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BTD acquires Impulse Manufacturing
- Sep 2, 2015
- News Release
Detroit Lakes, Minn.-based BTD Mfg. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corp., has acquired Impulse Mfg., a metal fabricator in Dawsonville, Ga. Ron Baysden, Impulse founder and president, will retire at the conclusion of the transaction. Impulse offers services from simple laser...
- From The Fabricator
Are workers really less productive?
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 2, 2015
- Article
According to the Labor Department, American workers aren’t as productive as they once were. But how do we measure productivity? Perhaps most important, do customers value it?
- From The Fabricator
Air filter removes contaminants down to 0.01 micron
- Sep 2, 2015
- Product Release
The 0.01-micron SuperStar filter from Walmec North America is designed to provide clean, dry, compressed air, removing any vapors and contaminants down to 0.01 micron. The four-stage filtration system has flow ranges of 50, 75, or 100 SCFM. It can handle pressure ratings up to 250 PSI. The...
- From The Fabricator
Five insights on metal fabrication hand tool basics
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 1, 2015
- Article
Metalworker Tom Lipton speaks about metal fabrication hand tools, something often taken for granted in the fab shop. Learn about metal working tools here.
- From The Fabricator
Timken completes acquisition of Carlstar Belts
- Sep 1, 2015
- News Release
The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, a provider of tapered roller bearings, has completed the acquisition of Springfield, Mo.-based Carlstar Belts, a manufacturer of belts used in industrial, commercial, and consumer applications. In addition to belts, the Timken power transmission portfolio...
- From The Fabricator
TigerStop launches new website
- Sep 1, 2015
- News Release
Vancouver, Wash.-based TigerStop has launched a completely new company website at www.tigerstop.com. The new site presents the benefits of incorporating or improving upon lineal cutting, drilling, punching, or boring automation in a variety of manufacturing environments. Visitors can search by...
- From The Fabricator
Piab upgrades website
- Sep 1, 2015
- News Release
Piab, a provider of industrial vacuum technology, has launched a new website at www.piab.com. The suction cup section has been upgraded with a new selection guide. The product data sheets have been redesigned with the ability to compare products for performance on-screen, with differences...
- From The Fabricator
MSCI’s Economic Summit to offer insight for 2016 planning
- Sep 1, 2015
- News Release
On Sept. 9-10, 2015, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), Rolling Meadows, Ill., will offer Economic Summit Forecast: 2016, which will cover economic volatility in the U.S. and abroad, how global forces will impact the metals market, and foreign trade. The conference, to be held at the...
- From The Fabricator
Shimco breaks ground at new Ontario headquarters
- Aug 31, 2015
- News Release
Shimco, a manufacturer of precision parts and gap-management systems, has begun construction of a 25,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Cambridge, Ont. Its current headquarters will relocate from Markham, Ont., to Cambridge in December. The manufacturing facility will incorporate increased automation,...
- From The Fabricator
Arcam opens sales/support office in Massachusetts
- Aug 31, 2015
- News Release
Arcam AB, a supplier of additive manufacturing systems based in Mölndal, Sweden, has opened Arcam Cad to Metal Inc., a sales and service facility covering the needs of the company’s North American EBM® business, in Woburn, Mass. The 5,500-sq.-ft. facility offers sales, support, spare parts,...
- From The Fabricator
Trico announces addition to international business development team
- Aug 31, 2015
- News Release
Trico Corp., a provider of lubrication management products and services, has announced the addition of Alejandro Soto to the international business development team. In this position, he focuses on channels of distribution in Latin America. Soto has more than 10 years of experience in growing,...
- From The Fabricator
White paper reveals how effective data searches improve product development
- Aug 28, 2015
- News Release
Only one in seven new product initiatives launch successfully, according to management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. A new white paper from Lakewood, Ohio-based Onix makes it clear that product development inefficiencies are impeding and disrupting manufacturers' success. The white paper,...
- From The Fabricator
Sapa Extrusions installs extrusion presses at Midwest plants
- Aug 28, 2015
- News Release
Sapa Extrusions-North America has announced the installation of new extrusion presses at its Yankton, S.D., and Elkhart, Ind., plants. The new presses have been moved from other Sapa locations and should begin extruding aluminum before the end of 2015. To meet capacity requirements, the Yankton...
- From The Fabricator
The need for growth--of the employee
Metal fabricators that want to grow the business should focus on employee growth. The rest will take care of itself.
- From The Fabricator
Software offers new functions for mechanical joining simulation
- Aug 28, 2015
- Product Release
Simufact Eng. has released Simufact.forming 13 software. It provides improvements in postprocessing, evaluation, depiction of the simulation results, result precision, software stability, and speed, says the company. With user-friendly mathematical formulas, users can generate their own result...
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