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- From The Welder
Laser hybrid welding process includes inductive preheating
- Sep 15, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Product Release
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. and the Leibniz Universität Hannover have developed a hybrid welding system with inductive preheating. This process can be used for single-layer welding of high-strength, fine-grain structural steels up to a thickness of 0.79 in. Before the welding process takes...
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Silgan acquires Van Can Co.
- Sep 15, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Silgan Holdings Inc., Stamford, Conn., a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, has acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain specified limited liabilities of Van Can Co., San Diego, a manufacturer of metal containers. The acquired...
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Surface-mount dock lift requires no pit
- Sep 15, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Southworth Products Corp. offers SMDDL surface-mount scissor dock lifts that require no pit, making them suitable for leased or temporary buildings. With a lowered height of 5 in. and a raised height of 58 in., the lifts can access loads on truck beds of any height and transfer them to a...
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Atlas Machine opens satellite location in Indianapolis
- Sep 15, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Louisville, Ky.-based Atlas Machine and Supply Inc. has opened a location in Indianapolis to support its expanded distributorship of Gardner Denver industrial air compressors, Cameron centrifugal air compressors, and other compressed air products. The company offers new and reconditioned...
- From The Fabricator
Manual plasma cutting/gouging system removes up to 25 lbs. of carbon steel per hour
- Sep 15, 2014
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
Victor® Thermal Dynamics® has launched an improved PAK 200i manual plasma cutting and gouging system. It delivers 100 percent duty cycle at 200 amps, is capable of hand cutting up to 2.75 in. on mild steel and 10 IPM on 2-in. carbon steel, and removes up to 25 lbs. of carbon steel per hour....
- From The Fabricator
Want to take up powder coating?
- By Larry Savage
- Sep 15, 2014
- Finishing
- Article
As more metal fabricators look to increase value-added activities, they are considering adding a powder coating line. Before they do that, however, they need to know what's involved. They need to select a system that fits a specific footprint, can deliver the customers’ surface appearance and corrosion protection requirements, and meets budget constraints. In other words, they really need to do their homework.
- From The Fabricator
Weld Cleanup Poses Challenges for Oilfield Workers
- By David Jescovitch
- Sep 15, 2014
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
Attention to proper weld cleaning is especially critical in field applications.
- From The Fabricator
Hobart Institute adds two staff members
- Sep 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Troy, Ohio, has hired Shanda Allen as registrar/bursar and Fred Henman as technical training instructor. Allen has 19 years of experience in the educational field. She has served as an elementary school teacher, a college-level instructor, GED coordinator,...
- From The Fabricator
The Material Works enters into agreement allowing SMS Siemag to provide EPS pickling lines
- Sep 12, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Material Works Ltd. (TMW), Red Bud, Ill., and SMS Siemag AG (SMS), Düsseldorf, Germany, have entered into an agreement whereby SMS may offer, design, build, and install processing lines incorporating eco pickled surface (EPS) cells for descaling carbon and stainless coiled strip steel....
Schuler announces order for complete spiral pipe mill
- Sep 12, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Schuler has received a major order for delivery of a spiral pipe mill from Tuberías Procarsa, subsidiary of Industrias CH S.A.B. de C.V., based in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. The company will use the offline spiral pipe machine to produce large steel pipes with diameters from 20 to 88 in. and...
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NSF award funds new manufacturing method for producing metal-ceramic composites
- Sep 12, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., has announced that Diana Lados, associate professor of mechanical engineering and founding director of the university's Integrative Materials Design Center (iMdc), has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
- From The Fabricator
Roper Whitney hires director of operations
- Sep 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based tool and equipment manufacturer Roper Whitney has hired Jeff Doty as director of operations. He previously worked at Eaton Corp. and Aisin Mfg. Illinois. Doty received his bachelor’s degree in electronic systems technology and a master’s degree in industrial technology...
- From The Fabricator
OSHA announces new requirements for reporting severe injuries
- Sep 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, D.C., has announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. The rule, which also...
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BEX Inc. appoints sales manager
- Sep 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based BEX Inc., a manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles, has announced the appointment of Mike Simmerer as national sales manager. He has been with the company for 20 years, most recently as customer service liaison. Simmerer holds a master’s degree in management and...
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Noncontact, nondestructive modular inspection systems monitor processes in real time
- Sep 12, 2014
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Noncontact and nondestructive modular inspection systems are available from plasmo LLC USA for quality assurance applications, with a focus on welding fabrication. The processobserver advanced is designed for process monitoring during welding, cutting, and laser drilling. It inspects and...
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