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Maximize your move
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 8, 2016
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Everyone knows that moving is not easy, especially when you are talking about moving a business. Dennis Donovan, a site selection consultant, provides an overview of the main considerations that a metal fabricator should keep in mind as it looks to make a major move.
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CHS delivers nonmarking coil feed line to lighting/appliance-maker
- Jul 8, 2016
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CHS Automation, Roseville, Mich., has built a nonmarking coil feed line designed for running prepainted material for a manufacturer in the appliance and lighting industry. The 18- by 0.080-in. feed line features a double end pulloff coil reel and coil car combination, 10,000-lb.-per-side...
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- Jul 8, 2016
- Shop Management
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Marco has introduced the Dustmaster® 8,000 CFM electric dust collector. Its 25-HP Baldor® motor and reverse-incline blade fan work together to create an engineered airflow that provides ventilation and collects airborne dust and debris from enclosed work sites. Two 16-in.-ID duct hose inlet...
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- Jul 8, 2016
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An operation with poor or nonexistent performance metrics is a magnet for lots of confusion and disruption. Poor metrics often have a narrow focus that can negatively affect the whole organization. Conversely, good metrics support the business and its mission.
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The human side of the skilled-labor crisis
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- Bending and Forming
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In metal fabrication, companies need technical skill, but there’s a humanity to the skill that’s often overlooked. It’s about the relationship between the technician, his machine, and the workpiece.
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Standoff fasteners enable spacing, stacking of multipanel assemblies
- Jul 8, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
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PEM® self-clinching standoff fasteners from PennEngineering® enable mounting, spacing, and stacking of panels, boards, and components in assemblies. This family of fasteners includes a range of types and styles designed for permanent installation into metal sheets as thin as 0.025 in....
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AEC joins coalition of manufacturers opposed to automatically granting China market economy status
- Jul 8, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has joined Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, a coalition of U.S. industry trade groups opposed to the automatic granting of market economy status for China at the end of 2016. AEC joins The Aluminum Association, American Iron & Steel...
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- Jul 7, 2016
- Laser Cutting
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Rofin has expanded its fiber laser production by adding an assembly line at its factory in Hamburg, Germany. The expansion allows the company to meet increasing demand for low-power fiber lasers. The new assembly line is designed specifically for the production of compact fiber lasers with one...
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Retro Systems receives ISO 9001:AS9100 certification
- Jul 7, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
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Valley Center, Kan.-based Retro Systems, a manufacturer of CNC plasma, oxyfuel, and waterjet cutting machines, has earned ISO 9001:AS9100C certification.
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A new generation of machines from transfluid® combine axial and rolling pipe forming. With the machines, geometries in pipe end machining can be formed directly on the pipe, replacing turned parts. No soldering or welding is needed. The user can specify the combination based on the forming...
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If you tour Plymouth Tube's Streator, Ill., facility, you can't help but notice all of the yellow caution areas. They mark potential trip hazards and pinch point areas. The focus on safety, both visually and in daily communications, has helped the facility stay injury-free for three years now. It's also enabled the tube production facility to be named the recipient of FMA’s Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence.
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Retro Systems hires regional sales manager
- Jul 7, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
- News Release
Retro Systems, Valley Center, Kan., has hired Art Bordeaux as regional sales manager for the Southeast. This area includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, Delaware, and eastern Georgia. Bordeaux, who holds advanced degrees in...
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Lincoln Electric names president, business development for Americas welding
- Jul 7, 2016
- Arc Welding
- News Release
The Lincoln Electric Co., a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and brazing and soldering alloys in Cleveland, has promoted John T. Bronstrup to the newly created position of president, business development for the Americas...
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Constellium to open manufacturing facility in Mexico
- Jul 7, 2016
- Metals/Materials
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Amsterdam-based Constellium N.V. has announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to produce aluminum automotive structural components. The automotive industry expects that nearly 5 million vehicles will be produced annually in Mexico by 2019, making it one...
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R&D Update: Practical methods for estimating formability of sheet materials
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- Jul 7, 2016
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Formability is the ability of a sheet material to deform without failure or fracture. Information on formability helps process and tool design engineers predict failure during analysis of sheet metal forming processes for tool design. Formability information also is used to evaluate...
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