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- From The Welder
Hobart to offer aluminum welding technology seminars
- Jul 5, 2016
- Aluminum Welding
- News Release
Hobart will host a three-day Advanced Welding and Design workshop as part of its aluminum welding technology seminars. The program will be held at the Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Training Center in Appleton, Wis., Oct. 18-20, 2016. The program provides advanced technical and hands-on welding...
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Hastings to host seminars on addressing hazardous air-quality issues
- Jul 5, 2016
- Safety
- News Release
Hastings Air Energy Control Inc. will host complimentary seminars on air-quality issues on Aug. 3 and 4 from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hastings Technology Experience Center in New Berlin, Wis. The seminars, which include breakfast and lunch, will comprise live demonstrations of dust...
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Steel Dynamics to acquire Vulcan Threaded Products
- Jul 5, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Steel producer and metal recycler Steel Dynamics Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Vulcan Threaded Products Inc., a Pelham, Ala.-based manufacturer and supplier of threaded steel rod, cold-drawn bar, and heat-treated bar. The transaction is expected to be completed in...
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Conduction-cooled capacitors handle massive current
- Jul 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Illinois Capacitor offers HC and LC series conduction-cooled capacitors for resonant power circuity having very high current demands. Large, flat copper plates allow the LC series to handle the current and voltage in resonant power circuits. The HC series are compact, rectangular block types....
Steel and Pipe Supply names president
- Jul 5, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Steel and Pipe Supply has named Jim Kerkvliet as president of the U.S. service center and flat-rolled processing divisions of the company. He has 10 years of experience in executive roles with international steel producer Gerdau and also has held management positions with steel divisions of...
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Welding reamer keeps consumables clean in robotic welds
- By Ryan Lizotte
- Jul 5, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Learn how a welding reamer minimizes spatter and debris, prolongs consumables life, improves weld quality, and keeps a robotic welding cell productive.
- From The Fabricator
Special Springs moves to larger warehouse in Michgan
- Jul 5, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Special Springs has moved to a new, larger warehouse in Canton, Mich., to allow a larger inventory of products. The 12,000-sq.-ft. facility houses mechanical die springs and nitrogen gas springs. It also offers dedicated customer service, as well as nitrogen gas spring service and repair....
- From The Fabricator
Intelligrated to be acquired by Honeywell
- Jul 5, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Material handling systems provider Intelligrated®, Mason, Ohio, has entered an agreement to be acquired by Honeywell. Intelligrated will become part of Sensing and Productivity Solutions (S&PS) in Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions business. Co-founders Chris Cole and Jim McCarthy will...
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Hawk Technology adds executive business development staff
- Jul 5, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Hawk Technology Ltd., Rock Island, Ill., a designer and manufacturer of robotics integration systems and vision inspection systems, has hired Terry O'Connell with a role in executive business development. O’Connell previously participated in the acquisition and integration of Panasonic's...
- From The Fabricator
Midrail gantry waterjet system runs up to four cutting heads
- Jul 5, 2016
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
Jet Edge has introduced a new-generation midrail gantry waterjet system. Designed for heavy-duty, 24/7 use in industrial environments, the machine can operate up to four abrasivejet or water-only waterjet cutting heads. The system holds +/- 0.001-in. linear positional accuracy (over 12 in.) per...
- From The Fabricator
FTI signs strategic partnership agreement with Plante Electric Vehicle Co.
- Jul 5, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Forming Technologies Inc. and Plante Electric Vehicle Co. have signed a strategic partnership agreement whereby FTI will provide a customized design and costing system for the car body of Plante’s electric vehicles. The launch of the H car will be the first application of this system. Plante...
Formtek becomes North American distributor for Milltech
- Jul 5, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Formtek Inc., Cleveland, a manufacturer of equipment and tooling for metal forming, roll forming, and tube and pipe producing, has been named the exclusive North American distributor for Milltech, a manufacturer of pipe producing and finishing systems based in Daejon, Korea. Milltech, the...
Exltube names president
- Jul 5, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Exltube, a producer of structural, mechanical, and specialty tube and pipe in North Kansas City, Mo., has promoted Bill Snyder to division president.
Snyder joined the company in January 2016, previously serving as executive vice president and general manager.
- From The Fabricator
A ticket of entry to laser cutting
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 5, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Alkras has introduced a laser small enough to fit on the gantry of a cutting table. It’s being marketed as a ticket of entry for those fab shops—especially small ones—that have not yet entered the laser cutting arena.
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Reshaping metal grinding
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 5, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Article
Metal fabricators don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the costs associated with grinding. It’s necessary in many shops, so company management just throws labor at it. They don’t realize, however, that new ceramic alumina developments have the potential to save them money when it comes to grinding operations. The Norton Quantum 3 abrasive wheel is one such example.
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