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News - Page 496
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U.S. Labor Department delays beryllium rule effective date
- Mar 23, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a delay in the effective date of the rule titled “Occupational Exposure to Beryllium,” from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017. The delay will allow OSHA to review and consider the rule further, in keeping with the Jan. 20, 2017, White House memorandum,...
- From The Fabricator
Yale lift truck named Product of the Year finalist
- Mar 23, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has announced that Plant Engineering has honored the Yale® MPE080VG end rider with Driven by Balyo technology as a Product of the Year finalist. It operates as a robotic lift truck, independently picking up, transporting, and dropping off pallets...
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Primetals Technologies modifies continuous caster at Gerdau Cartersville
- Mar 23, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
London-based Primetals Technologies has received an order to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s location in Cartersville, Ga. The modification will give the long product maker the ability to produce an additional beam blank format, which will allow the company to roll larger finished...
- From The Fabricator
Beckwood to supply hydraulic deep draw press to Columbia Metal Spinning
- Mar 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., Fenton, Mo., has received a contract from Columbia Metal Spinning, a Chicago-based producer of precision metal spun and deep drawn parts, to produce a custom, 450-ton hydraulic deep draw press. Scheduled for completion in August 2017, the machine will expand Columbia Metal...
- From The Fabricator
New ASTM test method helps determine composition of aluminum alloys
- Mar 22, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
A new standard from ASTM Intl., W. Conshohocken, Pa., provides a method for analyzing the composition of aluminum and aluminum alloys. The test helps manufacturers, consumers, and laboratories verify that an alloy’s composition is within the needed limits through an analysis method called...
- From The Fabricator
Schuler delivers laser blanking lines to Daimler
- Mar 22, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Göppingen, Germany-based Schuler has delivered two laser blanking lines to the Daimler plant in Kuppenheim, Germany. Both lines, used for the serial production of compact vehicles, can be changed instantly to another cutting style at the touch of a button. Contours are programmed offline and can...
- From The Fabricator
London Taxi builds plant to produce electric vehicles
- Mar 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The London Taxi Co. (LTC) has opened the U.K.'s first car plant dedicated to the production of range-extended electric vehicles (EVs). The plant, located in Coventry, U.K., will produce the world's first purpose-built, mass-market electric taxi. LTC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Geely, has invested...
EEMUA publishes second edition of tube end welding recommendations
- Mar 22, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
EEMUA has published edition 2 of EEMUA 143 recommendations for tube end welding. It takes ISO 15614-8:2016, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials – Welding procedure test – Part 8: Welding of tubes to tube-plate joints as the primary source, with additions...
- From The Fabricator
The Metal Shop adds fiber laser
- Mar 22, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
The Metal Shop LLC, a custom metal fabricator in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has installed a new Mitsubishi eX 6,000-W fiber laser. Added to the shop’s automation tower, the laser replaces a Mitsubishi LVPLUS II that had been in service for seven years. The company fabricates not just parts but...
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SSAB names finalists for 2017 Swedish Steel Prize 2017
- Mar 22, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
SSAB has identified four finalists for the 2017 Swedish Steel Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 11. “This year a record number of 102 applications were sent in from 32 different countries around the world. The high overall quality of the applications shows that...
- From The Fabricator
Automated Precision’s Services Division expands in Virginia
- Mar 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Automated Precision Inc.’s Services Division has moved into a new building in Newport News, Va., that features 14,000 sq. ft. of office and calibration laboratory space. The firm has performed calibrations for its laser trackers since 2012, but increased demand for Omnitrac 2 laser tracker models...
- From The Fabricator
Forecast 3D to offer new 3-D printing technology
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Forecast 3D, Carlsbad, Calif., has announced it will be one of the first companies to offer HP’s new Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3-D printing technology. The company reports it will install two MJF machines on March 31 for producing functional prototypes and end-use parts. The MJF platform uses fusing...
- From The Fabricator
Sussex Wire acquires Marox Corp.
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Sussex Wire Inc., a manufacturer of miniature and microminiature, tight-tolerance, cold-formed, roll formed, and four-slide component parts, has acquired Marox Corp., a provider of CNC precision machined orthopedic implants and aerospace components. The acquisition supports the strategy of both...
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Big River Steel, Noodle.ai create steel mill powered by artificial intelligence
- Mar 21, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Big River Steel and Noodle.ai, a San Francisco enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) company, have announced a contract to implement enterprise AI to optimize operations at Big River Steel’s scrap metal recycling and steel production facility in Osceola, Ark. The facility is designed to be both...
- From The Fabricator
Superb Industries forms strategic alliance with Bihler of America
- Mar 21, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Superb Industries Inc., a high-volume manufacturer based in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Bihler of America Inc., Phillipsburg, N.J. Bihler technology combines stamping, forming, and assembly technologies into one integrated manufacturing process. The...
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