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Dumping carts empty heavy loads safely
- Feb 6, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
CECOR® offers heavy-duty industrial dumping carts that can be paired with the company’s dumping frame for elevated, rotational dumping of fully loaded carts. The dumping frame is secured to an overhead hook hoist or forklift truck. The frame then is secured to the cart by the cart’s...
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Arc-Zone.com seeks female welders to profile in blog column
- Feb 5, 2015
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Arc-Zone.com, Carlsbad, Calif., has announced it is looking for female welders to profile for the “New Rosies” column on the company’s blog at www.carmenelectrode.com. Since its inception in 2007 the column—named for Rosie the Riveter—has showcased various women working in many facets of...
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Sutherland, SST align to serve Midwest stamping industry
- Feb 5, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Sutherland Presses, Malibu, Calif., and Scott Special Tools, Weldon Springs, Mo., have announced a joint cooperation to serve the stamping industry in southern Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, eastern Nebraska, and western Iowa. SST offers presses, feeds, and tooling...
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Gas springs suitable for die storage
- Feb 5, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
DADCO’s new 90.10 DS series gas springs are designed with a reduced rate of return, making them suitable for die storage. These models are a direct replacement for traditional die storage components and do not need to be removed from the die before installation into the press. The three...
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From the Web: Big pay raise; Smart, but not rich; 3-D breakthroughs; welding—a worthwhile career?
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 5, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Ford workers get big raise; reporter questions welding as a worthwhile career; being smart doesn’t necessarily make you rich; 3-D printing breakthrough; students build wind turbines.
MMK ships record amounts of products to pipemakers
- Feb 5, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Russia-based OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) shipped a record amount of products to pipemakers and produced the largest amount of hot-rolled products in 2014 for the whole period of its modern history. In 2014 MMK shipped more than 2.78 million metric tons of metal products to...
Developing countries’ infrastructure needs spur demand for pipes, pipe/hose fittings
- Feb 5, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA), San Jose, Calif., has released a comprehensive global report on pipes and pipe/hose fittings. According to the report, the global market for these products is projected to reach $320 billion by 2020, driven by the growing focus on infrastructure development in...
- From The Welder
GMAW system made for piping applications
- Feb 5, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
The Lincoln Electric Co. has introduced an orbital GMAW system suitable for industries such as pipeline, construction, and process piping. The system is driven by the APEX® 3000 mechanized controller and pairs with the HELIX® M85 weld head and track ring. Each component in the system can...
- From The Fabricator
JMT USA names president
- Feb 5, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
The board of directors for Jorgenson Industrial Companies has announced that Jared Peterson has been appointed president of the JMT USA division, Salt Lake City, Utah, following Kyle Jorgenson’s resignation. Peterson has worked for the company as service and operations manager for the past 11...
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Flash monitor updated with new software, HMI
- Feb 5, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
InspecTech has introduced improvements to I.B.I.S. (InspecTech B-scan Inspection System) flash monitor for the welded tube industry. The software and firmware have been enhanced, and the HMI has been updated and improved. The test head of the flash monitor scans across the weld zone and...
- From The Fabricator
ET Foundation, Bonnell Aluminum invite entries for aluminum extrusion design competition
- Feb 5, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
The ET Foundation, a Wauconda, Ill.-based educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting and advancing aluminum extrusion processes and technologies, and Bonnell Aluminum are seeking entries for the 2015 International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition. Bonnell Aluminum, a...
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Why I still use 2 percent thoriated (red) tungsten
- By Josh Welton
- Feb 5, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Despite concerns some have about radiation emanating from 2 percent thoriated (red) tungsten electrodes, welder Josh Welton sees little risk. The electrode continues to be his first choice.
- From The Fabricator
QualiChem water-based cutting fluid approved by Bombardier
- Feb 5, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
QualiChem, Salem, Va., has received full Bombardier approval for Xtreme Cut 250C water-based cutting fluid. The approval, BAMS 569-001, includes Classes A, C, and D for lubricants and coolants. The multimetal, semisynthetic fluid, formulated for use on a variety of ferrous and nonferrous...
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High-solids coating can eliminate need for baking, force-drying of metal parts
- Feb 5, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced PERFORMALOC™ advanced productivity coatings, a new category of cross-linked coatings featuring a proprietary combination of low-VOC resins that cure fast and hard, thus eliminating the need for baking or force-drying of metal parts....
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Yaskawa Motoman announces partnerships with teams for Amazon Picking Challenge
- Feb 5, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Dayton, Ohio-based Yaskawa Motoman has selected Rutgers University’s PRACSYS Lab, The University of Texas Nuclear Robotics Group (NRG), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Autonomous Robotic Collaboration Lab (ARC) to receive a Motoman® dual-arm robot, which will be deployed for the Amazon...
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