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Heidenhain launches North American web portal
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., has launched a redesigned web portal at www.heidenhain.us. Industries and applications categorized specifically on the web portal include machine tool, semiconductor, automation, metrology, electronics, and medical. The product line includes linear scales,...
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Confined-space ventilator includes attached ducting/canister
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Pinnacle Climate Technologies has introduced the 8-in. MASTER® ventilator. The lightweight, small-diameter unit can be used where space is limited. It comes with 25 ft. of ducting in an integrated duct carrier. The ventilator, constructed with a dual-walled polyethylene housing, delivers high...
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ISM ROB: Manufacturing economic activity contracts for fifth consecutive month
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fifth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 81st consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued March 1 by...
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HBS wins award for stud welding technology
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Germany-based HBS has announced it has won the Best of Industry 2016 Award from MM Maschinenmarkt for its Pegasar 500 accu and Visar 650 stud welding machines. Thirty-four nominees were chosen in 10 categories from the beginning of 2014 to the middle of 2015. A jury of MM editors and industry...
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Okuma adds staff to sales, product specialist teams
- Mar 3, 2016
- Machining
- News Release
Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has added Brian Sides and Tom O’Toole to its sales and product specialist teams. Both are veterans in the CNC machine tool industry with more than 50 years of combined experience. Sides, sales engineer, joined the company in 1992 as an electrical engineer...
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DoALL launches exploded-view parts ordering capabilities online
- Mar 3, 2016
- Sawing
- News Release
DoALL metal cutting band saw owners now can order repair, replacement, and service parts at www.doallsaws.com/doall_manual from online parts manuals that highlight exploded views. Visitors to the site can use index pages in the online parts manuals to highlight the part or assembly description...
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Manual spray unit combines with application pump for powder savings
- Mar 3, 2016
- Finishing
- Product Release
Gema has introduced the newest version of the OptiFlex®2 F Spray manual unit, designed for applications that require high film builds or precise, constant powder outputs when using long powder hoses. The unit features a single-chamber design based on the smart inline technology (SIT) concept....
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Airflow amplifiers extract dust, fumes with no moving parts
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Vortec airflow amplifiers extract smoke, fumes, and debris to help enhance safety and productivity in the workplace. The high-flow, bladeless blowers amplify compressed air up to 60-fold, in unducted applications, with no moving parts. They can be mounted, ducted, and moved easily, and airflow and...
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SHRM LINE: March manufacturing hiring to fall marginally compared to a year ago
- Mar 3, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
In March, the hiring rate will fall marginally in manufacturing and rise slightly in services compared with the previous year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM®) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE®) survey for March 2016. Layoff rates will also be...
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Cart keeps rolls of labels, tape organized
- Mar 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Creform has introduced a cart designed to hold rolls of labels and tape for the production process. Built using a system of pipes and joints, the cart keeps labels and tape consolidated in one area. The open design makes all the spools visible. The rolls are supported from the center on pins to...
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United Steelworkers laud U.S. DOC duties on cold-rolled steel
- Mar 2, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The United Steelworkers (USW) applauded a preliminary determination of an antidumping investigation announced by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce that places duty orders on imports of cold-rolled flat steel products from Brazil, China, India, Korea, Russia, Japan, and the U.K. Leo W. Gerard, USW...
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Sheet metal fabrication basics: 7 strategies for punching success
- By Glen Shuldes
- Mar 2, 2016
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
One of the most mature technologies in metal fabrication, punching is also one of the most misunderstood, perhaps because the process can ccomplish so much—punch myriad shapes, form, even bend flanges. Regardless, if a shop follows some basic strategies, it will be well on its way to better parts and greater throughput.
- From The Fabricator
SME, 3-D technology companies 3-D scan Orion crew module and model to print replicas
- Mar 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
SME has worked with several 3-D technology companies to take the first 3-D scan of the Orion crew module for 3-D printing into small-scale replicas. "Additive manufacturing and 3-D printing technologies are widely used to produce aerospace and other high-performance products," said Carl Dekker,...
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The case for kaizen activities
- By Steve A. Norsworthy
- Mar 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Continuous improvement activities don't always have to involve classroom time dedicated to training and excessive resources. They can be brief, direct, and have immediate impacts. That's where kaizen activities come in.
- From The Fabricator
Lampin announces acquisition of Howard Precision Products
- Mar 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Lampin Corp., Uxbridge, Mass., an employee-owned manufacturer of precision parts and components, has acquired Howard Precision Products (formerly the E. Howard Clock Co.). Like Lampin, Howard Precision Products began as a producer of precision clock gears before evolving to become a provider of...
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