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The Legacy Companies announces acquisition of Legion Industries
- Jul 27, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
The Legacy Companies, a food service and consumer products company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has acquired Legion Industries, based in Waynesboro, Ga.
Legion is a manufacturer of deep-drawn stainless steel products for the commercial food service industry.
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Complex carbide hardface welding alloy resists extreme abrasion, heat
- Jul 27, 2016
- Consumables
- Product Release
Postle Industries has introduced a complex carbide hardfacing alloy that resists extreme abrasion. It is available as a flux-cored wire (Postalloy 2836-SPL) and tubular electrode (Postalloy 218HD). The high-hardness, multicarbide welding alloys withstand high-stress grinding, low-stress...
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Quintus hydroform press to support Electro-Methods’ turbine engine programs
- Jul 26, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Quintus® Technologies, Lewis Center, Ohio, has delivered a hydroform deep-draw press to Electro-Methods Inc. (EMI), a South Windsor, Conn.-based supplier of turbine engine components. The new, 4,000-ton press will expand EMI’s capabilities, further enabling the production of intricately shaped...
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Lydall acquires Texel
- Jul 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Lydall Inc., a provider of filtration and engineered materials in Manchester, Conn., has acquired Texel, a division of ADS Inc. Texel comprises three manufacturing operations and one distribution center in Quebec and employs about 300 people. The acquisition will be included in Lydall’s...
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Waterjet cutting system cuts up to 500 IPM
- Jul 26, 2016
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
Koike Aronson offers the K-Jet abrasive waterjet cutting system. It delivers cut speeds up to 500 IPM with standard cutting areas up to 72 by 144 in. and a table capacity up to 125 lbs./sq. ft. (3 in. mild steel). Features include Hypertherm Hy-Precision 60,000-PSI intensifier pumps, Flash-Cut...
- From The Fabricator
Ross Technology adds sales engineer
- Jul 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Ross Technology, Leola, Pa., has named Tracy Buck as industrial storage sales engineer to support the company’s structural steel I-beam racks marketed under the Dexco brand name. Buck has more than 25 years of diverse experience in the material handling industry, including product design,...
- From The Fabricator
Triumph facility relocating to Kansas
- Jul 26, 2016
- Machining
- News Release
Triumph Group Inc., Berwyn, Pa., has announced plans to relocate its Grandview, Mo., operations to a newly built, 156,000-sq.-ft. facility in Edgerton, Kan., to accommodate company growth. The relocation is expected to begin in September 2016 and be complete by June 2017. The facility,...
- From The Fabricator
Fipa develops lightweight EOAT for FANUC America
- Jul 26, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Fipa Inc., a manufacturer of vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, tube lifters, and end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) in Cary, N.C., has created a custom EOAT for FANUC America Corp. for use on its robotic automation systems. The 15-lb. EOAT helps extend the range of parts that the robots can...
Steel pipe production machinery is custom designed
- Jul 26, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Product Release
Cagil Makina produces tailor-made, spiral-welded steel pipe and ERW steel pipe mills. The company can design and manufacture complete production mills to produce pipe profiles for gas and water line applications. Options include a coil handling system with pretensioning system and uncoiling...
- From The Fabricator
Custom automated manufacturing equipment suppliers form Smart Automation Group
- Jul 26, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Several suppliers of custom automated manufacturing equipment have launched the Smart Automation Group, a collaborative partnership. Eclipse Automation, Insys Industriesysteme AG, Transmoduls Ltd., SMZ Wickel-und Montagetechnik AG, JULI Technology, and ITE Automation have joined together to...
- From The Fabricator
The daily grind in a small fab shop
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A day in a small fabricating shop seldom follows a linear progression. Many things vie for attention, and the ability to multitask comes in handy.
- From The Fabricator
Compact filtration system protects users from fine dust during cutting processes
- Jul 26, 2016
- Safety
- Product Release
Kemper offers the PlasmaFil Compact extraction system for combustion and plasma cutting applications. The stand-alone system can handle medium to large amounts of dust. Its filtration technology separates more than 99 percent of captured hazardous material and the majority of ultrafine dust...
- From The Fabricator
UV-A LED lamp designed for use in the field
- Jul 25, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Spectroline’s OPTIMAX™ 365 cordless UV-A (365-nm) LED inspection lamp is designed to meet the needs of inspectors in the field. It is suitable for magnetic particle and fluorescent penetrant inspection. Nominal steady-state UV-A intensity is 18,000 µW/cm² at a distance of 15 in. Powered by...
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Multiaxis laser system features two independent workstations
- Jul 25, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Prima Power Laserdyne has introduced the new dual-workstation Laserdyne 606D multiaxis laser processing system. The system features two completely independent work stations in a single, unitized structure. The dual-workstation design helps maximize the work envelope and throughput per unit of...
- From The Fabricator
Deere announces workforce adjustments
- Jul 25, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Deere & Co. has informed approximately 120 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill., that they will be placed on indefinite layoff effective September 6. The factory currently employs about 1,050 people. The company said it continues to adjust the size of its...
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