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Industrial Tool & Die featured on U.S.-made products website
- Apr 6, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Industrial Tool & Die Co. (IT&D), a Troy, N.Y.-based provider of metal stampings, tool and die manufacturing, and precision CNC machine work, now is featured at America’s Business to Consumers, www.usab2c.com. The website gives manufacturers a venue to promote their U.S.-made products. IT&D’s...
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P&F Industries acquires Jiffy Air Tool
- Apr 6, 2017
- Power Tools
- News Release
Melville, N.Y.-based P&F Industries Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets, including certain real property, of Jiffy Air Tool Inc., a Nevada-based corporation that manufactures and distributes pneumatic tools and components, primarily sold to aerospace manufacturers. P&F Industries,...
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Tech-Weld receives Nadcap accreditation in welding
- Apr 6, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Tech-Weld Inc., Elburn, Ill., has received Nadcap accreditation for welding through 2018.
The company manufactures custom welded tubes, tanks, cones, and weldments.
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Johnson Bros. Metal Forming president dies
- Apr 6, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Edwin Johnson Jr., president of Johnson Bros. Metal Forming Co., died on March 30, 2017. Johnson began helping his father at the company in 1947. After returning from service in the U.S. Army after college, he laid out the toolroom and roll forming areas of the company’s new shop in Bellwood,...
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Nelson Fastener Systems announces two staff appointments
- Apr 6, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Nelson® Fastener Systems, Elyria, Ohio, a manufacturer of fastener systems technology and engineered components, has appointed Gerry Feltmate and Al Zerbini to managerial positions at Specialty Bar Products ™, Blairsville, Pa., and Greenville, S.C., and TOG Manufacturing® in North Adams, Mass....
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Schuler partners with TMC on aluminum drink bottle production machinery
- Apr 6, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
The drawing and wall ironing (DWI) method is used increasingly in the production of light aluminum bottle cans. This process uses significantly less raw materials than traditional bottle extrusion. Göppingen, Germany-based press manufacturer Schuler has partnered with Japan-based TMC, a producer...
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Welding helmet design inspired by classic hot rods
- Apr 6, 2017
- Safety
- Product Release
Lincoln Electric has introduced the VIKING™ 3350 Series, the Hot Rodders™ concept, inspired by classic hot rod cars. The hand-drawn artwork’s vibrant color scheme blends various welding and hot rod-inspired themes. The helmet provides optical clarity at EN379 1/1/1/1 levels with the...
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Aluminum Extruders Council launches new technical webinar series
- Apr 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has launched “AEC Aluminum Extrusion Tech,” a new series of webinars aimed at engineers and designers who have some knowledge of aluminum extrusions but are interested in a more technical focus. The first one-hour webinar, “Specifying...
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CCAI to present webinar series on finishing
- Apr 5, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
The Chemical Coaters Association Intl. (CCAI), Taylor Mill, Ky., and Products Finishing magazine have developed a new webinar series, “Maintaining A Quality Finish.” The three-part series will provide information on how to obtain and maintain the quality of each critical aspect of the overall...
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Quaker Chemical, Houghton Intl. companies combine
- Apr 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Quaker Chemical Corp., Conshohocken, Pa., and Houghton Intl. Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., both providers of process fluids, chemical specialties, and technical expertise to the global primary metals and metalworking industries, have executed a definitive agreement to combine the companies. Combining...
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Hofmann Industries creates steel tubing reshoring team
- Apr 5, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Hofmann Industries Inc., Sinking Spring, Pa., has created a team of sales, manufacturing, engineering, and logistics professionals to help customers identify cost advantages of sourcing welded steel tubing and tubular products in the U.S. Reshoring—or the practice of bringing manufacturing back...
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Lissmac seminar to cover streamlining of deburring processes
- Apr 5, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
Lissmac will host a seminar on edge rounding, deburring, and finishing at the 3M CAM Center in St. Paul, Minn., on May 23, 2017. The seminar is designed for attendees who use laser cutting, punching, plasma cutting, or oxyfuel cutting and are interested in learning more about streamlining the...
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PCI, Gema name 2017 scholarship winners
- Apr 5, 2017
- Finishing
- News Release
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) and Gema USA Inc., A Graco Inc. Company, have named the winners of two $2,500 scholarships:Gabriella Bettegnies - Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisLuke Groninger - Purdue Polytechnic Institute These scholarships are awarded with special...
New kids on the block rely on old-school business principles
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Despite having no direct involvement in sheet metal or tube fabrication, two cousins purchased a fabrication shop and are making a go of it. Their story is one of using old-fashioned business principles.
Overstressing your mill? Beware of the weakest link
- By Rita Nolan
- Apr 5, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Doing more with less is nothing new, but it takes a toll on the equipment. Getting more out of a tube or pipe mill stresses everything, and even if the motors, shafts, and gearboxes are up to the task, the universal joints are likely to suffer. Upgrading the universal joints can help in high-stress situations.
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