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Wiley Metal Fabricating adds two machines
- Mar 11, 2014
- Shop Management
- News Release
Wiley Metal Fabricating Inc., a custom fabricator in Marion, Ind., has added a waterjet cutter and large press brake to its fabricating line. The Flow Mach 3 4020b waterjet cutter operates at 50 HP with a pump rated to 60,000 PSI and a 13-ft. by 6-ft. by 6-in. cutting area. The waterjet cutter...
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Universal Metal Products receives ISO 14001:2004 certification
- Mar 11, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Universal Metal Products’ operations have been certified to ISO 14001:2004 for its environmental system.
The Wickliffe, Ohio-based company manufactures custom metal stampings and assemblies.
- From The Fabricator
Reciprocating saw blades introduced
- Mar 11, 2014
- Sawing
- Product Release
The M. K. Morse Co. has introduced a new line of bimetal reciprocating saw blades. The Master Cobalt® products replace and simplify the core product line. In addition, the Advanced Edge line introduces several metal cutting and demolition blades. The Advanced Edge Bolt™, a...
- From The Welder
All-position electrode suitable for manganese steel railroad frogs, crossings
- Mar 11, 2014
- Consumables
- Product Release
Hardface Technologies, a business unit of Postle Industries, has introduced Postalloy® FrogTuff, an all-position electrode for joining or overlaying for high impact. It operates on either AC or DC reverse polarity. The arc is smooth and stable with low spatter loss, and slag removal is...
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From the Web 3.11.14
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 11, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from content published on the Web during the past week— planes, dragsters, “old lady welders,” and a close look at today’s factory worker.
- From The Welder
Auto-darkening welding helmet features four sensors, grind/weld modes
- Mar 11, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
The new Tweco® four-sensor, auto-darkening welding helmet from Victor Technologies™ can be used in both weld mode and grind mode. It darkens during GTAW, even at 5 amps. Available in three styles — Patriot Eagle, Skull & Fire, and Yellow Dragon — the solar-powered helmet has a...
- From The Fabricator
The Watermill Group names senior VP/chief strategy officer
- Mar 10, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm in Lexington, Mass., has hired Brian J. Malloy as senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Fine Tubes Ltd. in the U.K. and Superior Tube Co. in the U.S., two companies it acquired in 2012. Malloy has more than 20 years...
- From The Fabricator
Güdel Inc. opens satellite office in Michigan
- Mar 10, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Güdel Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., the U.S. subsidiary of Switzerland-based Güdel Group, has opened a satellite office in Troy, Mich. “We believe that being closer to our Metro Detroit customers and partners will improve our overall interaction and ability to collaborate on key projects,” said...
- From The Fabricator
Monticello Fastenal branch named best-looking store in the company
- Mar 10, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
There are nearly 2,700 Fastenal stores around the world, but none of them are as clean, organized, and well-merchandised as the Fastenal store in Monticello, Ark. That’s the finding of the team of judges who recently named Fastenal Monticello the winner of the company’s 10th annual BK Best...
- From The Fabricator
New 250-W laser source cuts mild steel up to 0.125 in.
- Mar 10, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
Kern Laser Systems has announced the availability of a 250-W laser source for its laser systems. The new laser can cut up to 0.125-in. mild steel and 0.040-in. stainless steel.
The laser joins the company’s other options: 150 and 400 W.
- From The Fabricator
IRMCO marks 100-year anniversary
- Mar 10, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
IRMCO® Advanced Lubricant Technologies, Evanston, Ill., a manufacturer of oil-free metal forming and tube bending lubricants, marks its 100th anniversary in 2014. The company was founded in 1914 by William Oats Jeffery, a mining immigrant from England. International Refining & Mfg. Co.,...
- From The Fabricator
Drilling Tools Intl. acquires Reamco
- Mar 10, 2014
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- News Release
Private equity firm Hicks Equity Partners, Dallas, has announced that its portfolio company, Directional Rentals Inc., has acquired Reamco Inc., a company based in Lafayette, La., that manufactures, rents, and refurbishes downhole drilling tools and related products used in the drilling industry....
- From The Fabricator
Simulation tools added to CAM software
- Mar 10, 2014
- Manufacturing Software
- Product Release
Delcam offers the 2014 R2 version of its PowerMill CAM software for high-speed and 5-axis machining. Simulation and customization tools have been added, and editing flexibility has been increased. The ordering of the Vortex tool paths, the software’s high-efficiency area-clearance strategy,...
Kent Corp. starts up two heavy-gauge, large strip accumulators
- Mar 10, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Kent Corp., North Royalton, Ohio, a provider of coil handlers, end welders, accumulators, high-speed cold saws, and tube mill consumables, has commissioned two large horizontal accumulators for customers in the OCTG and structural steel industries. The U.S.-built equipment, which handles coil...
All-electric tube bender delivers high levels of automation
- Mar 10, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The Elect XL150 all-electric tube bender from BLM Group USA bends tubes up to 6 in. dia. The unit can handle applications with few or no straights between bends and those requiring tight-radius bends. The precise control and positioning of the bender’s electric axes help ensure that optimum...
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