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Bridge-style waterjet machine cuts complex parts from advanced, traditional materials
- Dec 11, 2014
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OMAX® offers the 60120 JetMachining® Center with EnduroMAX® pump, Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head, and rotary axis. Suitable for a variety of production runs across a number of industry segments, the bridge-style waterjet machine can cut complex parts from a variety of materials, including exotic...
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- Dec 11, 2014
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Ambitions, interests, and careers evolve. Craftsman Jared Craver set out to be a professional landscaper, took the reins at a cattle/hunting ranch, saw a need for welding on the ranch, took welding classes, and now has his own business. Here’s how it all came together.
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Aluminum Workshop: Electrical current in TIG and MIG
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- Dec 11, 2014
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Q: When I gas tungsten arc weld (GTAW) aluminum, I always use alternating current (AC), but when I gas metal arc weld (GMAW) aluminum, I always use direct current electrode positive (DCEP). Why the difference? Does anyone GTAW aluminum using DC? Does anyone GMAW using AC? A: In both GTAW and GMAW,...
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Seco/Warwick modernizes furnace lines at Seat Components
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
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Seco/Warwick, Świebodzin, Poland, currently is completing the modernization of the first of two pusher furnace lines for automotive components at Seat Components in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. The project began in March 2014. The first modernized line is finishing the final testing...
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Sequa Corp. names president/CEO of Precoat Metals business
- Dec 10, 2014
- Finishing
- News Release
Diversified industrial company Sequa Corp., Orangeburg, N.Y., has promoted Gerard M. Dombek, current president of its Precoat Metals business, to president and CEO. Precoat Metals is a U.S.-based supplier of metal coating products for the consumer goods, packaging, appliance manufacturing,...
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Lucifer Furnaces delivers heat-treating furnace to Precision Solutions
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
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Warrington, Pa.-based Lucifer Furnaces, a manufacturer of heat-treating furnaces and industrial ovens, has delivered a Red Devil RD8-KHE24 furnace to Precision Solutions, Richmond, Utah, a machine shop specializing in custom tooling. The dual-chamber unit has working dimensions of 12 by 14 by 24...
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Miyachi America donates laser marker to Workshops for Warriors
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Miyachi America Corp., a manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting, and micromachining equipment and systems based in Monrovia, Calif., has donated an LMF2000 fiber laser marker along with related safety equipment to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit organization that provides vocational...
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The Systems Group names president
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
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The Systems Group (TSG), El Dorado, Ark., a group of companies engaged in fabrication, plant maintenance, and construction for steel mills, foundries, metal processing plants, petrochemical plants, and manufacturing facilities, has announced the appointment of Lee Morgan as president. He...
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IDC reveals worldwide manufacturing predictions for 2015 and beyond
- Dec 10, 2014
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Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corp. (IDC) recently hosted the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2015 Predictions web conference, providing organizations with insight and perspective on long-term industry trends and new developments that might be on the horizon. "IDC...
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Coldwater Machine appoints Solid State Joining Center director
- Dec 10, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
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Coldwater Machine Co., a builder and integrator of equipment for industrial component manufacturing in Coldwater, Ohio, has appointed Robert Rich as director of its Solid State Joining Center, dedicated to the development of technologies such as friction welding to address the challenges of joining...
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Metal Sales & Service changes name to Metalwërks
- Dec 10, 2014
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Metal Sales & Service Inc., a manufacturer and contractor of architectural metal cladding and ornamental metals in Kennett Square, Pa., has changed its name to Metalwërks®. The name change is part of an evolving brand strategy that includes a revised website at www.metalwerksusa.com, a new logo,...
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Press brake bends variety of parts
- Dec 10, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The TruBend 5130 press brake from TRUMPF handles a variety of parts. Whether parts are large or small, complex or simple, the patented ACB® measuring technique helps ensure that bending angles are correct from the start, the company states. Programming can be performed with TruTops Bend...
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Beckhoff North America names president
- Dec 10, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation system provider Beckhoff Automation has announced that Aurelio Banda will become president of North American operations at Beckhoff Automation LLC, Savage, Minn., effective Jan. 1. The subsidiary’s current president, Graham Harris, will assume a regional management role as part of a...
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Researchers convert CO2 and slag into valuable resource
- Dec 10, 2014
- Shop Management
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Researchers at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, have opened a pilot plant that converts CO2 and slag, the byproduct of steel manufacturing, into a valuable mineral product. The product, precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), is used in such products as plastic, paper, rubber, and paint. "We are...
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USW president expresses concern about WTO decisions on U.S. countervailing duty measures
- Dec 10, 2014
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United Steelworkers (USW) Intl. President Leo W. Gerard has expressed deep concern with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body and especially its continuing interference in the administration of U.S. trade remedy laws through interpretations of WTO agreements. According to Gerard,...
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