLC from the Gesklin family.
Based in Schiller Park, Ill., Craftsman is a provider of precision metal components and products offering design, prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly capabilities.
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Sciaky joins Siemens PLM software partner program
- Aug 10, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Chicago-based Sciaky Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries Inc. and provider of metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems, has announced it will adopt product lifecycle management (PLM) software technology from Siemens to support its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM®) system....
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Hands-free inspection lamp compliant with ASTM E3022-15
- Aug 10, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Spectroline® has introduced the EagleEye™ Deluxe EK-3000SC hands-free UV-A/white-light LED inspection lamp. It performs magnetic particle and liquid penetrant inspections in compliance with ASTM E3022-15. The palm-sized inspection lamp can be fastened to a helmet or the user’s head with an...
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Die Science: Steel made simple, Part II
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 10, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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n Value Technical: Strain hardening is represented by the exponent n in the flow stress equation, which approximates the relationship between true stress and true strain during plastic deformation of a metal. Translation: The n value represents a metal’s ability to work-harden and...
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Thick-turret tooling compatible with AITS tool management system
- Aug 9, 2017
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Product Release
Wilson Tool International® has introduced iSeries, a new line of thick-turret tooling designed to be compatible with the Amada ID Tooling System (AITS™) tool management system. Each compatible tool is laser-marked with a data matrix code. Tooling characteristic documents ship with each tooling...
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Wabash National Corp. to acquire Supreme Industries
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Lafayette, Ind.-based Wabash National Corp., a diversified industrial manufacturer and producer of semi-trailers and liquid transportation systems, has entered into an agreement to acquire Goshen, Ind.-based truck body manufacturer Supreme Industries Inc. Supreme primarily manufactures light- and...
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Alamo Group acquires R.P.M. Tech Inc.
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Seguin, Texas-based Alamo Group Inc. has acquired R.P.M. Tech Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty snow removal equipment in Drummondville, Que.R.P.M. now becomes part of Alamo's Industrial Division and works closely with the company's nearby Tenco operations in St. Valerian, Que. Alamo Group is a...
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Doe Run names general manager for Metals Division
- Aug 9, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Doe Run Co., St. Louis, has named Anthony Staley as general manager for the Metals Division. He oversees metal processing and recycling operations at the company’s Resource Recycling facility in Boss, Mo., and the refinery, strip mill, and alloying and casting facility in Herculaneum, Mo....
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Stanco Metal Products celebrates 100 years
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Stanco Metal Products marked its 100th anniversary with an open house at its facility in Grand Haven, Mich. The fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturing company was founded as Peerless Novelty by Warren Stansberry in 1917 to produce components for the sewing industry. The company changed its...
Aluminum plugs handle heavy-duty pipe plugging applications
- Aug 9, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Heavy-duty aluminum plugs manufactured by COB Industries, available in 1.5 to 36 in., handle exposure to high temperatures and immersion in chemicals. They are suitable for use in leak testing, isolation, sealing, stopping, and weld purging of pipes. The plugs are manufactured with a standard...
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Braidy Industries names top executives to lead aluminum rolling mill project
- Aug 9, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Braidy Industries, Ashland, Ky., has named several top executives to oversee construction, engineering, and government relations involved in building a $1.3 billion aluminum rolling mill in South Shore, Ky. The 2.5 million-sq.-ft. plant, still awaiting final regulatory approval, will employ 550...
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Faraday Future to open California facility
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Faraday Future has signed a lease on a facility in Hanford, Calif., for manufacturing the FF-91 electric car, to be introduced in late 2018.
The company expects to employ up to 1,300 workers in three shifts at the 1 million-sq.-ft. plant.
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Lockheed Martin builds satellite factory in Colorado
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
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Lockheed Martin has begun construction on a $350 million satellite manufacturing factory near Denver, Colo.
The 266,000-sq.-ft. plant, which will consolidate production and testing under one roof, is scheduled for completion in 2020.
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J&S Machine now offers Garboli tube and pipe finishing equipment
- Aug 9, 2017
- Finishing
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J&S Machine, Ellsworth, Wis., now offers the Italy-based Garboli Srl line of pipe grinding and tube polishing machines in the U.S. market. The line includes equipment for grinding, satining, deburring, buffing, polishing, and finishing of metal items, with applications in such industries as...
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