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Siemens partners with U.S. technical schools for L.E.A.P. initiative
- Feb 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Siemens has announced the launch of a new workforce development program for secondary and technical schools across America called L.E.A.P.—the Lifelong Educational Advantage Program. Made available through Siemens Cooperates with Education (SCE), the effort is designed to give high school and...
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Conveyor-type cleaning system offered in 42 configurations
- Feb 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
International Thermal Systems (ITS) has introduced the ProCon™ line of standard conveyor-type cleaning systems. It is available in 42 configurations with conveyor belt widths of 12, 18, and 30 in., from one to three stages. All stages are available as ambient or heated. Standard options include...
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Morris Midwest to hold open house March 14-15
- Feb 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Morris Midwest, a division of Morris Group Inc., will hold its sixth annual open house and technology show, Morris Madness, March 14-15, 2017, in Roselle, Ill. The event will feature CNC machine tools and live metal cutting demos from Okuma, Tsugami, and Hardinge Group in addition to displays of...
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CMS to host PrecisionPath Consortium for Large-Scale Manufacturing in March
- Feb 15, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
The Coordinate Metrology Society, Weatherford, Texas, in collaboration with UNC Charlotte, has announced that the fifth working meeting of the PrecisionPath Consortium for Large-Scale Manufacturing will be held March 23, 2017, in Dallas. The consortium works to determine and prioritize the...
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NIMS, LIFT, and Ivy Tech release new skills credentials
- Feb 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT)—one of the Manufacturing USA institutes—and Indianapolis-based Ivy Tech Community College are making available a new set of skills credentials and training to fill the largest number of open...
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SMP appoints president
- Feb 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Specialty Metals Processing (SMP), Stow, Ohio, a processor of stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, and specialty metals, has named Bob Wilson as president of the company. Wilson has spent his entire career in the metals industry, most recently serving as president of Penn Ohio Metals. Prior to...
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Livingstone announces sale of AMI to ESAB
- Feb 15, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Chicago-based Livingstone, an international midmarket M&A and debt advisory firm, has announced the sale of Los Angeles-based Arc Machines Inc. (AMI), a portfolio company of Marwit Capital, to ESAB Welding & Cutting Products. AMI designs, engineers, and manufactures automated, orbital GTAW...
Bender’s automatic tool change system helps simplify complex tube processing
- Feb 15, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The DB 40120-CNC-VE tube bending machine is available from transfluid. It permits bending radii of 1xD at very low wall thicknesses. All movement axes in this fully electric bending system are synchronized by the sequence control. All parameters can be taken from the CAD, and the corresponding form...
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Self-clinching steel locknuts hold mating screws tight
- Feb 14, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEM® Type SL™ self-clinching steel locknuts from PennEngineering® feature TRI-DENT® locking to hold mating screws tight over time by providing sufficient torsional resistance to withstand vibration, thermal cycling, and other disruptive forces that could loosen the screws in service. These...
Beckwood supplies Triform equipment to international aerospace supplier
- Feb 14, 2017
- Hydroforming
- News Release
Beckwood, St. Louis, has supplied a Triform tray-style fluid cell sheet hydroforming press and an extrusion stretch-forming machine to an India-based aerospace supplier for fulfillment of several newly awarded contracts. With a 24- by 96-in. forming area and a dual shuttle system, the model...
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Primetals Technologies to modernize continuous caster for GMH
- Feb 14, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
London-based Primetals Technologies has received an order from Georgsmarienhütte GmbH (GMH), a German steel producer, to modernize GMH’s six-strand continuous bloom caster. In this second stage of a multipart refurbishment project, Primetals Technologies will supply, install, or modify the...
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MagneGas fuel selected for railroad accident repair
- Feb 14, 2017
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- News Release
MagneGas Corp., Tampa, Fla., has announced that its MagneGas2® was the fuel of choice for metal cutting and repairs on a recent refurbishment project by the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). The LIRR experienced an accident in January 2017 on a section of railroad in Brooklyn, N.Y., that impaired much...
BLM Group USA appoints North American sales director
- Feb 14, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
BLM Group USA, a Wixom, Mich.-based manufacturer of tube and sheet metal processing equipment, has named Andrew Dodd as North American sales director. Dodd has more than 34 years of experience in the laser fabrication and integration business. Before joining the firm, he served as North American...
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Ceramic wheels designed for long life
- Feb 14, 2017
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has introduced the Tiger® Ceramic line of cutting, grinding, and combination wheels. According to the manufacturer, validated end-user testing shows the products provide 25 to 40 percent longer life than other ceramic products. The ceramic grains use a crystalline structure...
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Power-Tech videos highlight 8-kW laser cutting head
- Feb 14, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Power-Tech, based in Walcz, Poland, has released videos at its youtube channel, www.youtube.com/user/eaglelasers, featuring its Eagle eVa 8-kW cutting head. With the cutting head, the company’s iNspire series of laser cutting machines can cut with power up to 12 kW. The head cuts at 460 FPM...
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