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News - Page 463
- From The Welder
Universal Technical Institute launches welding technology program
- Jul 24, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has launched a welding technology program at its Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., campus. The Rancho Cucamonga campus is the first of multiple UTI campuses slated to launch the welding program as a part of the school’s strategy to grow its student population and serve...
Tyler names eastern and western sales managers
- Jul 24, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Tyler Pipe & Coupling, Tyler, Texas, has announced the promotions of Patrick Leonard to eastern sales manager and Jeremy Blackhurst to western sales manager. Leonard has worked in multiple divisions of the McWane Plumbing Group, Birmingham, Ala., for more than eight years, including the...
Burr Oak Tool expands representation in Europe
- Jul 21, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Sturgis, Mich.-based Burr Oak Tool Inc., through its European branch, Oak Eurasia s.r.o., and in collaboration with its Italian partner, SMI srl, has appointed additional representatives in Europe: Process Automation Ltd., Ireland/U.K. Vossi Group Oy, Finland Bend and more GmbH, Germany...
- From The Fabricator
Global Shop Solutions opens third building at Texas headquarters
- Jul 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Global Shop Solutions, a developer of ERP software for the manufacturing industry, has opened a third building at its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. The 10,000-sq.-ft. building is home to a 72-seat training room, a community dining/kitchen area with a market, and an outdoor covered patio...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering names global vice president of quality
- Jul 20, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Danboro, Pa.-based fastener manufacturer PennEngineering® has named Rocky Pinheiro as global vice president of quality. He served most recently as a vice president of quality at Acument Global Technologies. Before that, he led lean implementation for the six-site Detroit Medical Center and has...
- From The Fabricator
SMS group receives order from Nucor Steel Gallatin for hot strip galvanizing line
- Jul 20, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
SMS group has received an order to supply a heat-to-coat line with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons for Nucor Steel Gallatin in Ghent, Ky. The U-shaped line includes a turbulence pickling system, an X-Pro® laser welding machine, an inductive heating system, FOEN galvanizing equipment, and a...
- From The Fabricator
Changes to border tax, NAFTA, will harm automakers, suppliers, study says
- Jul 20, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Two proposed policy changes—imposing a border adjustment tax (BAT) and withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—would likely fail to achieve their goal of reversing the trend of offshoring manufacturing to low-cost countries and could potentially harm the U.S. motor...
- From The Fabricator
Heidtman Steel Products to add two levelers
- Jul 20, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Steel service center Heidtman Steel Products Inc. has purchased two 17-roll Bradbury Auto-Selective™ hydraulic levelers to be installed in its push/pull pickling lines in Butler, Ind., and Granite City, Ill. Each line can level material thicknesses from 0.250 to 0.050 in. and features patented...
- From The Fabricator
OMAX uses government grant to develop micromachining abrasive waterjet
- Jul 19, 2017
- Waterjet Cutting
- News Release
OMAX® Corp., Kent, Wash., a manufacturer of computer-controlled abrasive waterjet systems, has developed what it says is the most precise micromachining abrasive waterjet available with the assistance of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation...
- From The Fabricator
American Punch begins construction on plant expansion
- Jul 19, 2017
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- News Release
American Punch Co., a manufacturer of punches, dies, and shear blades used in the structural steel and metal fabricating industries, has begun construction on a plant expansion that will nearly double the size of its production facility in Euclid, Ohio, and significantly increase its manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Siemens Canada closes wind turbine plant in Ontario
- Jul 19, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Siemens Canada has closed its wind turbine plant in Tillsonburg, Ont., eliminating more than 340 jobs. According to the London Free Press, Siemens was one of four plants to open in Ontario under a multibillion-dollar deal in 2010 with Samsung to generate power for the province and create...
- From The Fabricator
JIT Mfg. owner named Small Business Person of the Year
- Jul 19, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metal fabricating company JIT Mfg., Cowpens, S.C., has announced that Vickie Wyatt, owner, has been named the 2017 Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration. The company, which produces about 10,000 pieces per week, has grown from having one salesperson 25 years ago to...
- From The Fabricator
Heidenhain adds business development manager
- Jul 18, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., a manufacturer of precision measurement and control equipment, has hired Gisbert Ledvon as TNC business development manager in North America. He has more than 20 years of extensive corporate industrial machine business experience. The company’s CNC models are...
- From The Fabricator
Meritor appoints VP/chief strategy officer
- Jul 18, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., a supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket products for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has hired Cheri Lantz as vice president/chief strategy officer. She has an extensive background as an executive in the commercial vehicle and industrial...
- From The Fabricator
Plato AG opens Michigan office
- Jul 18, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Germany-based Plato AG has opened a U.S. subsidiary, Plato North America Inc., in Dearborn, Mich., to support its model-based engineering methods (FMEA) platform. The company will host a Plato User Conference in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Oct. 11, 2017. Participants will learn about the latest trends...
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