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Service Stampings adds portable CMM to quality department
- Dec 10, 2014
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Service Stampings Inc., a Willoughby, Ohio-based short-run metal stamping manufacturer and steel fabricator, has added a FAROArm to its quality department. The portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is intended to increase the throughput of the quality department's statistical process...
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Laser cutting system is modular, upgradable
- Dec 10, 2014
- Laser Cutting
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Mazak Optonics Corp. has introduced the new Optiplex Nexus 3015 CO2 laser cutting system for shops requiring a laser with performance features at an economical initial investment. The compact, flexible-design system is available in single fixed table, manual table, or automated two-pallet...
Longtime H & H Tube manager retires
- Dec 10, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
H & H Tube, Vanderbilt, Mich., has announced the retirement of Production Manager Don Forman, effective at the end of 2014, after more than 40 years with the company. Forman plans to leave the Tube & Pipe Association International®’s Extrusion, Drawing & Tube Reducing (EDTR) Council at the same...
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- Dec 10, 2014
- Waterjet Cutting
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Rando Productions juggles various projects from various customers—TV shows, commercials, theme park attractions—and each has its own timeline. It’s all one-off, nonrepeat work. Sound familiar?
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Stringer bead brush designed for minigrinders
- Dec 10, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
Weiler has introduced Roughneck® stringer bead weld cleaning brushes specifically for use on 4.5-in. minigrinders. Designed to perform surface preparation, root-pass weld cleaning, and interpass weld cleaning on small angle grinders, the brushes feature a high knot count and a short trim length....
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2-D laser cutting machine includes 8-kW fiber laser
- Dec 10, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
TRUMPF offers the TruLaser 5030 2-D fiber laser cutting machine, available with an 8-kW TruDisk laser for increased productivity when processing medium and thick sheet metal. The machine can process complex contours and thin sheets while minimizing the cost per part, the company states. The...
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MultiCam marks 25th anniversary
- Dec 9, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
MultiCam Inc., Dallas, a manufacturer of CNC cutting systems, marks its 25th year in business in 2014. The firm was founded as Machine Automation Technology by Ken Koelling, who began building complete, customized CNC systems. Today the company offers CNC router, laser, plasma, waterjet, and...
- From The Fabricator
Metcam completes, implements nine kaizen project
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Metcam, a fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has announced its completion of nine process improvements since it began its kaizen initiative in early 2014. Kaizen, which is Japanese for “good change,” is a business philosophy of continuous...
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Oxlean Mfg. announces $2.1 million expansion in Louisiana
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Oxlean Mfg. will invest $2.1 million to expand and modernize its steel fabrication facility in Walker, La. The company, which is retaining 27 existing jobs, will create 73 new jobs at the facility and 122 indirect jobs. The project will include the installation of advanced robotic technology,...
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Economic growth continues in 2015, says forecast
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic growth in the U.S. will continue in 2015, according to projections in a semiannual economic forecast issued by the Business Survey Committee of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM). In the forecast, purchasing and supply management executives share their expectations for a...
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Safety expert training class introduced
- Dec 9, 2014
- Safety
- Product Release
Pilz Automation Safety has introduced the CMSE® - Certified Machinery Safety Expert training class. This international qualification in the field of machinery safety deals with the complex technical issues surrounding machinery safety and enables an understanding of the safety life cycle, from...
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SME names executive director/CEO
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
SME, Dearborn, Mich., has named Jeffrey M. Krause as its executive director and CEO, effective Dec. 15. In this role, he is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization, while also leading day-to-day operations and working closely with customers and stakeholders. Since...
- From The Welder
Aluminum Workshop: Acceptable tensile sample failure
- By Frank Armao
- Dec 9, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: We are fabricating components from ½-in.-thick 5083-H131 armor plate using robotic GMAW and 5183 filler metal. The tensile samples are failing at 41 KSI during welding procedure qualification. My customer says this is unacceptable and that the tensile samples should fail at 46 KSI or higher....
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Thanking your customers at Christmas
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
There are traditions, and then there are the stories behind them—something we often don’t know. In this post, Nick Martin explains Barnes MetalCrafters’ tradition of thanking its customers at Christmas.
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Reading Bakery Systems to expand in Pennsylvania
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Reading Bakery Systems has announced plans to double the size of its oven manufacturing facility in Robesonia, Pa.
The expansion will bring the plant to 38,000 sq. ft., with space for manufacturing and assembly, cutting, and storage.
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