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Pickwick earns spot on Inc.5000 for second year
- Dec 15, 2009
- Shop Management
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Pickwick Mfg. Services has been named to the 2009 Inc.5000, which lists the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based contract metal fabrication firm joined the list in 2008 and continues to be ranked among the nation's top private companies. Walt Corey, president,...
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Scrap Salvage & Surplus patents mobile processing unit
- Dec 15, 2009
- Metals/Materials
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Scrap Salvage & Surplus Inc., Butler, Pa., has patented a mobile processing unit for heavy torching of oversized metal scrap generated by steelmakers and other metal manufacturers. The unit, which began operating in 2005, reduces energy consumption and labor costs and eliminates 99.8 percent of...
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Seeley purchases John G. Wilson Machine Ltd.
- Dec 15, 2009
- Shop Management
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Bruce Seeley, a former senior executive with ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Cambridge, Ont., Canada, has purchased John G. Wilson Machine Ltd., a metal fabricating business in Princeton, Ont., Canada. The purchased company makes metal components using laser and production welding, computerized...
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Plymouth Tube announces two staff promotions
- Dec 15, 2009
- Metals/Materials
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Plymouth Tube Co., Warrenville, Ill., has named Bill Henricks to the position of energy group account executive. In this position, he focuses on building the company's business in the power generation industry. Henricks has held previous positions in the company as energy product manager, energy...
Unison supplies all-electric tube bending machine to Boeing
- Dec 15, 2009
- Bending and Forming
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Unison, located in Scarsborough, U.K., has supplied a second all-electric tube bending machine to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The Breeze 20 system can make precision bends on alloy and aluminum tubes with diameters of up to 3/4 in. It was shipped in mid-July and installed at Boeing's...
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Greenerd Press delivers three custom-designed presses
- Dec 15, 2009
- Bending and Forming
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Greenerd Press & Machine Co. Inc., Nashua, N.H., has designed, built, and shipped three separate orders for unique, large hydraulic presses. The company delivered a 330-ton, eight-point, gib-guided press for a southeastern U.S.-based global automotive/aerospace supplier in the third quarter. The...
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Forming Technologies celebrates 20th anniversary
- Dec 15, 2009
- Manufacturing Software
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Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI), a developer of software for the design, simulation, and costing of sheet metal components, marked 20 years in business in Oakville, Ont., Canada, in October. "Twenty years ago, computer-assisted technologies were still primitive, and the stamping engineer was...
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Plouse Precision Mfg. launches virtual factory tour
- Dec 15, 2009
- Shop Management
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Plouse Precision Mfg., a contract manufacturer in Harrisburg, Pa., has established an online virtual factory tour that enables visitors to the company's Web site to take an inside look at the manufacturing facility. The tour includes images, videos, and narration for each major manufacturing...
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Wallover Oil purchases assets of Larson Chemical
- Dec 15, 2009
- Consumables
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Wallover Oil Co., Strongsville, Ohio, a manufacturer of industrial lubricants and cleaners, has purchased the assets of Larson Chemical Co., Greendale, Wis. William J. Pearcy, vice president of sales and marketing at Wallover, said, "Larson's line of machining and grinding coolants, rust...
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PEERS government program directs stimulus funds to energy-efficient retrofits
- Dec 15, 2009
- Shop Management
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Manufacturing has yet to reap many benefits from the $780 billion stimulus package, but an industry economist has uncovered a program that delivers both financial rewards and environmental benefits to the sector. "As it evolved thus far, the stimulus cash has preserved jobs instead of creating new...
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Specialty Strip & Oscillating hires sales rep
- Dec 15, 2009
- Metals/Materials
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Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., a supplier of conventional slit and oscillate coils in Masury, Ohio, has hired Jamie R. DeVore as a sales representative. He is responsible for direct sales of cold-rolled carbon and alloy strip steel in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada. DeVore has more...
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Eriez® adds robotic welding machine at Erie facility
- Dec 15, 2009
- Materials Handling
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Eriez, Erie, Pa., has purchased a robotic welding machine to help maintain accuracy while meeting increasing production volumes. Testing before the purchase showed that the unit can complete 90 percent of the company's vibratory trays. The company's welding staff will continue to be responsible for...
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Account manager joins Elite Mfg. Technologies
- Dec 15, 2009
- Shop Management
- News Release
Elite Mfg. Technologies, Bloomingdale, Ill., has hired Steve Schommer as account manager. He brings more than 15 years of sales experience in fabricating and outsourcing to the position. In his new role, Schommer focuses on increasing the company's existing markets and supporting customers' needs....
American Piping expands in Houston, hires CFO in St. Louis
- Dec 15, 2009
- Metals/Materials
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American Piping Products has expanded its Houston facility with a new sales and operations headquarters. The company is a supplier of heavy-wall carbon, stainless, and chrome-moly steel pipe, fittings, and valves used in the oil and gas and power generation industries, as well as for manufacturing...
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Wilson® Instruments establishes new Web site
- Dec 15, 2009
- Testing and Measuring
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Wilson Instruments, an Instron® company, Norwood, Mass., has announced the launch of its new Web site at www.wilsoninstruments.com. Showcasing the company's new design and logo, the site highlights a featured product section on the home page that links to product-specific pages. Designed to...
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