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The Metal Shop adds fiber laser
- Mar 22, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
The Metal Shop LLC, a custom metal fabricator in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has installed a new Mitsubishi eX 6,000-W fiber laser. Added to the shop’s automation tower, the laser replaces a Mitsubishi LVPLUS II that had been in service for seven years. The company fabricates not just parts but...
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SSAB names finalists for 2017 Swedish Steel Prize 2017
- Mar 22, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
SSAB has identified four finalists for the 2017 Swedish Steel Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 11. “This year a record number of 102 applications were sent in from 32 different countries around the world. The high overall quality of the applications shows that...
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Automated Precision’s Services Division expands in Virginia
- Mar 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Automated Precision Inc.’s Services Division has moved into a new building in Newport News, Va., that features 14,000 sq. ft. of office and calibration laboratory space. The firm has performed calibrations for its laser trackers since 2012, but increased demand for Omnitrac 2 laser tracker models...
- From The Welder
Robotic welding power source upgraded with cold metal transfer process
- Mar 22, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Fronius is expanding the range of functions of its TPS/i Robotics power source. This system, designed for the requirements of robotic welding, can now be equipped with the cold metal transfer (CMT) welding process using a new additional package. The GMAW power source comprises interconnected and...
- From The Fabricator
Ready-to-use rust preventive suitable for tight tolerances
- Mar 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Cortec® has introduced VpCI®-277, a ready-to-use dry film rust preventive designed for preserving metals during storage and transportation. It contains a biobased corrosion inhibitor in a nonflammable, low-VOC solvent carrier. The product combines film-forming additives with vapor-phase corrosion...
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Fiber laser cutting systems reach G-level acceleration
- Mar 21, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Haco Atlantic North America has introduced the FL 3015 LU and FL 4015 LU fiber laser cutting systems. The carbon cutting head assembly offers rigidity combined with high dynamics, and the company’s “parallel kinematics technology” has allowed accelerations to reach G-levels. The automatic...
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Forecast 3D to offer new 3-D printing technology
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Forecast 3D, Carlsbad, Calif., has announced it will be one of the first companies to offer HP’s new Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3-D printing technology. The company reports it will install two MJF machines on March 31 for producing functional prototypes and end-use parts. The MJF platform uses fusing...
- From The Fabricator
Sussex Wire acquires Marox Corp.
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Sussex Wire Inc., a manufacturer of miniature and microminiature, tight-tolerance, cold-formed, roll formed, and four-slide component parts, has acquired Marox Corp., a provider of CNC precision machined orthopedic implants and aerospace components. The acquisition supports the strategy of both...
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Big River Steel, Noodle.ai create steel mill powered by artificial intelligence
- Mar 21, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Big River Steel and Noodle.ai, a San Francisco enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) company, have announced a contract to implement enterprise AI to optimize operations at Big River Steel’s scrap metal recycling and steel production facility in Osceola, Ark. The facility is designed to be both...
- From The Fabricator
Superb Industries forms strategic alliance with Bihler of America
- Mar 21, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Superb Industries Inc., a high-volume manufacturer based in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Bihler of America Inc., Phillipsburg, N.J. Bihler technology combines stamping, forming, and assembly technologies into one integrated manufacturing process. The...
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Aftermarket waterjet cutting system parts offered
- Mar 21, 2017
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
Barton Intl. now offers aftermarket parts for Flow® waterjet cutting systems.
The company also offers Genuine Flow® OEM parts, as well as garnet abrasives from other manufacturers, the company reports.
- From The Fabricator
Chicago Tube and Iron laser fabrication team participates in STEM Fest
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
On March 4 the Romeoville, Ill.-based Chicago Tube and Iron laser fabrication team participated in Romeoville Library’s STEM Fest 2017. Students participated in hands-on demonstrations from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) leaders. According to the U. S. Department of...
- From The Fabricator
It’s not your father’s shop
- By Kayvan Mott
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
The primary difference between your father’s way of marketing his shop and the modern way to market your shop lies in your approach. Content marketing is based on the idea of creating valuable information that customers can access when they want to make a purchase decision.
- From The Fabricator
System controls deflection in press brake applications more than 4 ft. long
- Mar 21, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Wilson Tool International® has introduced Express Crowning, a new system to help control deflection or the “canoe effect” in press brake applications more than 4 ft. long. The system gives fabricators the flexibility to fine-tune the deflection-compensating curve of the unit to overcome the...
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Developing the value network map
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- Mar 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Dr. Shahrukh Irani offers an alternative to the value stream map in lean manufacturing. He calls it the value network map, and it’s tailored for the high-product-mix, low-volume world of the job shop.
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