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North American robot orders fall 21 percent in 2008
- Feb 4, 2009
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
According to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), North American-based robotics companies reported that new orders sold to North American manufacturing companies fell by 21 percent in units and 16 percent in dollars in 2008 compared to 2007. The sharp decline accelerated in the fourth quarter...
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NAM endorses Secretary of Commerce nominee
- Feb 3, 2009
- Shop Management
- News Release
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today welcomed President Barack Obama's nomination of Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as Secretary of Commerce, calling Gregg a "champion of manufacturing who has consistently acted to strengthen U.S. competitiveness," according to NAM President and CEO...
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A not-so-good Year of the Ox
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 2, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
This Chinese New Year wasn"t the rosiest for many folks on the other side of the planet. According to reports, Chinese exports were down 2.8 percent in December from the previous year--a significant number, considering the amount China exports. The country"s GDP grew 13 percent in 2007, but was...
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Multipress line provides flexibility
- Feb 2, 2009
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
AP&T, a supplier of automation, hydraulic presses, tools, and production lines to the sheet metal industry, has provided an automotive industry supplier with a three-press line that offers enhanced production flexibility. The press line comprises three AP&T 708 U.S.-ton ZM presses with third...
- From The Fabricator
Press hardening system makes material up to three times stronger than standard steel
- Feb 2, 2009
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
AP&T, a supplier of automation, hydraulic presses, tools, and production lines to the sheet metal industry, has delivered a press hardening system to China's Baosteel. According to the company, the system makes the material up to three times stronger than standard steel. The system comprises an...
- From The Fabricator
AP&T announces personnel changes
- Feb 2, 2009
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Monroe, N.C.-based AP&T, a supplier of automation, hydraulic presses, tools, and production lines to the sheet metal industry, has announced personnel changes. After a six-month interim term, Adam Allansson has been appointed the new managing director for AP&T North America. To be closer to its...
Triumph Tube to open new manufacturing facility in South Carolina
- Feb 2, 2009
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Orangeburg County Development Commission, and the Central S.C. Alliance have announced that Triumph Tube Inc., a manufacturer in the drawn tube industry, will open its new manufacturing facility in Orangeburg County. The $3.5 million investment is expected...
- From The Welder
Lincoln Electric announces cost-saving measures
- Feb 2, 2009
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. today announced actions to lower its fixed and variable cost structure to align its business with the current economic environment. These measures include the continuation of previously announced reduced work hours, cutting expenses and discretionary spending in all...
- From The Fabricator
Dimensioning in a 3-D CAD system
- By Gerald Davis
- Feb 1, 2009
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis explains that preparing a 3-D CAD model without dimensions may look great, but it doesn't really do anybody any good. For example, a 3-D CAD model with dimensions helps quality control inspectors.
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Unemployment—By the numbers
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 30, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The newspaper headlines are getting somewhat repetitive nowadays, unless you"re lucky enough to live in a state where the governor is being impeached. Layoffs here and layoffs there&mdashcompanies are shedding jobs like a politician sheds campaign promises.But an interesting thing caught my eye as...
- From The Fabricator
Labor shortage - Point/Counterpoint
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 29, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
If you subscribe to the "Welding Wire" e-newsletter, you may have seen the comments in the January issue from a seasoned metalworker who questions whether the much proclaimed skilled-labor shortage really exists. His comments drew responses from those who wholeheartedly agreed with what he had to...
- From The Fabricator
Randolph Tool purchases National Knife and Service Grinding
- Jan 29, 2009
- Shop Management
- News Release
Randolph Tool Co., Hartville, Ohio, has purchased National Knife Co. and Service Grinding Co., Berea, Ohio.
Randolph Tool has specialized in the manufacturing and sharpening of industrial knives and tooling for industries worldwide, as well as precision machining, since 1968.
- From The Fabricator
Durable goods orders down fifth straight month
- Jan 29, 2009
- Shop Management
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that new orders for durable goods fell by 2.6 percent in December, a larger decline than the 2 percent economists had forecast. December's decline marked the fifth straight month in which orders have fallen. Orders fell 5.7 percent in 2008, the second...
- From The Fabricator
Being lean pays in a recession
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 28, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
I spoke with a stamper last week who found one of the few areas for growth in this economy: takeover work. Jim Schwartz, general manager of marketing at Eagle Wings Industries, Rantoul, Ill., recently implemented magnetic die clamping, a technology that has allowed the company to take on new work...
- From The Fabricator
Adjustable V-die added to line of rotational lower dies
- Jan 28, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Fab Supply Inc., Addison, Ill., has added the adjustable RVP3 Rolla-V die to its patented line of rotational lower dies. The adjustable design of the RVP3 enables the tool to achieve bend angles from 1 degree to 180 degrees in material thicknesses ranging from 20 gauge through 0.500 in. and a...
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