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Barton Intl. relaunches e-store
- Jun 7, 2017
- Waterjet Cutting
- News Release
Barton Intl., Glens Falls, N.Y., has redesigned its website at store.barton.com/ to make it faster and easier to order waterjet replacement parts and accessories, such as nozzles, mixing tubes, pump parts, and cutting heads. The company offers OMAX® and Flow® genuine parts; ROCTEC® genuine...
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Time for new press brake tooling
- By Steve Benson
- Jun 7, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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The inside bend radius is at the very heart of precision metal fabrication. To achieve the radius you want, you need to understand how tooling interacts with the workpiece, but you also need to make sure your machine and tools are in good working order.
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All-in-one, lightweight unit offers high respiratory protection
- Jun 7, 2017
- Safety
- Product Release
Suhner Industrial Products has introduced the Power Air Respiratory System e3000 for use in high-grit grinding and polishing operations. The system, in combination with the e3000H lightweight helmet, offers operators high respiratory protection from the effects of smoke, dust, and vapor. Variable...
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Optomec teams with Lockheed and GE to secure NextFlex contract award
- Jun 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Optomec, supplier of production-grade AM systems for 3-D printed metals and electronics based in Albuquerque, N.M., in partnership with Lockheed Martin, Binghamton University, GE, Intrinsiq Materials, and the University of Maryland, has been awarded one of five development projects from NextFlex®....
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Alamo Group acquires Santa Izabel Agro Industria Ltda.
- Jun 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Alamo Group Inc., Seguin, Texas, has completed the acquisition of Santa Izabel Agro Industria Ltda., which designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of agricultural implements and trailers sold throughout Brazil. “We feel the timing is good, as the market in Brazil is showing signs of...
- From The Fabricator
P4G Capital announces investment in Fore Machine and Aero Components
- Jun 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
P4G Capital Partners, Fort Worth, Texas, has acquired the assets of Haltom City, Texas-based Fore Machine Co. Inc. and Aero Components Inc., also located in Fort Worth. Both companies provide coating/bonding, metal processing, and assembly for manufacturers in the aerospace and defense sectors, and...
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Elite Aerospace Group acquires Halo Industries
- Jun 7, 2017
- Machining
- News Release
Elite Aerospace Group (EAG), Tustin, Calif., has acquired Halo Industries, a provider of precision machining and engineering services supporting the aerospace, defense, orbital rocket, communication, and commercial aviation sectors. The acquisition adds nearly 20,000 sq. ft. to EAG’s production...
- From The Fabricator
Samco Machinery names three to project manager positions
- Jun 7, 2017
- Roll Forming
- News Release
Toronto-based Samco Machinery, a provider of roll forming and material handling systems, has hired three project managers. Rahul Rani has many years of experience in managing complex automotive, manufacturing, power-generation, and construction projects. Rani has a degree in mechanical engineering...
- From The Fabricator
Zinc phosphate coating protects iron, steel parts from heat
- Jun 7, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
The MICROLOK® MZN finish from Birchwood Technologies is a fine-grained zinc phosphate coating for iron and steel components. It provides protection up to 1,400 degrees F for high-heat applications in which break-in lubricity is critical, such as pistons, rotor and calipers, and machined...
- From The Fabricator
What sheet metal shops wish you knew: Reasonable tolerances, grain direction, and the base flange
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis continues a discussion of 3-D CAD and precision sheet metal manufacturing in Part II of a four-part series. In this installment, he focuses on reasonable tolerances, grain direction, and the base flange.
- From The Fabricator
Exit from Paris Climate Accord works for manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jun 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The decision for the U.S. to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord and a presidential executive order asking the EPA to look at regulations that place an undue burden on coal-fired electric utilities and oil and gas producers pretty much means that the Obama-era Clean Power Plan is dead. That should make many manufacturers happy.
- From The Fabricator
New ERP release includes cloud-based analytics, global electronic compliance
- Jun 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Epicor Software Corp. has introduced the latest version of Epicor ERP software. The new release offers increased cloud deployment flexibility and new business functionality out-of-the-box, including new capabilities to support global growth and expansion, business transformation, and efficiencies...
- From The Welder
Tregaskiss celebrates 50th anniversary
- Jun 6, 2017
- Consumables
- News Release
Tregaskiss, Windsor, Ont., marks its 50th year in business in 2017. Founded in 1967 by William Tregaskiss, a toolmaker from England, the company introduced its first semiautomatic GMAW gun in 1972. The company was family owned until it was purchased by Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in 2007. Today the...
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The secrets to sequential manufacturing
- Jun 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Like many custom fabricators, Bensenville, Ill.-based Ace Metal Crafts Co. struggled with scheduling. Today the shop has stellar on-time delivery, and sequential manufacturing helped get it there.
- From The Fabricator
Hexagon acquires FASys Industrie-EDV-Systeme GmbH
- Jun 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hexagon AB has completed the acquisition of FASys Industrie-EDV-Systeme GmbH, a Germany-based provider of software and hardware systems for production-oriented tasks. FASys has an established working relationship with the Hexagon-owned CAD/CAM provider Vero Software, and the acquisition enhances...
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