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Macy Industries launches spinoff company
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
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Metal fabricator Macy Industries, Hooksett, N.H., has launched Pilot Innovations, which builds and prototypes products, including an expandable ladder, using composites. The new company, housed in the Macy facility, expects to add about 25 manufacturing positions in the next three years. Macy...
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Scout Boats to expand manufacturing facility
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Scout Boats has announced plans to invest nearly $11 million in its Summerville, S.C., plant, adding a new manufacturing line and creating 370 jobs.
The 120,000-sq.-ft. facility will build a 53-ft. luxury yacht.
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Aerojet to close California, Virginia facilities
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. has announced it will close its manufacturing operations in Rancho Cordova, Calif., and Gainesville, Va. Rocket engine manufacturing will be consolidated in a new plant in Huntsville, Ala., where 800 jobs will be added by the end of next year. In addition, defense-related...
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Hand-held beveling tools offer radius bevel edge up to 5/16 in.
- Apr 17, 2017
- Power Tools
- Product Release
Saar-Hartmetall USA has announced that its line of hand-held electric and pneumatic beveling tools can produce a variety of radius bevel edges, including 0.07, 1/8, 0.16, ¼, and 5/16 in. In the electric beveling tool line, the SMA-30E features a milling head design that uses dice-shaped inserts...
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Colt to add 100 jobs
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Gunmaker Colt's Mfg. Co. has purchased a headquarters and manufacturing plant in West Hartford, Conn.
The company will retain its 600 workers and add 100 jobs over the next five years.
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Mercury Marine expands Wisconsin manufacturing plant
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corp., a manufacturer of recreational marine engines, has added what it says is the largest high-pressure die casting machine in North America at its manufacturing complex in Fond Du Lac, Wis. With the 4,500-ton Buhler-Prince machine, the company can make...
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Rev Group acquires Midwest Automotive Designs
- Apr 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Rev Group Inc. has acquired Elkhart, Ind.-based Midwest Automotive Designs, a manufacturer of custom-built RVs and limousine, charter, and tour (LCT) vans. The company’s 130 employees at its combined 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and office space will remain in Indiana. This...
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Salvagnini marks 40th anniversary of panel bender
- Apr 17, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Salvagnini, Hamilton, Ohio, marks the 40th anniversary of the invention of its first P4 panel bender. On Sept. 19, 1977, the first Salvagnini patent was awarded for a machine entitled “Machine for the production of rectangular sheet metal panels with bent edges,” invented in suburban Milan,...
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Metal Powder Industries Federation announces award recipients
- Apr 17, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Metal Powder Industries Federation's (MPIF) Awards Committee has announced the recipients of the 2017 MPIF Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy (PM) Award that recognizes individuals who have actively served the North American PM industry for at least 25 years and, in the minds of their...
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Cut burs designed for use on hard titanium alloys
- Apr 17, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Pferd Inc. has introduced Titanium cut burs, designed for machining hard titanium alloys with tensile strength greater than 500 N/mm2. The double-cut bur’s tooth geometry generates stock removal rates up to 60 percent higher than conventional cross-cut burs, the company states. Suitable for...
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Hand-held XRF analyzer includes Wi-Fi support and coatings mode
- Apr 14, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Thermo Scientific has released a software update to its Niton XL5 hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. The software release includes Wi-Fi support that connects the analyzer with the user’s computer network, as well as a new coatings mode for expanded functionality and applications...
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X-ray thickness gauge upgraded to measure ferrous, nonferrous product
- Apr 14, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
IMS has expanded the capabilities of its XR series thickness gauge to measure ferrous and nonferrous materials on a single gauge. The gauge’s laser speed measuring accuracy has increased to less than 0.05 percent. Because the gauge is dual-purpose, users do not have to change gauges between runs...
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Weiler names VP of sales, U.S. and Canada
- Apr 13, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
Cresco, Pa.-based Weiler Abrasives Group, a provider of abrasives, power brushes, and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has announced the appointment of Chad McDonald as the new vice president of sales, U.S. and Canada. McDonald, who has more than 18 years of marketing experience, most...
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Oxygen monitor designed for on-site conditions
- Apr 13, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Cob Industries offers the PurgEye® Site, a nearly indestructible Weld Purge Monitor® designed for on-site conditions. The unit is a guarded oxygen monitor in a waterproof, dustproof box, IP68-rated with the lid open and IP65-rated with the lid closed. The monitor measures oxygen levels from 1,000...
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AEC recognizes three volunteers for outstanding contributions
- Apr 13, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has presented awards to three individuals recognizing their outstanding contributions to the council. Olivier Gabis, area manager for Wagstaff Inc., Spokane Valley, Wash., was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award. He is a member of the...
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