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People: A fabricator’s greatest competitive advantage
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Competing fabricators can invest in the same technology and software, but they can't employ the same people.
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Beckwood to supply rubber pad forming hydraulic press to sheet metal fabricator
- Feb 4, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, has been contracted to supply a 400-ton hydraulic rubber pad forming press to a U.S.-based sheet metal fabricator for the forming of parts for the aerospace, medical device, electronics, and transportation industries. Scheduled for completion in June, the...
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AkzoNobel powder coating in use at JCB
- Feb 4, 2015
- Finishing
- News Release
Amsterdam-based AkzoNobel has announced that its Interpon Align powder coating has been selected by construction and agricultural equipment-maker JCB, Staffordshire, U.K., for its latest-generation Fastrac 4000 series of tractors. The coating is used on the tractor’s engine cover. In the...
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System backs up CNC files automatically
- Feb 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
FANUC America Corp. has introduced FASBacCNC (FOCAS Automation Solution Backup CNC), a network-based backup system for FANUC CNCs. The system automatically backs up CNC files that have been created and customized by the machine tool builder or end user to a remote network server, eliminating...
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Ford adds 1,550 workers to support F-150
- Feb 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
As Ford ramps up production of the all-new F-150®, the company is adding 1,550 new jobs in Q1 2015. Of the new jobs, 900 are allocated for Kansas City Assembly and 500 will be added between Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified, with the remaining 150 jobs going to Sterling Axle. These jobs...
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Spirol Europe earns ISO 9001:2008 recertifications
- Feb 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Spirol Europe has announced that both Spirol Industries Ltd., Corby, England, and Spirol SAS, Reims, France, have been recertified to ISO 9001:2008 by the British Standards Institution. The three-year certifications apply to the manufacture and distribution of precision-engineered fasteners,...
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Crane diagnostic system allows data access through mobile devices
- Feb 4, 2015
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Terex Material Handling has launched a new diagnostics system for crane installations with Demag StatusControl. The system comprises an interface that is integrated into the crane installation, as well as associated software to visualize the status of the crane installation. Users can access all...
- From The Fabricator
Intelligent part identification: Keeping track of it all
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 4, 2015
- Materials Handling
- Article
Modern forming technology has made kit-based part flow much easier. But when you’re dealing with a dynamically nested sheet, with kits of different parts, pieces can get lost in the mix. Fabricators can tackle this problem with intelligent nesting and part identification.
- From The Fabricator
Sheaths protect thermocouples in furnace heating control systems
- Feb 4, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
HotRod™ pyrometry sheaths from Morgan Molten Metal Systems protect thermocouples in furnace heating control systems. The pyrometer assemblies are made of an erosion-resistant clay-graphite mix with special plasticity properties, which then is extruded into the proper shape. The pryometer...
Using laser velocimeters to improve tube and pipe production
- By Peter Nawfel
- Feb 4, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
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Accurate and reliable length and speed measurements are critical parameters that help tube and pipe producers increase yield, improve quality, and reduce production costs. The relentless improvement in electronic technology, accompanied by falling prices, have made laser-based measurement systems more capable and affordable than ever before.
- From The Fabricator
Labels resist chemicals, solvents
- Feb 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
CILS has introduced CILS-82000S solvent-resistant labels, offering permanent adhesion and resistance to aggressive chemicals and solvents such as acetone, MEK, and hydraulic brake fluids. The computer-printable surface coating allows variable data (serial numbers and bar codes) to be printed in...
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Water-cooled GTAW torch has double-function switch
- Feb 3, 2015
- Consumables
- Product Release
TBi Industries has introduced the XCT 400-W, water-cooled GTAW torch with PrecisionSwitch Dual double-function switch. The new design reduces the number of consumables required. The compact torch includes a new collet design. Its large contact surface provides a constant, reliable current...
- From The Fabricator
Tech Air to acquire Prest-O-Sales, Prest-O-Peconic
- Feb 3, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Danbury, Conn.-based Tech Air, a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related welding supplies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Prest-O-Sales & Service Inc. (POS) and Prest-O-Peconic Inc. (POP). Tech Air is owned by CI Capital Partners and Tech Air...
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Overhead cranes can be customized
- Feb 3, 2015
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Konecranes offers UNITON™ cranes for heavy-duty lifting and process industries. They can be tailored to users’ needs. Standard features include fabricated box end trucks with 90-degree, MCB-type bearing housings. Two-point drum suspension inhibits deflections of the rope drum from causing...
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Perceptron to acquire two European metrology companies
- Feb 3, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Perceptron Inc., Plymouth, Mich., a provider of noncontact 3-D machine vision systems for industrial measurement, inspection, and robot guidance applications, has reached an agreement to acquire Coord3 Industries SRL, a midmarket designer and builder of CMMs based in Turin, Italy. In addition, the...
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