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Two-component epoxy resists chemicals, abrasion, high temps
- Mar 23, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
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Featuring a silicon carbide filler, Master Bond Supreme 45HTQ-4 is a toughened epoxy for bonding, sealing, coating, and casting. This system can be used for a variety of industrial, aerospace, OEM, and oil processing applications. The epoxy combines chemical, temperature, and abrasion...
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Savant Investment Partners acquires Dura-Bond facility in Nevada
- Mar 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Las Vegas-based Savant Investment Partners has acquired Dura-Bond Bearing Co.’s 78,416-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Carson City, Nev., with the agreement for Dura-Bond to lease the property back for a 15-year term with additional extension options. Dura-Bond manufactures replacement...
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Noble Industries expanding in Indiana
- Mar 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Noble Industries Inc. has announced plans to expand its headquarters in Noblesville, Ind. The family-owned metal fabrication and manufacturing company will add 52,400 sq. ft. to its current 70,000-sq.-ft. building. Of that, 39,000 sq. ft. will be warehouse and production space, and 13,400 sq....
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IWDC names director of vendor management and supply chain
- Mar 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC) has named Keith Werkley as director, vendor management and supply chain. He is responsible for driving growth of partner brands, Weldmark® brand, and warehouse and importing operations. Most recently Werkley served as district sales...
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Calipers’ encoder technology eliminates need to reset origin
- Mar 23, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Mitutoyo America Corp. has released renewed 500 series IP67 Absolute Digimatic coolant-proof calipers. Its encoder technology eliminates the need to reset the origin. The automatic power on/off shuts down the LCD after 20 min. of inactivity, but the ABS scale origin is unaffected. Power is...
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Restoring the USS North Carolina—sharing history with friends
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Think Facebook is the ultimate time-waster? Nick Martin’s Facebook connection to an old classmate and fellow soccer teammate led to an important job preserving history for Barnes MetalCrafters. It also provided a learning opportunity, as many fabricating jobs do.
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App brings 3-D design product to mobile devices
- Mar 23, 2016
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
IronCAD has introduced the latest version of the Compose Mobile app, an iOS version of its Compose 3-D design product. The app allows designers to share 3-D designs securely on mobile devices throughout the organization and with customers. The free download is available at...
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Constellium signs multiyear contract with Airbus
- Mar 23, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Constellium N.V., based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has signed a contract with Airbus to supply a variety of aluminum rolled products for airframes, including wing skin panels, aero-sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and premachined plates for structural components. The companies will...
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Catalog highlights abrasives for welding, fabrication
- Mar 23, 2016
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has released a 180-page catalog highlighting its abrasives, power brushes, and maintenance products for surface conditioning. The catalog is available in print and digital versions. It features a quick-reference product selection guide and both alphabetical and item-number...
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ABB Robotics introduces online, interactive training course
- Mar 22, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB Robotics, Auburn Hills, Mich., has introduced IRC5 Operations Web Based Training (US519), an online, interactive training course that teaches students how to operate a robot using the ABB FlexPendant and the IRC5 robot controller. The course modules are self-paced, with videos, interactive...
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Ontario invests in new electric and hybrid vehicle parts manufacturing
- Mar 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development, Employment, and Infrastructure has announced it is partnering with Mitsui High-tec to build the company's first manufacturing facility in North America and the first facility in Ontario producing motor cores for electric and hybrid vehicles. Ontario...
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Web-based software integrates fabrication from quoting to shop to invoicing
- Mar 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
SecturaSoft LLC has released SecturaFAB™ for steel fabricators, job shops, and service centers. The software helps streamline sales, production, and invoicing processes through a platform that integrates with existing CRM, CAD/CAM, and financial systems. The software integrates...
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NADDRG to hold deep-drawing research symposium May 12 in Michigan
- Mar 22, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
The North American Deep Drawing Research Group (NADDRG) will hold its Spring Symposium, hosted by Aleris, on May 12, 2016, from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Inn at St. John’s Conference Center in Plymouth, Mich. The symposium will comprise informal, off-the-record, in-progress presentations. To...
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Commercial Metals Co. to build environmentally sustainable steel mill in Oklahoma
- Mar 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Los Angeles-based National New Markets Fund LLC has closed $21 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation that will enable Commercial Metals Co. (CMC), Irving, Texas, to build an environmentally sustainable steel manufacturing facility in Durant, Okla. When completed in late 2017, the...
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AC/DC GTAW system delivers strikes as low as 5 amps
- Mar 22, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
The CK Worldwide MT200-AC/DC GTAW system is compact and portable for use in tight workspaces. It features an interface that provides simple welding parameter adjustments. The unit offers two dynamic modes for GTAW and SMAW for use by novice to master welders. Delivering arc strikes as low as 5...
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