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Mats carry safety messages
- Feb 23, 2016
- Shop Management
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Wearwell® has introduced Safety Message mats to the Invision line. They feature a diamond-plate surface, Nitricell® nitrile rubber composite formula, crush resistance, and bounce-back for long-term standing comfort. The mats help reduce heel strike strain and slips while conveying a safety...
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- Feb 23, 2016
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Schuler has announced the delivery of two offline spiral pipe mills to Mexico and Saudi Arabia for the production of large pipes with diameters from 20 to 88 in. and lengths of 39 to 80 ft. The pipes are made from high-grade steel with thicknesses up to 1 in. wound onto coils. This is formed into a...
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C.I. Hayes installs humpback conveyor belt furnace
- Feb 23, 2016
- Shop Management
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C.I. Hayes, Cranston, R.I., a Gasbarre Furnace Group company that manufactures industrial vacuum and atmosphere heat-treating equipment, has announced the recent installation of a humpback conveyor belt furnace for brazing of stainless steel parts to be used in the electrical industry. The...
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Böhler-Uddeholm to host March 10 heat-treatment webinar
- Feb 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Böhler-Uddeholm has announced it will present the webinar “The 10 Keys to Good Heat Treatment” on March 10, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Joe Price, technical manager, will cover such topics as the basics of heat treatment, the root causes of failures, and the manufacturing techniques and...
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Coe Press Equipment ships two feed lines to Takata
- Feb 23, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has shipped two press feeding lines to Takata’s San Antonio, Texas, stamping plant. Each line comprises an 18-in. ServoMaster™ 3 series roll feed; a style 350 18-in. power straightener; a 24-in., 15,000-lb.-capacity coil reel; and an 18- by...
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Bluff Mfg. hires Northeast regional sales manager
- Feb 23, 2016
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Fort Worth, Texas-based Bluff Mfg., a provider of material handling and warehouse safety equipment, has hired Jay Bodnar as its new Northeast regional sales manager, overseeing sales efforts in Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania,...
Hydraulic pipe processing equipment bends pipe to 1.9 in. OD
- Feb 23, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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Tracto-Technik has released the new-generation Tubomat, fundamentally revised and modularly designed. The machine offers bending of pipe ODs up to 1.9 in. and optionally integrates sawing, deburring, flaring, and cutting-ring assembly functions. The unit’s control provides program operation...
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Welder training—The fundamentals, Part II
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Oxyacetylene welding and brazing are among the first processes beginning welding students learn. This article focuses on the uses and techniques that may be unfamiliar to much of the welding community.
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3-D measurement software updated
- Feb 23, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
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Verisurf Software Inc. has announced the availability of Verisurf X9 software for 3-D measurement. The new release includes Verisurf SOLIDS, a 3-D solid modeling application, as well as enhancements to the CAD, Measure, Analysis, and Reverse modules. Three components that previously were cost...
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DSTN to close in Nova Scotia after $56 million investment
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
A steel manufacturing facility in Trenton, N.S., that received $56.3 million in provincial money is shutting down, ending a plan to create hundreds of jobs in the wind energy sector. According to Business Minister Mark Furey, the board of directors for DSME Trenton, known as DSTN, has informed...
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Welding education tools assist with training
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Realityworks Inc. has introduced the RealCareer™ Weld Defects Kit and RealCareer Bend Tester for welding educators and trainers. The kit is designed to teach users how to inspect common welds and how to identify and correct common weld defects and discontinuities by addressing their machine...
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L&R Industries expanding in Missouri
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
L&R Industries, based in Cabool, Mo., is expanding operations with a new steel tube manufacturing and distribution facility in Dunn, Mo. The multimillion-dollar expansion is creating 10 new jobs and being made possible by community efforts to improve infrastructure. Through a Community...
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Hitachi Metals Ltd. completes acquisition of three entities
- Feb 22, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Hitachi Metals Ltd., Manchester, N.H., through its wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Metals America LLC, has acquired HTP-Meds LLC and Hi-Tech Machine & Fabrication LLC (HTMF). HTP-Meds is a supplier of custom extrusions and braided tubing for the medical device industry. HTMF is a supplier of...
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North Carolina RIA approves funding for Elite Tube and Fab, Metcore Industrial Solutions
- Feb 22, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved a $750,000 loan to support the reuse of a vacant building in Lexington, N.C., by Elite Tube and Fab Co. The company, a subsidiary of Steele Tube Inc., manufactures sheet metal parts used by NASCAR® racing teams, as well as coils...
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Electron Beam Technologies hires global sales manager
- Feb 22, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Electron Beam Technologies Inc., a Kankakee, Ill.-based manufacturer of welding products and OEM specialty electron beam cross-linked cables for industry, has hired Steven Bates as global sales manager. Bates previously worked for Electrical Components Intl., Draka, and International Wire...
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