The Welder - Materials Handling - Page 2
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- From The Fabricator
Ergonomics and its relation to productivity
Providing workers with the ergonomic tools to minimize injury and to keep jobs moving through the shop floor is a smart move.
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- From The Fabricator
ALM Positioners names president/CEO
ALM Positioners, Rock Island, Ill., has appointed Pat Pollock as president/CEO.
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Texas shop reaches beyond the contract manufacturing sandbox
Austin, Texas-based machine shop and fabricator Athena Manufacturing needed a material handling solution. Finding one led to a new partnership with Belgian manufacturer Eurostorage.
Cricket-I welding manipulator from Koike helps simplify pipe fabrication
Koike Aronson Ransome has introduced the Cricket-I welding manipulator, designed for the small to midsize fabrication market. Offering 6 ft. of powered lift and 6 ft. of manual reach, the manipulator provides stable welding from end to end. It features 20-IPM lift speed and a maximum load capacity...
Magnetic V-Pad Clamps from Industrial Magnetics hold angles up to 180 degrees for welding
Industrial Magnetics Inc. has introduced Magnetic V-Pad Clamps for low-profile holding of workpieces during welding. The clamps’ dual pivoting magnetic heads can position and hold angles up to 180 degrees. Each contains four magnets: two on the back and one on each pivoting foot. The clamps can...
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- From The Additive Report
Wire-arc additive manufacturing can be used to build very large parts to near-net shape
Collaborators Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions and Oak Ridge National Laboratories provide an overview of large-scale wire-arc additive manufacturing.
Railing Jig from Forster swivels 360 degrees for welding fencing, railing
Forster America has introduced the Railing Jig fencing and railing welding fixture. It produces railing gradients of up to 60 degrees at heights of 0.6 to 1.2 m and lengths of up to 7 m. The fixture swivels 360 degrees, allowing for welding from any angle required. The jig allows for a variety of...
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- From The Additive Report
Cageless robot system safeguards workers
Veo Robotics’ CEO Patrick Sobalvarro told The Additive Report that FreeMove turns industrial robots of any size into cobots.
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- From The Additive Report
Mark Douglass of Lincoln Electric’s additive division talks about 3D-printing big parts
Lincoln Electric has participated in the additive manufacturing arena for 10 years, but in 2019 it committed to opening an AM business unit and anticipates making acquisitions.
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- From The Fabricator
Cylinder Cart from Strong Hand Tools helps make gas cylinder handling safe
Strong Hand Tools® offers the Cylinder Cart for the safe handling of heavy gas cylinders. Its self-supporting, four-wheel base provides a stable method for the transport, lifting, and placement of heavy gas cylinders while minimizing operator effort. The cart maneuvers in tight areas for lifting...
Hilco Industrial to auction fabricating, welding equipment
Hilco Industrial, a provider of industrial asset disposition services, in partnership with manufacturing equipment reseller Machinery Marketing Intl., has announced that its joint venture group will conduct an online auction from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5 of late-model metal fabricating and welding...
Welding wire drum cart handles up to 1,000-lb. containers
The Kinetic Technologies LOBOY™ drum cart offers 2.3 in. of ground clearance and a low center of gravity for towing drums or boxes of welding wire used in robotic or hard-tooled welding applications. The cart eliminates the need to transport heavy drums with lifting straps attached to a fork....
FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft.
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
Motoman adds senior general manager for Canada plant
Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, Ohio, recently named Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, Mississauga, Ont. Jones has more than 23 years of experience in the robotics industry. He was a founding member of CRS Robotics, which later was acquired by Thermo CRS Ltd., a...
FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS),...
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