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ATCO-Gary Metal Technologies to close
- Jan 15, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
ATCO-Gary Metal Technologies LLC has announced plans to close its plant in Gary, Ind., by the end of January, eliminating 70 jobs.
The plant makes heating and air conditioning ducts and related products.
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New owners purchase Lakeside Steel & Mfg.
- Jan 15, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Lakeside Steel & Mfg. Co., a sheet metal fabricator in Kenosha, Wis., has been purchased by business partners Carl Hamersma and Dean Birschbach. The company, which employs 18 people, operates out of a 75,000-sq.-ft. facility. It serves the power distribution, power supply, and structural...
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Dengensha adds sales engineers
- Jan 15, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Dengensha America Corp., Bedford, Ohio, a provider of resistance welding equipment to automotive, agricultural, and general manufacturers, has named Doug Becker as senior sales engineer. Becker has nearly 20 years of sales and account management experience. He served in the U.S. military for six...
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Laser Research Optics’ sapphire fiber laser windows help reduce focus shift
- Jan 15, 2018
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Laser Research Optics has introduced sapphire cover glass windows that the company says have lower bulk absorption and about 30 times higher thermal conductivity than quartz protection glasses. The fiber laser windows feature Mohs 9 hardness and have A/R coatings on both sides to provide...
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Dynabrade Dynafile abrasive belt machine available with American flag design
- Jan 12, 2018
- Finishing
- Product Release
The Dynafile abrasive belt machine from Dynabrade now is available with an American flag design on the housing. The air tool grinds, deburrs, blends, and finishes usually inaccessible areas on metal and composites. It is suitable for light corner-weld removal and blending of welds. The 20,000-RPM,...
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Laboratory Testing Inc. hires key account manager
- Jan 12, 2018
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., has expanded its sales and customer service team by hiring Kevin Danielsen as a key account manager. LTI is an accredited, independent testing laboratory that offers material testing, NDT, specimen machining, failure analysis, and metrology services to...
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The world of plug-and-play ventilation
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TRUMPF Canada names managing director
- Jan 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Tobias Kuehnle has been named managing director of TRUMPF Canada, Mississauga, Ont., effective April 1, 2018. He succeeds Stefan Fickenscher, who now is sales director of the Machine Tool division at TRUMPF Inc. in Farmington, Conn. Fickenscher will act as interim managing director of TRUMPF Canada...
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Fabricator tweaks traditional seam welding equipment design
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 12, 2018
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Leo Valerio is the best example of a metal fabricator: He sees a different way of doing things and sets forth to do it better. That's what led him to found a company aimed at building better semi-automated welding equipment.
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The Will-Burt Co. celebrates 100th anniversary
- Jan 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Will-Burt Co., a manufacturer of mobile telescoping mast and tower systems, marks its 100th year in business in 2018. The company was incorporated in Orrville, Ohio, by Burton W. Cope on Jan. 31, 1918, although its history is traced back to 1894 when the Cope brothers opened a general repair...
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Kirby Building Systems to move work from Mississippi to Tennessee
- Jan 12, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Kirby Building Systems, a manufacturer of metal buildings, is laying off about 100 employees at its Starkville, Miss., plant as it moves some production to Tennessee. Nucor Corp., which acquired Kirby in 2007, is transferring its metal building manufacturing operations to Portland, Tenn. Katherine...
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Laser Photonics CleanTech Handheld NCX laser cleaning system offers IIoT connectivity
- Jan 12, 2018
- Finishing
- Product Release
The CleanTech™ Handheld NCX laser surface cleaning and surface conditioning machine from Laser Photonics is an industrial-grade, high-precision portable laser cleaning and surface conditioning system that features Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity. The portable, noncontact machine...
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Press brake bending basics: Die angles, tonnage, and K-factors
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 11, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bending guru Steve Benson answers several reader questions about die angles, tonnage calculations, and what the K-factor really means.
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EPA to require reporting of mercury use
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jan 11, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
An industry association asks the Environmental Protection Agency to alter its thinking when it comes to implementing a requirement for reporting of mercury use in manufacturing settings. Should mercury-filled equipment really be a part of this inventory?
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Sculptures that move, both kinetically and emotionally
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 11, 2018
- Arc Welding
- Article
Santa Fe, N.M., artist Don Redman believes art and sculpture should be enjoyed by everyone. He strives to work big, push boundaries, fabricate sculptures with longevity, and, most importantly, create something that resonates with the masses.
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