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- From The Welder
Report forecasts growth in global aluminum welding wires market
- May 12, 2017
- Consumables
- News Release
Dublin-based Research and Markets has released the report “Global Aluminum Welding Wires Market 2017-2021,” which forecasts the market to grow at a CAGR of 6.25 percent from 2017 to 2021. Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team said, "One trend in market is inclusion of Ti...
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Eutectic launches online store
- May 12, 2017
- Consumables
- News Release
Eutectic Canada has launched an online store at www.eutectic.ca offering its alloys in small packaging. The company’s SmalPak product line comprises a selection of its top 10 alloys packed in small tubes that carry from three to 25 electrodes each, depending on diameter and alloy type. Cast iron,...
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Bonnell Aluminum earns PPG CAP accreditation
- May 12, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
Commercial coatings applicator Bonnell Aluminum, Carthage, Tenn., has achieved PPG CAP CERTIFIED APPLICATOR PROGRAM™ (PPG/CAP) accreditation as a premier member from the PPG coil and building products – exterior coatings group. The company now is certified by Pittsburgh-based PPG to apply...
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Why a timeline analysis of order history matters
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Job shop managers may say that each product they make is different, but if they put their minds, video cameras, ERP data, spreadsheets, and business analytics tools to work, they probably will find repeating patterns in their order history.
- From The Fabricator
PQ$ Analysis: Why revenue matters in product mix segmentation
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Part 4 in a series, Dr. Irani describes how revenue plays a role when analyzing a job. Instead of focusing on a sample of products selected using a single criterion—quantity—the PQR Analysis brings revenue into the equation.
- From The Fabricator
Grid encoder tests accuracy of CNC machines
- May 11, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Heidenhain has released the KGM 281 grid encoder for accuracy testing of CNC machines. It is available with a measuring range of Ø 5.5 in. and an increased accuracy of ± 1 µm. The unit’s grid plate with phase grating has an optical measuring standard. It is embedded in a two-piece aluminum...
- From The Fabricator
Nothing personal, it’s just business
- By Vicki Bell
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Losing your job is difficult, no matter your age. Imagine being 60 and not yet ready—mentally or financially—to retire, and being let go after decades spent working for your employer. It happens. It happened to John.
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm announces Spark Something Great Education Grant recipients for 2017
- May 11, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- News Release
Hanover, N.H.-based Hypertherm, a manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems and software, has announced the recipients of its 2017 Spark Something Great educational grant. The winners, selected from a record 119 grant applications, represent high schools, vocational schools, and...
- From The Fabricator
Minding your P’s, Q’s, R’s--and revenue too
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Incorporating the PR Analysis (relating product mix and routing similarities) into a PQ Analysis (relating product mix and quantities), creates the PQR Analysis.
- From The Fabricator
LAI Intl. accredited to Nadcap’s Additive Manufacturing checklist
- May 11, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
LAI Intl., a contract manufacturer of precision-engineered finished parts, components, and subassemblies, has earned the first Nadcap Welding Additive Manufacturing Certification. The checklist, developed by the Nadcap Welding Task Group and used to get the Nadcap Accreditation, is based on...
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Festool announces product tour schedule
- May 11, 2017
- Power Tools
- News Release
Power tool manufacturer Festool, Lebanon, Ind., has announced the schedule for its second annual Festool Roadshow product tour. The company’s 48-ft. truck will make numerous stops throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2017 to highlight its current and upcoming product lines. Tour dates are updated...
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T&D Metal Products names director of sales, marketing
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
T&D Metal Products, Watseka, Illinois, a manufacturer specializing in initial prototype design to the delivery of a finished product, has named Seth Yon as director of sales, marketing, and new business development. Yon has 16 years of experience in sales growth, marketing strategy, and...
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Combining art, metal, and friendship
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 11, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
At Hawkins, Texas-based Fusion Metal Art, every day is different, and every job is unique and memorable in its own way.
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Magnetic encoder system provides absolute position information
- May 11, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
The BML-S1G magnetic encoder system with absolute quadrature interface is available from Balluff. Its interface, compatible with incremental A/B input cards, offers absolute position information so that no homing procedure is required. Developed for measuring and positioning tasks in all...
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Schuler to deliver 15 presses to U.S. automotive supplier
- May 11, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Schuler’s Weingarten, Germany, location has received an order from a U.S. automotive supplier for 15 presses including automation with a press force between 400 and 2,000 tons. The package will include transfer, ProgDie, and stamping presses. They will go to sites in the U.S. and...
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