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Mills Products creates metal track to move Carlex’s automotive glass
- Dec 3, 2014
- Hydroforming
- News Release
Mills Products Inc., Brentwood, Tenn., has begun manufacturing a glass track for Carlex, a Nashville-based Tier 1 supplier of automotive glass. Carlex marries its glass to Mills Products’ roll formed metal assemblies to create OEM mechanisms that move car windows up and down. Mills Products is...
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Aluminum Workshop: Is aluminum ductile or brittle?
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- Dec 3, 2014
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Want to test if aluminum is ductile or brittle? Learn why Charpy testing is not irrelevant and won't get you the answers you're looking for. Find out more here.
J&S Machine named as exclusive U.S. distributor for Mackma nonmandrel benders
- Dec 3, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
J&S Machine Inc., Ellsworth, Wis., has been named as the exclusive U.S. distributor for a line of nonmandrel benders produced by Mackma Srl, Piedimonte S Germano, Italy. Mackma produces bending machines with capacities from 1.33 to 11.8 in. These benders allow for right and left bending on the...
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Manufacturers urge Congress to pass important tax extenders legislation
- Dec 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA), Cleveland, and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Independence, Ohio, have urged Congress to pass a tax extenders bill this month that makes key tax provisions used by U.S. manufacturers permanent, including the R&D Tax Credit,...
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Portable wire feeder withstands extreme abuse
- Dec 3, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers the new MobileFeed 201AVS, a suitcase-style portable wire feeder. The machine is designed to provide even, secure wire feeding for smooth operation in a variety of industrial welding applications. Weighing less than 30 lbs., the compact unit is designed to fit...
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Friendship and loss on the job
- By Marty Rice
- Dec 3, 2014
- Arc Welding
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A young ironworker learns the value of job friendships, how to make work fun, and how devastating an on-the-job accident can be.
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Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Cap-offs, springs, and threads
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 3, 2014
- Shop Management
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Columnist Gerald Davis shows CAD operators how to use two separate design functions to create the same cap-off treatment.
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Stretch-forming machines designed for aerospace industry
- Dec 3, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Beckwood Press Co. has expanded its product line with the addition of stretch-forming machines. Engineered for extrusion and sheet stretch forming, the machines can be configured to the user’s needs — for instance, heat can be integrated to facilitate forming of high-strength materials. The...
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BLS: Manufacturing productivity up 2.9%, labor costs down 1.3% in 3rd quarter
- Dec 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
The revised, third quarter 2014 productivity and labor cost report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.3 percent annual rate, as output increased 4.9 percent and hours worked increased 2.4 percent. From the third...
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Aluminum Workshop: Aluminum-scandium alloys—Strong yet scarce
- By Frank Armao
- Dec 3, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
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Q: I’ve seen various references to aluminum-scandium (AlSc) alloys. Apparently, the addition of scandium makes aluminum alloys stronger. But I never see these alloys used in common welded fabrication. Why? Can I weld them? A: The major aluminum companies experimented with Sc additions to a lot...
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Fiber laser equipped with automation
- Dec 3, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
The LCG 3015 AJ from Amada is a high-speed, high-precision, 2-kW fiber laser cutting system that uses about one-third of the electricity required by a CO2 laser system of the same wattage, the company reports. The flying-optic laser system cuts brass, copper, and titanium. The material remains...
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FABTECH reporter’s notebook: A reason to smile
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 2, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
According to November manufacturing data, industry hummed along in November, shrugging off the economic slowdown in much of the rest of the world. Drew Greenblatt isn't surprised.
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Transition notch press handles blank widths to 44 in.
- Dec 2, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Marion Die & Fixture, a member of The Bradbury Group of companies, has introduced a transition notch press designed for a 44-in. maximum blank width. The press and die produce a lead/trail industry-standard notch pattern. Dedicated die sets for specific profiles are available. A hydraulic power...
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum acquires Fox Metals and Alloys
- Dec 2, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., a metals service center in Los Angeles, has acquired all of the capital stock of Houston-based Fox Metals and Alloys Inc. Fox is a steel distributor specializing in alloy, carbon, and stainless steel bar and plate products, primarily servicing OEMs and machine...
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U.S. aluminum extruders see 10 to 15 percent business increase after tariffs on Chinese imports
- Dec 2, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Independent consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide, Troy, Mich., has released a study on behalf of the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., focused on identifying the benefits from and future risks to the U.S. aluminum extrusion market’s trade case against the People’s...
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