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News - Page 585
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Wiegel Tool Works to be featured on March 16 episode of Manufacturing Marvels™
- Mar 16, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Wiegel Tool Works Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., will be featured on the nationally televised show Manufacturing Marvels™ on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. CDT and 8:30 p.m. EDT on the Fox Business Network. This episode showcases the 75-year-old manufacturer’s processes and products, which include a variety...
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Murata Machinery USA names laser applications engineer
- Mar 16, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Murata Machinery USA Inc. (Muratec), based in Charlotte, N.C., has hired Andrew Wildman as a laser applications engineer. He has 26 years of experience in the industry, including 17 years as a field service engineer supporting a variety of machines, such as CO2 flat sheet cutters. For the past...
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Accurate Welding adds 3-axis milling machine
- Mar 16, 2016
- Machining
- News Release
Accurate Welding & Fabricating, Harrison Township, Mich., has added a 3-axis CNC milling machine, giving the company additional capacity to fulfill customer requirements. The Vision Wide machine has an envelope of 165-in. X-axis travel, 90-in. Y-axis travel, and 55-in. Z-axis travel. The...
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U.S. manufacturing still most competitive worldwide, says report
- Mar 15, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Although U.S. manufacturing is currently facing meaningful headwinds from a stronger dollar and the collapse in investment in the shale energy sector, it remains the most competitive worldwide, according to a new report released by New York-based Oxford Economics. The rapid and broad-based 20...
- From The Fabricator
Chromalloy appoints VP, global sales
- Mar 15, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Chromalloy, a supplier of repairs, coatings, investment castings, and services for turbine airfoils and other critical engine components, has announced the appointment of Rich Feely as vice president, global sales. His career spans nearly two decades in commercial...
- From The Fabricator
IMOA predicts growth in molybdenum end use
- Mar 14, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has announced that end-use demand for molybdenum is forecast to increase by an average of 3.6 percent in the period to 2024. Global molybdenum production and use were down 9 and 10 percent, respectively, in 2015 compared to 2014. According to...
- From The Fabricator
Steelworkers condemn WTO decision as direct attack on American manufacturing
- Mar 14, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
United Steelworkers (USW) Intl. President Leo W. Gerard has issued a statement after a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel released a decision regarding tariffs imposed by the U.S. against Korea for illegally dumping and subsidizing the sale of residential washing machines in the U.S. at submarket...
- From The Fabricator
BAE Systems plans expansion in New Hampshire
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Defense contractor BAE Systems has announced plans to expand its Nashua, N.H., manufacturing facility.
The expansion will result in the addition of up to 300 full-time jobs.
- From The Fabricator
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube appoint sales manager
- Mar 14, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Plymouth, U.K.-based Fine Tubes and Collegeville, Pa.-based Superior Tube, collectively a unit of Ametek Specialty Metal Products, have appointed Mike Cullum as sales manager. He is responsible for all sales and business development activities for these two metal tube manufacturers across all...
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Mechanical Inc. expands Illinois fabrication shop
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Freeport, Ill.-based Mechanical Inc. has purchased 46,000 sq. ft. of shop space in Rockford, Ill., to expand its existing fabrication shop that was built in 2014. The purchase will increase the company’s ability to provide sheet metal fabrication for its own projects and outside customers. The...
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Deere announces indefinite layoffs at two locations
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Deere & Co., based in Moline, Ill., has informed employees at two factories in Iowa that they will be placed on indefinite layoff. The workforce adjustment affects about 75 employees at the Dubuque plant and about 50 employees at the factory in Ankeny. The layoff at the Ankeny location, which is...
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International Crashworthiness Symposium scheduled for April 11
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The International Crashworthiness Symposium will be held April 11, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. at the Centre for Engineering Innovation at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont. The event is organized jointly by the University of Windsor; University of Waterloo; and the German DLR, Institute of Vehicle...
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Manufacturing technology orders dropped in December, but outlook positive for 2016
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The "U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders" report (USMTO) for January 2016 showed that order values were down 30 percent from December, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. Year-over-year orders declined 21 percent. “The drop in orders was not unexpected,”...
- From The Fabricator
Bilton Welding and Mfg. expands in Canada
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Bilton Welding and Mfg. Ltd., a manufacturer of custom energy equipment for the oil and gas market, has opened a new location in Vancouver, B.C., which will operate as Bilton BC. According to the company, this expansion opens up additional revenue streams in Canadian markets such as mining and...
- From The Fabricator
Gordon Brush relocates to California
- Mar 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc., Gordon Brush Wisconsin LLC, and Redtree Industries LLC have moved into a 183,000-sq.-ft. facility in City of Industry, Calif. Their Milwaukee Dustless Brush products will continue to be manufactured in Delavan, Wis., for the time being. Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. is a...
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