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Parker Steel appoints sales manager
- Oct 6, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Parker Steel Co., a distributor of metric-dimensioned metals in Maumee, Ohio, has named James (Jamie) Kaufman as sales manager. Kaufman graduated from Ohio University with a degree in finance and has served in sales and business development and sales management positions at Eleetus, Impact Business...
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Software offers cloud-based rapid blank shape determination, material cost estimation
- Oct 6, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
AutoForm Eng. offers its EasyBlank software in the cloud. The web-based application can be from the browser without having to install any piece of software. The results are provided within the browser and are available to the user in IGS CAD format, accompanied by a detailed report in Excel format....
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Stratasys donates 3-D printing technology to Workshops for Warriors
- Oct 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Stratasys has announced a donation of 3-D printing technology and services to the San Diego-based nonprofit Workshops for Warriors, which offers advanced manufacturing job retraining and certification for military veterans. The 3-D printing accreditation is offered at no cost to qualified students....
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Redundant safety systems: necessary or excessive?
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 6, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Redundant safety systems are landing under the microscope of those scouring regulations for rollback opportunities. Hydraulic press builders and press owners have been working to meet American National Standards Institute: (ANSI) standard B11.2-2013, Safety Requirements for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Presses, regarding secondary load holding during production. Intuitive reasoning would dictate that there is no acceptable risk of injury, right? Yet, adding safety features and safeguards does not come free. Ultimately, adding safety measures adds cost to machinery and equipment, especially if they are done as a retrofit. So where is the line?
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Manufacturing in the limelight
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Today, Oct. 6, is National Manufacturing Day. If you’re visiting this site, you—yes, you—definitely have a stake in promoting manufacturing in the U.S. Let’s give the industry its due.
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Welding fume extraction system increases energy efficiency
- Oct 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
ULT LLC has introduced the Airtower for welding fume extraction and filtration, based on the layer ventilation principle. Contaminated air is aspirated, filtered, and discharged as clean, breathable air at ground level with no air drafts. The company reports that the filtration degree is greater...
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Heule Tool appoints sales and marketing coordinator
- Oct 5, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
Heule Tool Corp., Cincinnati, Ind., a provider of hole-finishing tools for ID/OD deburring, countersinking, chamfering, and counterboring, has named Lynn Bissell as sales and marketing coordinator. A graduate of Ohio University with a degree in journalism, Bissell is experienced in all facets of...
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Additive Manufacturing Users Group opens conference registration
- Oct 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), Milwaukee, has opened online registration for its 2018 Education & Training Conference, which will be held in St. Louis, April 8-12, 2018. The users group conference, now in its 30th year, is open to owners and operators of industrial additive...
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thyssenkrupp combines Forging and Machining business, Undercarriage business
- Oct 5, 2017
- Machining
- News Release
thyssenkrupp has combined its Forging and Machining business and its Undercarriage business into a new business unit, Forged Technologies. It new unit has roughly 7,000 employees at 18 production sites and a distribution network in more than 70 countries. The global integration includes seven...
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SSINA appoints market development committee chairman
- Oct 5, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), Washington, D.C., has appointed Steve Letnich, vice president of sales – Americas with Outokumpu Stainless, as the chairman of its market development committee. Letnich has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, having held...
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TRUMPF acquires majority stake in Access Laser
- Oct 5, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Ditzingen, Germany-based TRUMPF has acquired an 85 percent stake in Access Laser Co., Everett, Wash. The company produces high-precision, low-power CO2 lasers used to fabricate microchips in EUV lithography. In this application, the light generated by the laser serves as a beam source that is...
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AIIS tell Trump 232 probe will not fix overcapacity problem
- Oct 5, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The president’s Section 232 investigation—and any resulting actions on steel imports in the name of national security—will not fix the underlying problem of steel excess capacity but will invite retaliation that would hurt all sectors of the U.S. economy, the American Institute for...
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Max Weiss Co. names director of operations
- Oct 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Max Weiss Co., a provider of metal bending, forming, and fabricating, has promoted David Gregg to director of operations. He has been with the company since 2004, serving most recently as plant manager for the company since 2014. Gregg has more than two decades of experience in the...
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Welding Hacks from the September/October 2017 issue of The WELDER
- Oct 5, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Have you developed your own welding hacks to help you on the job? Share them with the audience of The WELDER, and you could earn a gift card!
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Metal detector/magnetic separator systems introduced
- Oct 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Eriez® has introduced two new metal detector/magnetic separator “double team” systems that offer protection against ferrous and nonferrous metal contamination. The first system is a Magnetic B Trap followed by an Xtreme® Liquid Line metal detector. The magnet removes the ferrous contamination...
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