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Finishing - Page 7
- From The Fabricator
Count’s Kustoms dips into automated deburring
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 18, 2023
- Article
Count’s Kustoms, the custom car and motorcycle shop of “Counting Cars” fame, is all about craftmanship. Automaton really didn’t have a place until employees started to spend hours on monotonous deburring.
- From The Fabricator
New developments in abrasive technology for aluminum
- By Tyler Cichowlas
- Mar 17, 2023
- Article
A new abrasives technology makes finishing aluminum and other nonferrous alloys less difficult for metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Ecoclean’s EcoCcompact solvent cleaning system simplifies switching between media
- Mar 13, 2023
- Product Release
The solvent-based EcoCcompact from Ecoclean has been developed to handle a variety of demanding cleaning tasks.
- From The Fabricator
Titan Tool Supply expands precision microfinishing tool offerings
- Mar 7, 2023
- Product Release
Titan Tool Supply Inc. has expanded its precision microfinishing tool online product offerings.
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabricator's guide to bringing powder coating in-house
For metal fabricators considering adding powder coating capabilities, they need to understand what they are getting into. It’s not as easy as just adding equipment.
- From The Fabricator
A-Prime shank-mounted, aluminum-oxide flap wheels available from Weldcote
- Mar 1, 2023
- Product Release
A-Prime aluminum-oxide, shank-mounted flap wheels are available from Weldcote, a division of Zika Group.
- From The Fabricator
Smart grinding and finishing in the metal fabrication shop
- By Antoine Guay and Mykolai Dutkewych
- Feb 27, 2023
- Article
Inefficient grinding and finishing can damper a metal fab shop’s true productive potential. The right technique, environment, and tools can help.
- From The Fabricator
Where is the real value in today’s metal fabricating worker?
When skilled workers aren’t available, fab shops are going to seek out those with the right soft skills and make the best of it.
- From The Fabricator
Dynabrade acquires Global Abrasive Products
- Feb 2, 2023
- News Release
Abrasive power tool manufacturer Dynabrade Inc., Clarence, N.Y., has completed the asset purchase of one of its strategic suppliers, Global Abrasive Products Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Gema names service technicians
- Feb 2, 2023
- News Release
Indianapolis-based powder coating technology provider Gema USA Inc., a Graco Inc. company, has appointed two employees to its service team.
- From The Fabricator
Yanmar CE NA announces expansion plans
- Jan 31, 2023
- News Release
Yanmar Compact Equipment North America, a manufacturer of compact excavators, tracked carriers, and wheel loaders, has announced plans for a 32,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its Grand Rapids, Minn., facility.
- From The Fabricator
Ecoclean’s APM system provides inline ultrasonics monitoring
- Jan 30, 2023
- Product Release
Ecoclean GmbH has introduced the Acoustic Performance Measurement (APM) system for use with automated ultrasonic immersion parts cleaning.
- From The Fabricator
Gema USA announces promotions
- Jan 13, 2023
- News Release
Powder coating equipment manufacturer Gema, A Graco Inc. company, has promoted Chris Merritt to vice president of Gema North America and Mike Thies to general manager of Gema USA Inc.
- From The Fabricator
CCAI Finishing Education Foundation announces 2023 national scholarship program
- Jan 9, 2023
- News Release
The Chemical Coaters Association Intl. Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF) is accepting applications for the 2023 Matt Heuertz Scholarship Program.
- From The Fabricator
Automating flat-part finishing in the metal fabrication shop
Flat-part finishing is a process more metal fabrication shops are asking for robots to perform material handling to keep up with more efficient laser blanking.
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