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Talking about the next generation of fabricators
- By Dan Davis
- May 15, 2015
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While many people turned their back on manufacturing careers, Kyle Layman couldn't wait to get started. Now he's the impetus for growth at Layman Fabrication, North Vernon, Ind., while dad gets to focus on the fabrication activity that he's always loved.
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MIE Solutions announces staff additions
- May 15, 2015
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MIE Solutions, Garden Grove, Calif., a manufacturing ERP software provider, has added several new staff members. Mike Afshar has been promoted to the position of Pacific and Mountain regional sales manager. He has spent the last two years as in-house account manager for the company. Susan...
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- May 15, 2015
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New microPEM® TackPin® Type T4™ self-clinching fasteners are available from PennEngineering® for installation into stainless steel or high-strength aluminum alloy sheets. The patented fasteners enable sheet-to-sheet attachment for a variety of applications in compact electronic assemblies in...
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Matheson launches Remote Operations Center
- May 15, 2015
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Matheson, Basking Ridge, N.J., has opened its Remote Operations Center (ROC) at its office location in Irving, Texas. The company is a provider of industrial, welding, and safety supplies; medical, specialty, and electronic gases; gas-handling equipment; purification systems; engineering and gas...
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Four tooling configurations designed for thick-turret punch presses
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Mate Precision Tooling has introduced Roller Solutions™ tooling in several configurations. Rolling Rib tooling reduces the time required to create stiffening ribs in products needing additional strengthening. Ribs may be created in any contour and can start and end anywhere on the sheet....
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AGA presents 2015 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards
- May 14, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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The American Galvanizers Association (AGA), Centennial, Colo., has announced the winners of the 2015 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards. More than 100 projects were submitted, representing the versatility of hot-dip galvanizing. All submissions were judged online by a panel of architects and...
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Altair Partner Alliance offers welding simulation
- May 14, 2015
- Shop Management
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Altair, Troy, Mich., has announced that GeonX S.A. has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), bringing access to Virfac® welding simulation software to HyperWorks® users. The software can predict residual distortions encountered by a part during the manufacturing process, as well as...
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Survey reports cloud emerging as innovation platform for manufacturing
- May 14, 2015
- Shop Management
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Plex, a provider of cloud ERP for manufacturing, has announced the results of a survey examining the use of technology by more than 130 manufacturing organizations. The first “Plex State of Manufacturing Technology Study” finds a host of emerging technologies converging on the shop floor to...
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The Metal Shop announces equipment upgrades
- May 14, 2015
- Shop Management
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The Metal Shop, a custom metal fabricator based in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has announced several upgrades to its capabilities. The company has acquired a used MG CNC plate roll and upgraded the CNC; upgraded its current robotic welding cell to a Fronius welding unit; upgraded the software and...
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Welding system torch rotates welding wire in conical shape
- May 14, 2015
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Weld Revolution® LLC has introduced the MA-400™ air-cooled machine torch system. This rotating arc welding system includes a 400-amp, 100 percent duty cycle SpinArc™ welding torch; control box; and control cables. The welding torch connects directly to all existing wire feeders and power...
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Novelis appoints senior VP/chief HR officer
- May 14, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Atlanta-based aluminum roller and recycler Novelis has appointed H.R. Shashikant to the position of senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He previously served as group executive president, group human resources, for the Aditya Birla Group (ABG), the Mumbai-based conglomerate of...
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Moffitt Corp. names west region sales manager
- May 14, 2015
- Shop Management
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Moffitt Corp. Inc., a provider of industrial ventilation systems based in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., has named Gabe Cansler as west region sales manager. He leads sales activity and representative relations from his office in Denver. Cansler, a graduate of Missouri State University, is...
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EBE Reduced Raw Material and Tightened the Production Belt for Fat-zapping Device
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- May 14, 2015
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Production difficulties due to the complex design of a heat exchanger for ZELTIQ® Aesthetic Inc.’s CoolSculpting® equipment designed to selectively reduce fat caused the company to fall behind on shipments. A redesign by Electron Beam Engineering Inc., Anaheim, Calif., reduced the amount of 5052 aluminum needed by about 15 percent, simplified production for a 20 percent time savings, and upped quality to over 99 percent. The 15-in.-long electron beam welds are pressure-tight, narrow, and do not require postweld finishing.
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SMDI recognizes Nissan for use of AHSS
- May 14, 2015
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The Seel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has awarded Nissan Motor Co. the Automotive Excellence Award for implementing advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to reduce mass in body-in-white structures while also reducing cost....
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Intelligrated appoints VP of software sales
- May 14, 2015
- Materials Handling
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Cincinnati-based Intelligrated®, a provider of automated material handling systems, has appointed Russ Mellott to the position of vice president, software sales. In this role, he leads sales of the company’s warehouse execution systems, labor management software, and order picking technologies....
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