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Fatal occupational injuries rate remains unchanged from 2013 to 2014
- Sep 21, 2015
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Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show the rate of fatal work injuries in 2014 was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time workers, the same as the final rate for 2013. While the preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries was an increase of 2...
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- Sep 21, 2015
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Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, Minn., has named Michael Brown to the position of vice president international sales. He is responsible for planning and managing all of the company's international sales activities. Brown has significant experience in managing key accounts and a thorough...
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UniCarriers Americas named Canadian national sales manager
- Sep 21, 2015
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UniCarriers Americas (UCA), a manufacturer of material handling equipment based in Marengo, Ill., has hired Alan Kunce as its new national sales manager responsible for national accounts and dealer development across Canada. Kunce has more than a decade of experience in the material handling...
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Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has developed the HotPurge™ inflatable tube and pipe purging system for heat-treated chrome steel pipe joints, handling temperatures as high as 1,400 degrees F. The purge can be continued safely for up to 24 hours while preheating, welding, and postweld...
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Jetcam Intl. names technical support engineer
- Sep 21, 2015
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Jetcam Intl. s.a.r.l., Monaco, has hired Kent Franklin as a technical support engineer. He has 21 years of experience using Jetcam Expert CAD/CAM software across a variety of punching and profiling equipment. In his new role, Franklin provides assistance to the company’s dealer and customer...
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- Sep 21, 2015
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Theorem Solutions has developed Publish 3D, a software application that allows 3-D CAD to be embedded into a PDF document, alongside associated metadata such as part descriptions, part numbers, detailed drawings, and proposed changes, to create a 3-D PDF. Using the 3-D PDF, engineers can pass...
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Comau provides full line integration at new Airbus facility in Alabama
- Sep 21, 2015
- Shop Management
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Comau, based in Turin, Italy, has acted as full line integrator for the new Airbus U.S. A320 manufacturing facility, which has officially opened in Mobile, Ala. Comau, engaged in this project since its inception in 2013, provided all jigs and tools, as well as the aircraft main assembly and test...
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CNA supports Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs with $15,000 donation
- Sep 21, 2015
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Chicago-based commercial insurance writer CNA has presented a $15,000 donation to Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the educational foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., in support of its summer manufacturing camps. This summer 505 students...
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PPG breaks ground on new application development center at Wisconsin plant
- Sep 21, 2015
- Finishing
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Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has broken ground on a new application development center for liquid coatings at its Oak Creek, Wis., plant. The facility will support development of custom formulations of liquid coatings, and it will enable the company to simulate...
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Annual machine safety checkup protects employees, equipment investment
- Sep 21, 2015
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Omron Safety Services offers manufacturers in the metal fabrication and forming industries an inspection service to help ensure that machines such as press brakes, presses, shears, and cutting machines are safeguarded to applicable regulations. With this service, an Omron safety system field...
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Antispatter protects weld nozzles, parts, tooling
- Sep 21, 2015
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American Weldquip has introduced a new formulation of its Quip-Mist nozzle antispatter. The environmentally friendly product reduces or eliminates spatter retention on weld nozzles, parts, and tooling. According to the company, the antispatter helps to extend the life of consumables, reduce...
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VibrAlign brings maintenance seminar to Indiana Oct. 14
- Sep 17, 2015
- Shop Management
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Richmond, Va.-based VibrAlign Inc. has announced that its third annual Realigning America Tour will stop at the Cabela’s store in Hammond, Ind., on Oct. 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. By the time it ends on Oct. 15 in Glendale, Ariz., the tour will have visited 18 cities in 16 states since...
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Steel Dynamics acquires steel decking facilities of Consolidated Systems Inc.
- Sep 17, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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Steel producer and metal recycler Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has purchased from Consolidated Systems Inc. certain of its steel decking facilities, including associated assets and net working capital. These assets will become a part of Steel Dynamic's fabrication operations through its...
Superior Tube provides heat exchanger tubing to Tema India
- Sep 17, 2015
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Collegeville, Pa.-based Superior Tube, a manufacturer of precision metal tubing for safety-critical applications, has been awarded a contract from Tema India Ltd. to supply heat exchanger tubing for a new floating production storage and offloading vessel. The vessel is among several commissioned...
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Methods Machine Tools names western region technical support manager
- Sep 17, 2015
- Machining
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Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of machine tools, automation, and accessories based in Sudbury, Mass., has appointed Tony Campos to the position of western region technical support manager. He is based at the Methods Technology Center in Tempe, Ariz., to support customers in the western U.S....
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