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NJMEP launches MarketShift initiative to assist defense contractors
- May 12, 2015
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The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program Inc. (NJMEP), Cedar Knolls, N.J., has partnered with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)/New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), and the federal government to launch an initiative program. The program, called MarketShift, was developed...
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- May 12, 2015
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ScanR is the sixth generation of CMM laser scanners from Perceptron for scanning highly reflective and carbon-fiber parts. This green laser-line metrology scanner has wide coverage of color spectrum and reflectivity, improved material coverage, a thin laser line with high signal-to-noise ratio...
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- By Paul Cameron
- May 12, 2015
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Paul Cameron explains how to avoid pinholes in welds when plugging cross holes.
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Sintering furnace belt pretreated for longer life
- May 12, 2015
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Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for first U.S. factory
- May 12, 2015
- Shop Management
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Volvo Cars, Rockleigh, N.J., will build its first U.S. factory in Berkeley County, S.C., investing up to $500 million in a facility that can produce up to 100,000 cars per year. Construction will begin in early autumn 2015, with the first vehicles expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018....
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Replica cars? There’s a kit for that
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- May 12, 2015
- Arc Welding
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A component (kit) car manufacturer in Wareham, Mass., made two big process changes that helped streamline its manufacturing operations.
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Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Design for manufacturing
- By Gerald Davis
- May 12, 2015
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Columnist Gerald Davis provides an overview of using CAD to develop a better design, which leads it to being more manufacturable.
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Quoting tool added to CAD/CAM nesting software
- May 12, 2015
- Manufacturing Software
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Hypertherm has introduced Version 11.1 of its ProNest® 2015 CAD/CAM software. A quoting tool has been added that can calculate per-part and total costs for any job. This tool is suitable for job shops, metal service centers, and other fabricators who need to quote work to external customers. In...
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Consumables Corner: Eliminating weld cracking in restrained joints on high-strength steel
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- May 12, 2015
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Q: We're a construction equipment manufacturer that is finding that our customers increasingly require more components designed and manufactured from high-strength steels such as A514 or 4130. This means we have to preheat and follow slow cooling conditions, but even then certain joints or...
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Aluminum Workshop: What to know when changing shielding gas with pulsed GMAW
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- May 12, 2015
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Q: Recently I bought a new high-end pulsing power supply, which has different modes for all of the common materials and wire diameters. I was getting great results with 3/64-in. 5356 wire and 100 percent argon shielding gas. When I changed to a mixture of 70 percent argon/30 percent helium, the arc...
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AT&F earns AISC certification
- May 11, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Large-scale metal fabricator AT&F has been certified by the American Institute of Skilled Construction (AISC) to perform work on a variety of bridge projects requiring an AISC-certified contractor. The company received the certification following a series of audits and document reviews to ensure...
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OTC Daihen announces executive management change
- May 11, 2015
- Arc Welding
- News Release
After 3.5 years as president/CEO of OTC Daihen Inc., Tipp City, Ohio, Masahiko “Matt” Sakida has returned to Daihen Corp.’s Rokko office near Kobe, Japan. Sakida has been succeeded by Masanobu Uchida, who leaves the recent position of president of Daihen Stud Co. in Japan. He previously...
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Balluff appoints president/CEO
- May 11, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Sensor provider Balluff Inc., Florence, Ky., has appointed Tony Canonaco as president effective immediately and as CEO effective Aug. 1. Kent Howard, previous president and CEO, is transitioning into retirement and will move into the role of adviser to the president and board of directors....
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Manufacturers push hard for trade promotion authority
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 11, 2015
- Shop Management
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Mechanism to protect investors outside the purview of U.S. courts proves to be an issue of concern for those that oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Tube Innovation Days finds success at first staging in Shanghai
- May 11, 2015
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Chinese customers and interested parties gathered in Shanghai on April 15-16 for the first Tube Innovation Days. The event covered the entire process chain of tube manufacturing and processing. Almost 200 visitors from Asia attended the event, seeing displays by Dreistern, TRUMPF, Sema,...
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