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Beckwood Press to supply punching press to Dahlstrom Roll Form
- Jan 19, 2018
- Punching and Other Holemaking
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St. Louis-based Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses, automation systems, and forming equipment, has been awarded a contract by Dahlstrom Roll Form, Jamestown, N.Y., to design and manufacture a 75-ton, high-speed punching press. With a 30- by 50-in. forming area and a...
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Guardian Business Solutions appoints solutions consultant
- Jan 19, 2018
- Shop Management
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Guardian Business Solutions, Brookfield, Wis., has hired Karl Metzger as solutions consultant. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in international studies, he has eight years of experience in ERP selection and implementation for manufacturers. The company...
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- By Tim Heston
- Jan 19, 2018
- Arc Welding
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Serendipity got Travis James Kurtzeborn into welding. Patience, persistence, and tenacity made him a success. His story shows the importance of exposing students to the welding craft. Without a lucky encounter, Kurtzeborn wouldn’t be where he is today.
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Abicor Binzel hires district sales manager
- Jan 19, 2018
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Abicor Binzel, Frederick, Md., a provider of torches for GMAW, GTAW, laser welding, and robotic welding, has hired Philip Montez as sales manager for Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, northern Louisiana, and Texarkana. Montez most recently worked as an outside sales rep for Professional Welding Supply....
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Forget the heroes; your shop needs systems
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 19, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Small and mid-sized shops often prosper because key employees deliver heroic efforts on a daily basis. If a fabricator wants to expand, however, it can’t attract enough heroes to do that.
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Materion appoints VP of global operations
- Jan 19, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has announced the appointment of Marc Rands to the newly created position of vice president, global operations. He joins the company from Honeywell International Inc., where he served as vice president, integrated supply chain for Honeywell UOP. Rands is a...
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Shop Outfitters’ #1-ORB roller-bender forms decorative ornamental ironwork
- Jan 19, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Shop Outfitters offers the #1-ORB ornamental roller-bender. The machine features a built-in internal gear-driven ring roller for forming and rolling parts for decorative ornamental ironwork. The bender can form scrolls, twist pickets, make baskets, and bend rail cap. It bends flats, solid rounds,...
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Plasmait moves to new facility
- Jan 18, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Plasmait, a supplier of plasma heat and surface treatment machinery for wire, tube, and strip products, has moved to a new facility in Lannach, Austria. It includes a large shop floor space with a crane and offices, as well as four heat and surface treatment lines used for client demonstrations and...
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PCI now accepting scholarship applications
- Jan 18, 2018
- Finishing
- News Release
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI), Taylor Mill, Ky., is accepting applications for its 2018 PCI Scholarship Program. Designed to award students studying in areas that advance powder coating technologies, the program includes the PCI General Scholarship and two corporate member-sponsored...
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Steel Warehouse acquires Siegal Steel
- Jan 18, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Steel Warehouse, South Bend, Ind., has acquired Siegal Steel, a family-owned service center in Chicago that provides heavy-gauge high-carbon steel, low-carbon steel, HSLA, and stainless steel materials. The company also offers value-added processing capabilities including edging, oscillate winding,...
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Rockwell Collins to end Fabrication Operations in Iowa
- Jan 18, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Rockwell Collins has announced it will end its Fabrication Operations at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, location by spring 2019. The facility currently manufactures mechanical assemblies for products. The work currently done by Fabrication Operations will transition to external suppliers. The 105 affected...
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Titanium Lifetime Achievement Award nominations now being accepted
- Jan 18, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The International Titanium Association (ITA), Eastlake, Colo., now is accepting nominations for the Titanium Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual for exceptional contributions to the advancement of titanium applications or technology. Nominees should have provided...
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Andes Coil Processors adds slitting capability, space
- Jan 18, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Andes Coil Processors LLC has announced that its Gary, Ind., steel toll processing facility has increased its slitting capability with the installation of a third slitter. The 60-in. slitter is a fully refurbished Loopco machine. The addition of the slitter to the existing 72- and 60-in. lines has...
Marcegaglia UK adds high-frequency tube welding system
- Jan 18, 2018
- Tube and Pipe Production
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Marcegaglia UK recently installed a new EFD Induction 400-kW Weldac high-frequency tube welding system on the largest pipe mill at its UK Dudley plant. The plant produces about 77,000 tons of carbon steel welded tubes annually. The single-cabinet machine, which replaced a valve welding machine, has...
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Equipment leasing and finance industry confidence at all-time high in January
- Jan 18, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, Washington, D.C., has released the January 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the equipment finance industry. The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key...
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