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Global 3-D printing automotive market projected to reach $285.91 billion by 2025
- Jul 25, 2017
- Shop Management
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According to Research and Markets’ “Global 3-D Printing Automotive Market Analysis & Trends – Industry Forecast to 2025,” the market is poised to grow at a CAGR of about 10.1 percent over the next decade to reach approximately $285.91 billion by 2025. Prominent trends the market is...
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Communicating is key
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 25, 2017
- Shop Management
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Fortunate is the new hire who has a mentor who provides that all-important on-the-job training. Fortunate is the shop that provides this mentoring. Sometimes that mentoring can be found elsewhere.
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Wabash Power Equipment Co. partners with rescue service dog organization
- Jul 25, 2017
- Shop Management
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Wabash Power Equipment Co., Wheeling, Ill., a supplier of industrial boilers and power generation equipment, has partnered with Chicago-based War Dogs Making It Home, a nonprofit that helps veterans from the Vietnam War era to the present who are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder...
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R&R and Westpower announce amalgamation
- Jul 25, 2017
- Shop Management
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R&R Machine Inc., Salt Lake City, and Westpower, Alberta, Canada, have announced an agreement to amalgamate the ownership interests of the two companies. The combined company will offer rotating equipment repair and field services, coupled with pump, mixer, and integrated fabricated systems...
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Hon. Gene B. Sperling elected to U.S. Steel board of directors
- Jul 25, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has elected the Hon. Gene B. Sperling to its board of directors. Sperling served as director of the National Economic Council (NEC) and sssistant to the president for economic policy in the White House under President Clinton from 1997 to 2001 and under...
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Resin fiber discs help optimize grinding time
- Jul 25, 2017
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has expanded its line of resin fiber discs (RFDs) to include five new products for varying performance requirements: Tiger® Ceramic, Zirc and Aluminum, and Wolverine Zirc and Aluminum Oxide. The discs are designed to provide an aggressive cut rate and a smooth finish on...
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Multimetal cleaner provides fast degreasing
- Jul 25, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Madison Chemical has introduced AquaBlue™, an alkaline detergent for removing dirt, oil, grease, sulphurized cutting oils, and metalworking fluids from a variety of surfaces, including stainless. The water-based cleaner/degreaser has superior penetrating and wetting properties, making it suitable...
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Transforming a welding program from zero to hero
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 25, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
Seventeen years ago, Harper College, located in northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine, Ill., had no welding program to speak of. Today it’s more than 500 students strong during fall and spring terms with an array of programs, including basic welding, maintenance welding, pipe welding, CNC machining, and most recently metal fabricating. The transformation is remarkable, and a lot of the credit goes to the man who, before taking the job, never even knew he wanted to teach. That’s why Kurt Billsten is the 2017 PWTeacher of the Year.
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Die Science: Reducing die cost
- By Art Hedrick
- Jul 24, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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“How much?” “You have got to be kidding, right?” “What is this die made of? Gold?” It’s almost comical to watch the person responsible for getting quotes receive them. Facial expressions resemble those from a Three Stooges movie. Emotions from total joy to total disbelief are not...
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Spirit AeroSystems expanding manufacturing facilities in Malaysia
- Jul 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Wichita, Kan.-based Spirit AeroSystems has announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Subang, Malaysia, to accommodate increasing volumes of assembly work on aerostructure components for commercial airliners. The company is in the architectural and engineering planning stages to add...
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Ametek Land celebrates 70 years
- Jul 24, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Ametek Land, Sheffield, U.K., a provider of infrared noncontact temperature measurement and combustion and environmental monitoring equipment is celebrating 70 years in business. For more information on Ametek Land’s 70th Anniversary year celebrations, visit...
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Global aluminum welding wire market forecast to grow at CAGR of 6.25 percent from 2017-2021
- Jul 24, 2017
- Consumables
- News Release
According to a recent report from Research and Markets, Dublin, analysts forecast the global aluminum welding wire market to grow at a CAGR of 6.25 percent during the period from 2017 to 2021. Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team said, "One trend in market is inclusion of Ti...
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DOC announces final determination in 5050 aluminum alloy circumvention case
- Jul 24, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued its final determination in the 5050 aluminum alloy circumvention case against Zhongwang and other exporters. The DOC has upheld its preliminary determination that heat-treated 5050-grade aluminum alloy—regardless of producer, exporter or importer—is...
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Report says U.S. is primed for manufacturing renaissance
- Jul 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
According to BDO’s "2017 Manufacturing RiskFactor Report," although facing multiple concerns, U.S. manufacturers are believed to be primed for a manufacturing renaissance. Manufacturers reportedly are feeling the promise of the fourth industrial revolution and the new administration’s vocal...
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Sintavia adds large-scale printing capability
- Jul 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Sintavia LLC, Davie, Fla., a provider of metal additive manufacturing (AM) services, has acquired an EOS M400 system. The machine, which will be operational in September, has a build volume of 400 by 400 by 400 mm. As part of its recently announced expansion in nearby Hollywood, Fla., the company...
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