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News - Page 606
- From The Fabricator
Workshops for Warriors hosts graduation for veterans, wounded warriors
- Jan 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
San Diego-based nonprofit Workshops for Warriors, which assists veterans who are transitioning into civilian life through training, certification, and job placement, hosted its fall graduation ceremony in December. Forty-six graduates—the largest graduating class to date—now are ready to...
- From The Fabricator
EHRT North America to distribute EHRT Maschinenbau products
- Jan 5, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
EHRT North America, affiliate of Mid Atlantic Machinery Inc. and Southern States Machinery Inc., has assumed distribution of EHRT Maschinenbau GmbH products, including punching and bending machines for copper busbar, in North America. EHRT North America is administered from Harrisburg, Pa. Karl...
- From The Fabricator
HyCAL Corp. to install hydrogen continuous anneal line for UHSS/AHSS
- Jan 5, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Detroit-based HyCAL Corp., a division of Ferragon Corp. and formerly Ferrolux-Gibraltar, has begun installation of an Ebner continuous anneal line that will use a blend of hydrogen, rather than water, for strip cooling to produce UHSS/AHSS grades. According to the company, the line—expected to...
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: Manufacturing economic activity contracts for second consecutive month
- Jan 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the second consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 79th consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued by Bradley J....
- From The Fabricator
Gulf Island Fabrications buys Leevac Shipyards
- Jan 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Gulf Island Fabricators, based in Houston, has announced plans to purchase the assets of Leevac Shipyards. The acquisition includes leasehold interests at Leevac’s marine fabrication facilities in Jennings, La., and Lake Charles, La., and substantially all of its machinery and...
- From The Fabricator
Reliance Steel & Aluminum completes acquisition of Tubular Steel
- Jan 5, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Los Angeles-based Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Tubular Steel Inc. (TSI), a distributor and processor of carbon, alloy, and stainless steel pipe, tubing, and bar products. TSI, which has its headquarters and a fabrication business in St....
- From The Fabricator
Chicago Tube & Iron names director of marketing
- Jan 4, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Chicago Tube & Iron, Romeoville, Ill., has promoted Rob Powers to the position of director of marketing - pipe, valves, and fittings. Powers joined the company immediately after graduating from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in management. In his short career, he has developed...
- From The Welder
Weiler acquires SWATYCOMET
- Jan 4, 2016
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- News Release
Weiler Corp., Cresco, Pa., a provider of power brushes, abrasives, and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has acquired bonded abrasive manufacturer SWATYCOMET d.o.o., Maribor, Slovenia. Through the transaction, Weiler adds a broad range of cutoff and grinding wheels and technical...
- From The Fabricator
Chicago Slitter hires sales executive
- Jan 4, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Chicago Slitter, a manufacturer of custom-built, heavy-duty coil slitting, blanking, and cut-to-length lines in Itasca, Ill., has named Phil Simonpietri as sales executive. He has years of experience in automation and high-speed production equipment, as well as sales experience in various...
Tri Tool adds Northwest regional sales manager
- Jan 4, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Tri Tool Inc., Rancho Cordova, Calif., has hired Bill Baxter, formerly of Geary Pacific and Western Tool Supply, as Northwest regional sales manager, working with Val Astle. Their regional territory comprises Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and Nevada (except...
- From The Fabricator
nexAir adds 25 branches in Florida, Georgia
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Memphis, Tenn.-based nexAir LLC, a distributor of atmospheric gases and welding supplies, has merged with 23 Praxair Distribution Southeast LLC (PDSE) branches located in Florida and southeast Georgia and acquired two Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI) branches in eastern Georgia. PDSE was formed...
- From The Fabricator
Met-L-Flo launches new website
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Met-L-Flo has launched a new website at www.metlflo.com. The site, designed to reinforce the company’s commitment to education, allows users to share pages that interest them across Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. The company offers 3-D printing, additive manufacturing, and bridge...
- From The Fabricator
LTI announces retirement of longtime mechanical testing specialist
- Jan 4, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
After more than 27 years with Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), a family-owned independent testing and metrology laboratory in Hatfield, Pa., Mechanical Testing Specialist Glenn Derstine has retired. Derstine joined the company in 1988 from Rex Heat Treat, formerly known as J.W. Rex Co. He managed...
- From The Fabricator
Factory Pipe hires general manager
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Ukiah, Calif.-based Factory Pipe LLC, a supplier of exhaust systems to the motorsports industry, has hired Kenneth Odom as general manager. He has more than 20 years of experience supplying interior parts, exhaust systems, radiators and headliners to Nissan, Honda, Ford, General Motors, and...
- From The Fabricator
Birchwood Technologies launches expanded website
- Jan 4, 2016
- Finishing
- News Release
Birchwood Technologies, Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced the launch of its newly redesigned and expanded website at www.birchwoodtechnologies.com showcasing the company’s line of black oxide and metal finishing options for iron, steel, and aluminum. A new quick-compare tool allows visitors...
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