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Alliance Steel installs stretcher leveler
- Nov 8, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Alliance Steel has installed a Red Bud 72- by 0.400-in. high-efficiency stretcher leveler with a 90,000-lb. coil capacity at its Bedford Park, Ill., facility. Featuring SUREGRIP® technology, the line can achieve a 40-ft. stretch in a cycle time of less than 8 sec. The stretcher is complemented by...
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Circular cold saw cuts aluminum, nonferrous materials
- Nov 8, 2016
- Sawing
- Product Release
Behringer Saws Inc. has introduced the VA-L 500 fully automatic circular cold saw, designed for production cutting of solids and thin-walled pipe and profiles made of aluminum and nonferrous materials. Features include a frequency-controlled main drive system; adjustable cutting speeds; a 32-HP,...
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Silver-tipped copper electrodes last to a pit depth of 0.08 in.
- Nov 7, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
Hypertherm has introduced SilverPlus® electrodes for its HyPerformance® HPR400XD® plasma cutting systems. According to the company, laboratory testing shows the electrodes last 50 percent longer than standard copper electrodes in most cutting applications. he electrodes are designed to last to a...
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AutoForm software chosen by Volkswagen’s tool shop
- Nov 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Switzerland-based AutoForm Eng. GmbH, a supplier of software for the sheet metal forming industry, has announced the decision of Volkswagen’s tool shop to use AutoForm-ProcessDesignerforCATIA software for its process design. The software was developed in collaboration with Volkswagen. The main...
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Level 3 Inspection achieves Rolls-Royce supplier approval
- Nov 7, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Level 3 Inspection LLC, Stuart, Fla., a provider of computer-aided inspection (CAI) for precision manufactured aerospace components, has announced it has received the Rolls-Royce Corp. Supplier Certificate of Approval. This means the company is considered a Rolls-Royce subtier supplier, approved...
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Portable plasma cutter delivers 6.5 kW of output power
- Nov 7, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
Hypertherm has released the Powermax45 XP® plasma cutting system, delivering 6.5 kW of output power for clean cutting of material up to 5/8 in. thick and severing of material nearly twice that thickness. A new low-amp process simplifies marking, scoring, and precision gouging. Eleven torch styles...
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MacLean-Fogg opens MacLean Curtis Mooresville plant
- Nov 7, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
MacLean-Fogg Co., Mundelein, Ill., has announced the grand opening of the MacLean Curtis Mooresville, N.C., plant. The 96,000-sq.-ft. plant expands the company’s portfolio of products with more variations and increased capacity. Paul Hojnacki, president of MacLean Curtis, said, "By 2020, we'll...
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Mayville Eng. recognized as one of largest closely held companies in Wisconsin
- Nov 7, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has been recognized by the Wisconsin 75 program as one of the largest closely held companies in the state. The metal fabricating company has extensive operations in Wisconsin with manufacturing facilities in Mayville, Beaver Dam, Neillsville, and...
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Presto Lifts acquires ECOA Industrial Lift Products
- Nov 7, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Presto Lifts Inc., Norton, Mass., has announced the acquisition of ECOA Industrial Lift Products of Hialeah, Fla. According to Presto Lifts Vice President Steve Albert, ECOA’s products expand Presto Lifts’ offering with bigger-footprint, heavier-capacity, and custom-designed equipment. Presto...
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CNC platform introduced for cutting applications
- Nov 7, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
The EDGE® Connect CNC platform now is available from Hypertherm. It features the newest version of the company’s Phoenix™ software coupled with SureCut™ technology for cutting applications. The PLC Connect™ software-based operator’s console and embedded PLC allow for increased...
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ESI releases metal stamping design formulas in free, online guide
- Nov 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
North Branford, Conn.-based metal stamping manufacturer Engineering Specialties Inc. (ESI) has released the e-book “Metal Stamping Design Guide,” available for free online at info.esict.com/metal-stamping-design-guide. The guide provides helpful rules, design tips, and stamping design formulas....
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Hydraulic power system helps reduce energy costs
- Nov 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
MJC Eng. has announced the development of its Green Hydraulic Power® system. According to the company, the system provides high machine yield with noise emissions reduced by 20 dBA, reduced heat generation, short cycle time, and reduced oil volume. The system, offered as standard on the hydraulic...
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Job security in manufacturing: Why all the negativity?
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 7, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
The labor market is tight. Wages are going up. In metal fabrication, small companies are paying just as well if not better than bigger firms, according to a recent survey from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International®. Considering all this, why all the negativity? High uncertainty about the future may have something to do with it.
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Share the lean manufacturing knowledge
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 7, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
As you pursue your lean journey, you create knowledge. What you do with that knowledge can predict how successful your lean efforts will be. If you tell the workforce only the bare minimum, then you are probably leaving lots of improvement potential on the table.
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MIE Solutions names VP of marketing
- Nov 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
MIE Solutions, a Garden Grove, Calif.-based provider of production control software for the manufacturing sector, has promoted Susan Gonzalez to vice president of marketing.
Gonzalez joined the company as digital marketing manager in 2014.
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