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Dorner 2200 series Precision Move Pallet Systems offer heavy load corners
- Feb 2, 2018
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Dorner’s 2200 series Precision Move Pallet Systems now are available with new features including heavy load corners, tight turn corners, low-profile lift and locates, and elevators. The new heavy load corner design allows the conveyor to carry pallet loads up to 70 lbs. around 90- or 180-degree...
Precision Tube Laser to open Nevada facility
- Feb 2, 2018
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Precision Tube Laser has announced plans to open a facility in southern Nevada. The facility will provide laser tube cutting services for the metal fabrication and construction industries in Nevada and surrounding states. The company expects to hire 14 workers and make an almost $1.2 million in...
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ESAB completes acquisition of Sandvik welding business
- Feb 2, 2018
- Arc Welding
- News Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Annapolis Junction, Md., has completed the acquisition of the Sandvik welding operations, including production units in Scranton, Pa., and Sandviken, Sweden; the technical sales and product management organization; as well as multiyear strategic collaboration on R&D...
Sheet metal forming, hydroforming conferences to be held in Germany May 15-16
- Feb 2, 2018
- Hydroforming
- News Release
Forschungsgesellschaft Umformtechnik mbH and the Institut für Umformtechnik (IFU) have announced the upcoming international conferences New Developments in Sheet Metal Forming (NEBU) 2018 and New Developments in Hydroforming (NEHY) 2018, to be held May 15-16 in Fellbach, Germany. The conferences...
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Lucas-Milhaupt to host Fundamentals of Brazing seminar
- Feb 2, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Lucas-Milhaupt Inc., a Handy & Harman Company, will host its Fundamentals of Brazing regional training program May 1-3, 2018, at the Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport, Irvine, Calif. Structured for designers, processing, manufacturing and quality engineers, managers, production...
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Silent auction at FMA’s Annual Meeting to benefit scholarships, manufacturing camp grants
- Feb 2, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
The first fundraiser of the year for Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT) will take place during FMA’s Annual Meeting on March 7 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The annual silent auction, held during the opening Welcome Reception, offers an interesting collection of items, making this...
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National Fleet Products’ ArtLift hoists up to 440 lbs.
- Feb 2, 2018
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
National Fleet Products has introduced the ArtLift cargo-lifting system. With a 440-lb. lifting capacity and a 12-V electric motor, it can lift items to a height of 3.28 ft. The system handles awkward, difficult-to-manage freight and carted items without tipping or the need for truck-mounted ramps....
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Mergers and acquisitions in metal fabrication: The story behind one shop’s success
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 2, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
In December 2017 a large injection molding operation purchased a $45 million custom fabricator, a large shop with high revenue diversity. No one customer made up more than 3 percent of revenue. One more thing: Seven years before, the fabricator was just an $8 million shop.
- From The Fabricator
Steps to troubleshooting draw bending of tube
- By William Q. Tingley
- Feb 1, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Not all draw bending applications in a tube fabrication shop require a mandrel, a wiper, or the pressure die assist feature. However, understanding each of them can help a fabricator troubleshoot problems more accurately and quickly and determine the need for one of these if it is absent.
- From The Fabricator
NAI to open plant in Michigan
- Feb 1, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
NAI, a manufacturer of global connectivity systems for the industrial technology, telecom, data, and medical industries, has announced plans to open a factory in Gaylord, Mich. The company moved its manufacturing operations out of the U.S. in 2009 during the telecom market collapse. Its return of...
- From The Fabricator
Schuler North America names regional sales manager
- Feb 1, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Schuler North America has hired Tim Tuttle as regional sales manager representing Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Tuttle has 10 years of experience in sales of capital equipment to metal forming manufacturing companies. He also spent 20 years as an engineer in metal forming technology, during...
- From The Fabricator
West Chester Protective Gear releases high-visibility garments
- Feb 1, 2018
- Safety
- Product Release
West Chester Protective Gear has introduced a new line of high-visibility garments. The product line includes vests, shirts, outerwear, and rainwear designed for a variety of construction and work environments. All vests and shirts feature moisture wicking to keep workers dry and comfortable. They...
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ADM Cleveland to feature John Ratzenberger as 2018 keynote speaker
- Feb 1, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
UBM Americas, organizer of Advanced Design and Manufacturing (ADM) Cleveland, to be held March 7-8, 2018, at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, has announced that Emmy®-nominated actor and dedicated advocates for American manufacturing, John Ratzenberger, will keynote this year’s...
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Allfi Waterjet opens Americas Region headquarters in Missouri
- Feb 1, 2018
- Waterjet Cutting
- News Release
Allfi AG, a Stans, Switzerland-based manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet parts and equipment, has opened a new Americas Region headquarters office in Pleasant Valley, Mo. Operating as Allfi Waterjet Inc., the new location is stocked with the company’s complete line of parts used in...
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm celebrates 50 years in business
- Feb 1, 2018
- Plasma Cutting
- News Release
Hypertherm, a Hanover, N.H.-based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, is celebrating 50 years in business. Events this year will include the unearthing of a long-buried time capsule and celebrations at all its global locations with company founder Dick Couch. Couch and...
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