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- From The Welder
Hobart Institute hires new staff members
- May 4, 2016
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Troy, Ohio, has announced the hiring of two new employees. Brian Sheward has joined the company to teach students in the structural welding program and the combination structural and pipe welding program. A graduate of Hobart Institute, he has more than 25...
Schwarze-Robitec restructures sales department
- May 4, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec, Cologne, Germany, has named Heike Ahlers as sales and marketing manager and has announced the retirement of former Sales Manager Jürgen Korte. Ahlers joined the company in 2013. She was significantly involved in 2015 with the opening of the...
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Compact safety laser scanner offers 275-degree scanning angle
- May 4, 2016
- Safety
- Product Release
Sick Inc. has launched the microScan3 Core safety laser scanner. The compact unit has an 18-ft. range and 275-degree scanning angle for area and access guarding. It features patented safeHDDM™ (high-definition distance measurement) scanning technology that filters out dust and ambient light....
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Shapeline names new president
- May 4, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Shapeline AB, a Sweden-based provider of inline measurement systems for flatness measurements on plate and strip products, has named Helmut Hackl as president. He succeeds Magnus Titus, who is leaving the company for new operative challenges. Hackl has a master’s degree in metallurgy from the...
- From The Fabricator
Beckwood manufactures hot forming presses for Ducommun facility
- May 4, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
St. Louis-based Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems and the Triform line of sheet hydroforming equipment, has partnered with aerospace industry company Ducommun Inc. to design and manufacture two new hot forming presses for Ducommun’s Parsons,...
- From The Fabricator
System Scale acquires Central Scales & Control
- May 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
System Scale, an employee-owned industrial scale calibration and repair company in Indianapolis, has acquired Denham Springs, La.-based Central Scales & Controls. All existing employees have joined System Scale, and Central Scales owner John Sanders now is in a senior management role with System...
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Centria names executive VP, sales
- May 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Centria Architectural Systems, Moon Township, Pa., a designer and manufacturer of metal wall and room systems, has named Brad Johnson as executive vice president, sales. Johnson has held leadership roles in the industry for more than 25 years. He began his career at H. H. Robertson, a Centria...
- From The Fabricator
Heavy-duty, bimetal honing fluid developed for automotive market
- May 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Houghton Intl. has introduced a water-based metal removal fluid for use in automotive honing operations. HOCUT® 4650 provides high lubricity and detergency while complying with all global chemical regulatory programs, the company states. The fluid contains a combination of additives providing...
- From The Fabricator
CAD file importer added to shop management software
- May 4, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
LVD Strippit has added a new module to its CADMAN® programming and shop management software. CADMAN-SDI (Smart Drawing Importer) helps simplify 2-D and 3-D CAD file import and calculation of cost drivers for quick creation of job estimates. It features an integrated 3-D CAD package for checking or...
- From The Fabricator
NC feed systems make semiautomatic tools into fully automatic machines
- May 3, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Dake Corp. has introduced a line of NC feed systems that can turn semiautomatic ironworkers, cold saws, drill presses, and punching machines into fully automatic production tools. The feed systems feature a freestanding control panel with a digital LCD and infinitely variable programming, a...
- From The Fabricator
Metallic Building Co. recognizes Cary & Associates Builders with 2015 Building of the Year Award
- May 3, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Houston-based Metallic Building Co., a custom-engineered metal building systems provider, has named Cary & Associates Builders Inc. of Sebastopol, Calif., as the 2015 Building of the Year Award winner for Balleto Vineyards and Winery. Located in the Sonoma wine country region, the building is...
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Frost & Sullivan names Divergent 3D as 2016 North American Innovation Award Winner
- May 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Based on recent analysis of structural manufacturing in the automotive industry, Frost & Sullivan has named Divergent 3D as the recipient of the 2016 North American Technology Innovation Award. The company’s proprietary 3-D metal printing process, enabled by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS),...
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Multiaxis laser systems offer laser surface texturing
- May 3, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Prima Power Laserdyne has announced its Laserdyne 795 and 430 BeamDirector multiaxis laser systems can be used for laser surface texturing. This laser drilling process produces blind, or partial-depth, holes and indentations from a few micrometers to a few tenths of a millimeter deep, forming...
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SMS group supplies tandem cold mill to Alcoa Tennessee
- May 3, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Germany-based SMS group has delivered and commissioned a twin-stand aluminum tandem cold mill at Alcoa Inc. near Knoxville, Tenn. The new cold rolling mill is part of Alcoa’s automotive growth project. The expansion focuses on the production of wide and durable aluminum sheets for lightweight...
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Perfection Global, FMA to host press brake workshop May 4-5
- May 3, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Perfection Global and Rockford, Ill.-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) will conduct a hands-on press brake training workshop May 4-5 at Perfection Global’s machinery showroom in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Attendees will receive expert instruction and coaching on proper metal...
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