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Chip conveyor integrates coolant-cleaning technology
- Apr 7, 2015
- Materials Handling
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Mayfran Intl. has announced the availability of the CleanSweep-RM conveyor, which integrates coolant-cleaning technology with chip handling and removal. The compact conveyor allows chips and coolants to enter the load area of the conveyor, where large chips are carried by the hinge belt and...
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Quality shines bright at MACO
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The recession nearly killed MACO Incorporated, a fabricator and machine shop in rural western North Carolina. But it survived thanks to some introspection and a new focus on quality certification.
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- Apr 7, 2015
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Jaco Vessel Eng. has established a metal fabrication and field service business in Southern California. The primary focus is welding of stainless steel and aluminum alloys. The formation of the company is a transition from Quality Vessel Engineering (QVE), formerly located in Santa Fe Springs,...
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- Apr 7, 2015
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Jeremy McGrath, a Supercross racer making the transition to off-road truck racing, recently set up a state-of-the-art motorsports welding shop geared toward component builds and repair work. If you’re setting up a motorsports welding and fabrication shop for the first time, there are some vital pieces of equipment that will help you be successful. It’s important to remember that you don’t have to be a renowned off-road truck racer to have a professional-grade motorsports fabrication shop.
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Nozzle changer added to large-table-capacity laser system
- Apr 7, 2015
- Laser Cutting
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LVD Co. nv offers its optional nozzle changer on its Impuls 6020 CO2 laser cutting systems. Featuring storage for 10 nozzles, the option helps reduce piercing times and increase overall throughput on laser systems with large table capacity. As materials and thicknesses change throughout the...
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Manufacturers remain optimistic despite growing concerns about strong U.S. dollar
- Apr 7, 2015
- Shop Management
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Although the potential impact of the strong dollar is causing uncertainty, optimism among U.S. industrial manufacturers regarding the direction of the domestic economy continues to rise, according to the Q1 2015 Manufacturing Barometer released by PwC US, New York. The broad sense of optimism about...
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Brochure highlights metalworking fluid recycling, management equipment
- Apr 7, 2015
- Shop Management
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Eriez® HydroFlow® offers a 12-page brochure highlighting its metalworking fluid recycling and management equipment. The literature is divided into five sections: fluid recycling systems, filtering and removing solids, removing tramp oil, controlling concentration, and complete fluid filtration...
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Washing machine nearly eliminates labor time for cleaning greasy, dirty parts
- Apr 7, 2015
- Shop Management
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Walther Trowal offers the TRT 83x37 washing machine, which automatically removes thick layers of lubricants like grease, as well as other contaminants, from the surface of disassembled equipment components that must be perfectly clean before they can be reused for the repair and overhaul of...
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Fabricated, machined refractory metal parts offered
- Apr 7, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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Admat Inc., Norristown, Pa., has enhanced its product portfolio to include machined and fabricated parts by partnering with a number of skilled and specialized fabricators. Metals include tantalum, niobium, tungsten, molybdenum, and titanium. The firm also provides raw mill products such as...
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Herold Partco products to be sold under the Osborn brand
- Apr 6, 2015
- Finishing
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Osborn, a unit of Jason Inc., a supplier of industrial brushes, polishing compounds, and buffs, has added product lines from the newly acquired Herold Partco Mfg. Inc., Cleveland. Herold Partco manufacturing equipment will be relocated to Osborn’s plant in Richmond, Ind., and production of...
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Metallurgy Matters: Reactions speak louder than words
- By Bob Capudean
- Apr 6, 2015
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Before we get into nonferrous gas-metal reactions, let’s look at one of the ways you can identify potential cold-cracking problems in steel. In the May/June 2004 issue, we looked at cold cracking—also known as hydrogen cracking, delayed cracking, and under-bead cracking—as it relates to...
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C-frame mother carts corral manual carts
- Apr 6, 2015
- Shop Management
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Kinetic Technologies Inc. has introduced a new C-style corral mother cart that can move one or two daughter carts weighing up to 2,000 lbs. total. The daughter carts are manually pushed into the mother frame and secured with a frame-mounted flip-down lock. The mother cart and daughter carts...
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Methods Machine Tools sponsors Wentworth Institute capstone project
- Apr 6, 2015
- Machining
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Methods Machine Tools Inc., Sudbury, Mass., a supplier of precision machine tools, automation, and accessories, has sponsored a senior year capstone project for several fifth-year electromechanical engineering students from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. The project involved researching...
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Ultrasonic flaw detector features intuitive user interface
- Apr 6, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
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Olympus has introduced the Epoch 650 digital ultrasonic flaw detector. The portable unit features an intuitive user interface for use by novice and experienced users. Available in two hardware configurations, the compact unit offers the choice to adjust parameters with a knob or with a...
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Greenkote receives Bosch North America Supplier Award
- Apr 6, 2015
- Finishing
- News Release
Greenkote PLC, Brook Park, Ohio, a provider of anticorrosion metal coatings, has announced that its Mexico division, Greenkote IPC, has received the Bosch North America Supplier Award 2014. Bosch presented the award to 16 suppliers who have performed well in manufacturing and supplying products or...
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