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Caterpillar announces restructuring and cost-reduction plans
- Sep 24, 2015
- Shop Management
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Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has announced significant restructuring and cost-reduction actions that are expected to lower operating costs by about $1.5 billion annually once fully implemented. The cost-reduction steps will begin in late 2015 and reflect recent, current, and expected market...
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BGL Real Estate Advisors completes financing for Ferragon Corp.
- Sep 24, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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Ferragon Corp. has received $22.3 million in financing to create a continuous annealing toll processing operation in Gibraltar, Mich., that will become operational in late 2016. Once complete, the 550,000-sq.-ft. facility will create about 100 new jobs for local residents. Based in...
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Audax acquires Techniks Industries
- Sep 24, 2015
- Shop Management
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Boston-based alternative asset management firm Audax Group has announced that it has acquired Techniks Industries, a provider of industrial cutting tools and toolholders, from Tenex Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York. Techniks Industries, Indianapolis, was formed by the...
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Underbidding—it happens
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 24, 2015
- Shop Management
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Underbidding happens in all shops. Here’s a true shop story about an underbid job and lessons learned.
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Shop-hardened CMM developed for demanding gauging applications
- Sep 24, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
The new Flexible Intelligent GAuge (FIGA) from Coord3 features a one-piece symmetrical design using CNC machine tool technology. Developed for the production shop, it will perform most demanding production gauging applications, the company states. In a minimal footprint, the gauge offers...
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Selecting the right contact tip size
- By Tiejun Ma and Tre’ Heflin-King
- Sep 24, 2015
- Consumables
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Using the right-sized contact tip is critical to achieving optimal results in robotic and semiautomatic GMAW operations. Among the factors that determine the right tip size are the process and wire.
- From The Welder
Inverter power supply offers high current in compact size
- Sep 24, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Amada Miyachi America has introduced the ISB-300A 300-amp inverter power supply. It features a compact size that makes it suitable for customers and integrators who have limited space yet require higher output current than traditional fine-spot welders can deliver. Small enough to fit on a...
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Sapa acquires Northwest Aluminum Specialties’ Oregon plan
- Sep 23, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Portland, Ore.-based Sapa, a provider of aluminum extrusions, building systems, and precision tubing, has completed an asset purchase agreement with Northwest Aluminum Specialties Inc. to acquire its casting plant in The Dalles, Ore. This facility brings Sapa's North American cast house network to...
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Numet signs long-term agreements totaling $170 million
- Sep 23, 2015
- Machining
- News Release
Numet Machining Techniques, Orange, Conn., a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies for jet turbine engines, has signed long-term agreements (LTAs) with three customers in excess of $170 million. This increases the company’s backlog through 2020 to more than $250 million....
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Norsk Titanium hires VP of marketing
- Sep 23, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Norsk Titanium AS (NTi), New York, a manufacturer of aerospace-grade titanium components using the patented Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) process, has hired Chip Yates as vice president of marketing. Yates served as a technology-marketing executive with The Boeing Company from 2001 to 2004 and...
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Still Building America—Get in where you fit in and be proud
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 23, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
We can’t all be astronauts when we grow up, but we can be something very essential to society. Tyler Donaldson gets that.
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MMI headquarters receives ISO 9001:2008 certification
- Sep 23, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Michigan Mfg. Intl. (MMI) has announced that its manufacturing facility in Stevensville, Md., has received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The company supplies manufactured-to-print assemblies and components to OEMs. Products include assemblies, castings, stampings, machined parts, gears, and...
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Metal finishing equipment industry growth spurred by global market expansion
- Sep 23, 2015
- Finishing
- News Release
The new report “Global Markets and Technologies for Inorganic Metal Finishing Processes (MFG019D)” from BCC Research reveals that increased globalization of businesses and markets for metal finishing equipment will determine the direction of the industry’s growth. The global market for...
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Clean. Your. Material.
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 23, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Even the most skilled welder will not achieve high-quality welds without following strict cleanliness procedures. It’s a simple concept with a significant impact.
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Compact material handling system loads/unloads laser cutting machine
- Sep 23, 2015
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Bystronic has introduced the larger format 4020 (6- by 12-ft. material size) of its ByTrans Extended compact material handling system. Loading and unloading of materials to the laser cutting machine takes 75 sec. so that the system is faster than the shortest cutting plan. The short cycle time,...
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