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Cantilever clamps do not twist
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Kant-Twist™ cantilever clamps from Industrial Magnetics Inc. hold two pieces together, without walking off-center, for spot welding, drilling, and bolting operations. The cantilever design provides a 4-to-1 clamp ratio to eliminate distorting and twisting of workpieces. The free-floating jaws...
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ThyssenKrupp Materials NA launches customer portal
- Sep 2, 2014
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Production materials provider ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc., Southfield, Mich., has launched a new customer portal that allows customers of its Copper and Brass Sales Division to access a variety of real-time, account-specific information and account functions. The portal is optimized for mobile...
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Tech Air acquires US Oxygen & Supply and Specialty Air Technologies
- Sep 2, 2014
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Tech Air, a Danbury, Conn.-based distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related welding supplies, has acquired US Oxygen & Supply of Arlington, Texas, and Specialty Air Technologies of Long Beach, Calif. Tech Air is owned by CI Capital Partners and Tech Air management. US...
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NN Inc. acquires Autocam
- Sep 2, 2014
- Shop Management
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NN Inc., Johnson City, Tenn., a manufacturer of metal bearings and precision metal components, has completed the acquisition of Autocam Corp., a manufacturer of system-critical components for fuel systems, engines and transmission, power steering, and electric motors. John Kennedy, founder and...
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Jindal Tubular USA acquires the assets of PSL North America
- Sep 2, 2014
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Jindal Tubular USA LLC, a step-down subsidiary of Jindal SAW and a manufacturer of large-diameter steel pipe, has acquired the assets of PSL North America LLC, Bay St. Louis, Miss. PSL NA is a manufacturer of large-diameter, high-pressure steel pipe using HSAW technology. The company’s...
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Metal Supermarkets opens Illinois location
- Sep 2, 2014
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Metal Supermarkets, a supplier of small-quantity metals, has opened a store in Niles, Ill., near Chicago. The company offers a variety of sizes and types of metal, cut to customer specifications with no minimum order requirement. The company serves manufacturing facilities, maintenance...
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RoboVent celebrates 25th anniversary
- Sep 2, 2014
- Safety
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Sterling Heights, Mich.-based RoboVent is celebrating 25 years of providing fume extraction and air filtration equipment. Incorporated Aug. 23, 1989, with two staff members in a 12- by 12-ft. room, the company began as a small distributor of filtration equipment. Today the company manufactures...
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Manufacturing Day gains three new sponsors
- Sep 2, 2014
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Manufacturing Day™ 2014 has announced the addition of three new supporters, with Kronos Inc. joining as a Silver sponsor and MSC Industrial Supply Co. and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. joining as Bronze sponsors. Manufacturing Day, Oct. 3, 2014, is an annual national event, executed at the...
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OEM Fabricators expands in Wisconsin
- Sep 2, 2014
- Shop Management
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OEM Fabricators, a provider of contract manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and design assistance to OEMs, has announced plans to expand into Phillips, Wis. Its current operation in Prentice, Wis., will be moved to the new location, along with the 28 current employees. According to the...
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Kia to open automotive plant in Mexico
- Sep 2, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
South Korean automaker Kia Motors Corp. has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in an assembly plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
The plant, slated for completion in the first half of 2016, is expected to produce 300,000 vehicles per year.
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ABB marks 125 years in Finland
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ABB marks its 125th anniversary in Finland. Founded in 1889 in Helsinki by entrepreneur and inventor Gottfrid Strömberg, ABB Finland provides power transmission and distribution systems, building technology, sustainable transportation, renewable power, and industrial automation and marine systems....
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Ductless ventilation system removes welding smoke
- Sep 2, 2014
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The Clean Air Tower from Kemper is a ventilation system suitable for production halls and workshops where local extraction of welding smoke is insufficient or impossible. It protects employees and machinery from welding smoke contamination and fine dust. The freestanding, two-stage filter unit...
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Bead Industries announces scholarship program for Connecticut community college
- Sep 2, 2014
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To commemorate its 100-year anniversary, Bead Industries, New Haven, Conn., has established The Bryant Family Scholarship Fund at Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, Conn., to benefit its manufacturing and engineering programs. The scholarship establishes a $25,000 endowed gift to help...
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Specialty Strip & Oscillating celebrates 20 years in business
- Sep 2, 2014
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Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., Masury, Ohio, has marked its 20th anniversary selling conventional slit and oscillate coils. The company provides the coils in cold-rolled low-carbon, high-carbon, alloy, and stainless steels. The firm can provide coils with 20 to 25 miles of continuous...
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ISM ROB: Manufacturing economic activity expanded in August; PMI highest since March 2011
- Sep 2, 2014
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the 15th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 63rd consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued by Bradley J....
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