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Industrial gas apparatus products offered for oxyacetylene cutting, GTAW, GMAW
- Dec 9, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Matheson has introduced new industrial gas apparatus products as part of its Select® line of welding accessories, safety supplies, welding tools, and filler metals. The new lineup includes preconfigured outfits for oxyacetylene cutting and heating, as well as related individual components, such as...
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Drill press vises available from 1.5 to 6 in.
- Dec 9, 2014
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Product Release
Palmgren® offers multipurpose traditional drill press vises for drilling, tapping, reaming, spot-facing, counterboring, and countersinking operations. Available in sizes from 1.5 to 6 in., they feature replaceable jaws and a base and bed parallel to 0.001 in. The center of the base is open for...
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Fiber laser processes parts automatically from the coil
- Dec 9, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Dallan S.p.A. offers Dalcos® LXN coil-fed laser systems, designed for production of parts of any batch size automatically from the coil. The fully automatic system is equipped with a decoiling reel, straightener, and feeder that provide the material continuously to the line. It can process coils...
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FNA Group’s OEM Industries Division to open Wisconsin manufacturing plant
- Dec 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
The OEM Industries Division of FNA Group Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., has announced plans for a new $3 million manufacturing, distribution, and R&D facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The 176,000-sq.-ft facility, which will create more than 100 jobs, will be used to manufacture pressure washers...
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AutoForm and Engineering Technology Associates settle die design software patent disputes
- Dec 8, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
AutoForm Eng. GmbH, Wilen b. Wollerau, Switzerland, and Engineering Technology Associates Inc., Troy, Mich., have reached a global settlement of their patent disputes and entered a consent judgment, ending a U.S. patent infringement lawsuit initiated by AutoForm against ETA. The respective...
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Laser processing market worth $17.36 billion by 2020
- Dec 8, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
According to the new market research report "Laser Processing Market by Application (Cutting, Drilling, Marking), Laser Type (Gas, Solid, Fiber Laser), Machine Configuration (Moving, Fixed beam), Vertical (Machine Tooling, Automotive), Geography - Global Forecast to 2020,” published by...
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2015 metal fabrication forecast: Steady as she grows
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Fabricators expect steady growth for 2015. At the same time, they’re gearing up to handle increasing customer demand by investing in capacity-building equipment.
- From The Welder
Remote amperage control works with constant-current GTAW power sources
- Dec 8, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
CK Worldwide offers the SGACV Steady Grip™ remote amperage control. With its removable or adjustable pistol grip-style handle, the unit allows trigger-finger control of the GTAW process. The control can be used with most CC GTAW power sources and provides machine contactor on/off, gas...
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K.L. Jack & Co. partners with toy drive for Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
- Dec 8, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Industrial fasteners and supplies distributor K.L. Jack & Co., Portland, Maine, has partnered with the Steven Delano Memorial Fund Holiday Toy Drive to provide toys, gifts, and donations for the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, also located in Portland. The drive continues through Dec. 18, or...
- From The Welder
Aluminum Workshop: A hotshot’s guide to hot short
- By Frank Armao
- Dec 8, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: A few months ago, you wrote that 6061 is “hot short.” I’m not familiar with this term. Can you explain it? A: Hot short is a standard metallurgical term, but I shouldn’t have assumed that everyone would be familiar with it. If a material is hot short, it means that the material is...
Unison appoints ITEC as sales and service partner in U.S.
- Dec 8, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Unison Ltd. of Scarborough, U.K., has appointed Innovative Tube Equipment Corp. (ITEC), Chicago, as its new sales and service partner in the U.S.
Unison offers all-electric machines for bending tube and pipe from less than 1 in. to 9 in. dia.
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Low-noise conveyor system designed for simplified configuration
- Dec 8, 2014
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Bosch Rexroth Corp. offers VarioFlow plus, a flexible chain conveyor system that can be configured for complex transportation tasks in difficult environments. Standardized modules are interchangeable to cover different application requirements. The company’s MTpro planning software with layout...
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Alcoa unveils next-generation aluminum materials through new manufacturing technology
- Dec 8, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Alcoa, based in Pittsburgh, has unveiled Micromill™ continuous casting technology for producing aluminum sheet. The patented process changes the microstructure of the metal, allowing the production of an aluminum alloy for automotive applications that has 40 percent greater formability and 30...
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New horizontal machining center models introduced
- Dec 8, 2014
- Machining
- Product Release
Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced a newly expanded line of Kiwa horizontal machining centers. The KMH-300 direct-drive, 30-taper, 15,000-RPM, 300-mm dual-pallet machine has a compact footprint of 140 in. deep by 107 in. wide including the chip conveyor. Travels are 18.1 in. on the X and...
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Manufacturing technology orders up 3.8% in 2014
- Dec 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
October U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $417.80 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 35.0 percent from September and down 6.2 percent when compared with the total of...
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