Evan Bennear, sales manager at Dale Oxygen Inc., member of the GAWDA board of directors, and co-chair of the member services committee, discusses some of the hot-button issues welding distributors face today.
Manufacturing Software | Product Release
April 3, 2018
Simufact has released Simufact Forming 15 for the simulation of forming manufacturing processes. Users now can simulate inductive heating processes and case hardening.One key new feature is the interface to the casting software Magmasoft® 5.4, which, in addition to the already existing ProCAST...
Metals/Materials | News Release
April 3, 2018
Chicago-based Zekelman Industries, a steel pipe and tube manufacturer, has announced its partial sponsorship of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation's 2018 Work Ethic Scholarship Program. The program awards scholarships to people attending trade schools to learn skills that are in demand, such as welding,...
Metals/Materials | News Release
April 3, 2018
Harvey, Ill.-based Atkore Intl. Group Inc. has sold the assets of FlexHead® Industries Inc. and SprinkFLEX LLC to Anvil Intl. LLC. The businesses manufacture commercial flexible sprinkler head connection products for use in industrial, commercial, cold storage, institutional, and clean room...
Shop Management | News Release
April 3, 2018
Midwest Stairs & Iron, a fabricator of nonferrous metals, will move to a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility in Milwaukee, twice the size of its current plant in the same city.
The company, which employs 57 people, expects the move to create 12 to 15 jobs over the next two years.
Waterjet Cutting | News Release
April 3, 2018
AXYZ Intl., a manufacturer of CNC router knife systems based in Burlington, Ont., has acquired WARDJet, a Tallmadge, Ohio, a waterjet cutting machine manufacturer. WARDJet products will continue to be made at the Ohio facility and now are supported by AXYZ's global network of sales and support...
Machining | News Release
April 3, 2018
With new ownership, governance, investment, leadership and professional manufacturing focus, Continental Casting, Monroe City, Mo., has become Arcadia Metalcraft™.The new name was selected to reflect sustainability through the pastoral connotations of Arcadia and an underlying commitment to the...
Laser Cutting | News Release
April 3, 2018
nLIGHT Inc., Vancouver, Wash., a provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense markets, has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public...
Safety | Product Release
April 3, 2018
Visual Workplace Inc. offers Digital Scoreboards to help facilities display safety performance in bright lights and colors that are highly visible and easy to read. Safety scoreboards feature counters that automatically track days worked since a lost-time accident, injury, or other incident....
Manufacturing Software | News Release
April 3, 2018
St. Paul, Minn.-based Synchrono®, a provider of demand-driven manufacturing software and synchronization technology, has released a new InSync paper, “The 8 Forms of Waste in Lean Manufacturing.” Lean manufacturing is based on the relentless elimination of waste in manufacturing and efforts...
Consumables | Product Release
April 3, 2018
Wolfram Industrie offers the Triconstant WHG3 resistance welding electrode. The electrode’s tungsten core is back-cast with copper or copper alloys, preventing the entrapment of air to help ensure uninterrupted current transmission and improved heat dissipation.In addition, the electrode offers...
Stamping | Article | STAMPING Journal
April 2, 2018 | By Thomas Vacca
Stamping press misfeeds can be prevented. Thomas Vacca tells you how.
Shop Management | News Release
April 2, 2018
Metal fabricator DLC Mfg. and Fabrication has received permit approval to construct a new building in New Ulm, Minn.
The company plans to expand from its current 9,800-sq.-ft. facility into a new, 20,000- to 25,000-sq.-ft. building.
Automation and Robotics | Product Release
April 2, 2018
Güdel has introduced the second-generation TMF-6 TrackMotion Floor for the expanding class of super-heavy-payload robots. It can be configured with up to two robot carriages as standard.The linear floor track extends the work envelope of these robots, which are used for transferring extremely...
Additive Manufacturing | News Release
April 2, 2018
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference marks its 30th anniversary with an event from April 8-12, 2018, in St. Louis.The keynote speakers will be Dominik Rietzel and Todd Grimm. Rietzel is head of BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Center (Non-Metal). His presentation “Additive...
Machining | News Release
April 2, 2018
The Metform division of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions (MFCS), Mundelein, Ill., a supplier of forgings, fasteners, and machined parts, has been recognized with an Excellent Quality Award from Toyota Motor North America Inc. (TMNA). Each year TMNA recognizes suppliers that exceed the company's...
April 2, 2018 | BY Josh Welton
We’ve all been on the receiving end of on-the-job advice that sounded solid, and we accepted it as gospel, especially if it came from a more experienced person. Lo and behold, something comes along that makes us question whether the advice was all that, or even wrong. Here’s an example of some welding advice that turned out to be faulty.
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