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Advanced Heat Treat Corp. hires corporate controller
- Jun 14, 2016
- Shop Management
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Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), Waterloo, Iowa, has hired Janet Ekstrom as corporate controller. She has more than 34 years of experience in financial and management roles. Ekstrom has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Northern Iowa. She previously served as controller...
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Not your typical workspace
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 14, 2016
- Shop Management
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Independent fabricators and artists need workspace. On his search for space in Detroit, Josh Welton came across an interesting alternative to the typical offerings modeled on a similar, successful venture in New York. He’s excited about the prospect of working in this environment.
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Add-on upgrade helps reduce design times
- Jun 14, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
IronCAD LLC has announced the availability of an updated version of its IronCAD Mechanical add-on. This upgrade helps improve the add-on’s ability to reduce design times by adding tools to the areas of bill of materials, document management, fasteners, structural steel, and assembly management....
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Steel prices look to be creeping up in the near term
- By John Packard
- Jun 14, 2016
- Metals/Materials
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The U.S. has placed duties on several types of steel imports, and the domestic steel companies have idled plants. That means supply sources are slowly tightening. Increased demand by the domestic industrial base could push steel prices higher.
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Stationary beveling machine allows hands-free beveling of plate and bar stock
- Jun 14, 2016
- Machining
- Product Release
Saar-Hartmetall USA has introduced the MMB 500 stationary beveling machine, suitable for processing small, medium, and large aluminum, steel, and stainless steel plate and bar stock workpieces. Designed for hands-free operation, the machine provides bevel angles from 30 to 60 degrees. The...
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Magnetic-bed drag flight conveyor removes fine, chips from coolant
- Jun 13, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Jorgensen’s Mag-Drag® magnetic-bed drag flight conveyors are designed to remove broken or fine cast-iron or steel chips from coolant in metal cutting applications. Steel and cast-iron chips and fines flow with the coolant onto the load section of the conveyor. Gravity causes larger chips to...
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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick launches manufacturing industry blog
- Jun 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Business law firm Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, Charlotte, N.C., has launched “Shumaker Manufacturing: A Legal & Industry Review,” a blog dedicated to manufacturing, one of the largest industries the firm serves. The first post on the blog, authored by Attorney David H. Conaway, focuses on...
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Stainless steel compression springs available in wire sizes 0.080 in. and up
- Jun 13, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Lee Spring offers AISI 316 stainless steel compression springs in wire sizes of 0.080 in. and up. The material helps improve corrosion resistance with the presence of molybdenum and decreased carbon content. The new wire sizes offer up to 660 N or 148 lbs. of loading force. These standard-format...
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Quick-change thick-turret punching system uses toolless design
- Jun 13, 2016
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Product Release
Mate has introduced the Ultra® QCT™, a quick-change, toolless thick-turret punching system. It is compatible with the company’s Ultra line of guides and standard canisters. The system features a toolless punch-retention mechanism. The user flips the latch to remove and snap the new insert...
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Okuma donates CNC machines to Central Piedmont Community College
- Jun 13, 2016
- Machining
- News Release
Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has donated an MC-V4020 CNC vertical machining center and an ES-L8II CNC lathe to the engineering technology programs at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), Charlotte. The equipment supports Okuma’s and CPCC’s efforts to give students the...
Bar feeder automates drilling of tubes and profiles
- Jun 13, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Apollo s.r.l. offers the Speedy automatic bar feeder, available in different lengths. It can be installed on automatic drilling machines to perform the drilling of tubes and profiles at the desired center distances. The system is equipped with a motorized carriage with mechanical clamp that...
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MEC named top fabricator for sixth consecutive year
- Jun 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has been named first on the FAB 40 list of the nation’s largest fabricators, published by The FABRICATOR® magazine. This marks the sixth consecutive year that MEC has led the list. The firm, which employs about 2,000 employee shareholders, serves...
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FabTech Supply expands into new services
- Jun 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
FabTech Supply, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based manufacturer of enclosure hardware, has announced the expansion of its metal fabrication services. By expanding its manufacturing base of high-volume OEM parts, the company will provide metal fabrication services, including welding, bending, shearing, and...
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Sluggish economy puts pinch on manufacturing technology orders
- Jun 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report for March 2016 showed that orders for April 2016 were down 27.5 percent from the same month a year ago, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. Year to date, orders still were down 16.6 percent compared to the same...
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Rigaku LIBS analyzer achieves MIL-STD-810G certification
- Jun 10, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Rigaku Analytical Devices, a provider of hand-held and portable spectroscopic analyzers in Wilmington, Mass., has announced that its hand-held laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer, KT-100™ Katana™, has been certified to MIL-STD-810G and given an IP54 rating for use in wet...
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