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Software documents inverter welding machine data, tracks costs
- Sep 2, 2014
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EWM offers ewm Xnet software, designed to help ensure comprehensive welding quality assurance and the optimization of all welding tasks. The software facilitates the connection of all of the manufacturer’s Multimatrix inverter welding machines to visualize and document their data, track costs,...
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True Temper Sports’ Precision Industrial Division, Memphis, Tenn., has launched a new website at www.truetempertube.com. The site is designed to provide customers and members of the industrial tubing market simplified access to information about the company’s drawn-over-mandrel (DOM) carbon...
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St. Louis-based Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and sheet hydroforming presses, has built and installed a Triform deep draw sheet hydroforming press for a U.S. science, technology, and engineering company. The model 25-10-12SC features a 25-in.-dia. forming area,...
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Pietro Rosa TBM partners with Rolls-Royce
- Aug 29, 2014
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Pietro Rosa TBM, Derby, U.K., a manufacturer of compressor airfoils for jet engines and complex aerostructural components, has signed a long-term contract with Rolls-Royce plc for the production of a new concept airfoil for the Trent XWB engine. This contract is the result of more than three...
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The miraculous effect of spare capacity
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- Aug 29, 2014
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The traditional cost-based approach to manufacturing promotes using your resources—people and machines—to the fullest extent, but this can wreak havoc in high-product-mix manufacturing, especially in contract operations with varying and unpredictable levels of demand. This is where the value of spare capacity comes into play.
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Eriez releases instructional videos about magnetic separation/material handling equipment
- Aug 29, 2014
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Through its Orange University® program, Erie, Pa.-based Eriez® offers online access to a collection of instructional videos to assist customers with setup, operation, maintenance, and testing of their metal detection, magnetic separation and material handling equipment. New videos focusing on...
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Barton names waterjet market manager and central regional sales manager
- Aug 29, 2014
- Waterjet Cutting
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Barton® Intl., Glens Falls, N.Y., a supplier of garnet abrasives for waterjet cutting and blast media, has promoted Thomas H. Riggs to market manager for waterjet products and appointed Brian Joyce as regional sales manager for the central U.S. territory. Riggs has been a regional sales manager...
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Consumables Corner: Advancements in SAW
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- Aug 29, 2014
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Q: What role does flux and wire play in submerged arc welding? A: It is important to choose the right flux and wire combination for submerged arc welding (SAW) processes. This will allow you to gain efficiency while meeting your performance requirements. Basic submerged arc welding uses a single...
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Ironworkers receive QR-code membership cards
- Aug 29, 2014
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Ironworkers and their employers now have immediate access to all training, certifications, and membership information with the scan of a code. The Iron Workers: The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IABSO&RIW), Pittsburgh, now uses a new...
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Stand apart in a crowded marketplace
- By Kevin McArdle
- Aug 29, 2014
- Shop Management
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As a custom fabricator, you need to establish contrast—that is, why a customer should choose your company over others. You establish contrast not with generic platitudes, but by specifically addressing customer pain points and describing how you can eliminate them.
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Achieving a good work lead connection
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- Aug 29, 2014
- Arc Welding
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Wondering how to set up a proper work lead ground? View our expert response.
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ABB opens two facilities in Wisconsin
- Aug 28, 2014
- Shop Management
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ABB has opened an office facility in Wauwatosa, Wis., and an office and manufacturing site in New Berlin, Wis. Construction and renovations began in April 2013. At both facilities, a wrap of windows around the buildings allows sunlight to reach the center of interior spaces. All the lighting...
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Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies names award-winning suppliers
- Aug 28, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, Plymouth, Mich., has announced the recipients of its 2013 Supplier Excellence Achievement Level (SEAL) Awards. The SEAL Awards are divided into gold, silver, and bronze levels for chemical and metal suppliers. A supplier performance scorecard is used to rank...
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Ergodyne hires CFO/VP of finance
- Aug 28, 2014
- Safety
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St. Paul, Minn.-based Ergodyne, a provider of safety gear and work wear, has announced the addition of Sue Horvath as chief financial officer and vice president of finance. Horvath has more than 30 years of finance and operations experience, most recently serving as CFO for two privately held...
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Why similar fabricators can have very different financial results
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 28, 2014
- Shop Management
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Contract metal fabricators may have similar assets and offer similar services, but have very different financial results. The differences may come from differing customer mixes, but it also comes from the fact that many shops have highly concentrated sources of revenue. Lose one big account, and financial results seriously suffer.
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