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South Korean Steel Major POSCO to Set Up PPGI Facility in Malaysia
POSCO (Kyongsahngbuk-Do, South Korea), the world's third-largest steel producer, plans to develop a coated sheet mill in Malaysia to produce about 70,000 tons per year of pre-painted galvanized sheets (PPGI). Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the firm's…
NADCA Publishes Latest Industry Census Report
NADCA, The North American Die Casting Association (Wheeling, IL) has released its latest publication, the census of the Die Casting Industry. Conducted for NADCA by TCG Consulting, this report details the latest industry findings on North American die casting business,…
ESCO Tool Founder Al Brennan Dies at Age 87
ESCO Tool (Holliston, MA) has announced that Albert T. Brennan, who purchased the Evans Supply Company in Winchester, MA, in 1975, later renamed the firm ESCO Tools, and built it into one of the world?s leading welding end prep tool…
AMT Urges Protection of Technology Suppliers to Position GM for a Stronger Future
The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT, McLean, VA) is urging Congress and the Administration to protect the manufacturing technology supplier base in the wake of GM?s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, in order to ensure the continued strength of American manufacturing,…
NEW LINE OF CABINETS PROVIDES MOST STORAGE PER DRAWER IN THE INDUSTRY
Stor-Loc® announces its new Standard Wide Plus (SW+®) line of cabinets. The Stor-Loc® SW+® cabinet provides 700 sq in of storage space per drawer. Compared to the existing 625 sq in drawers available on the market today, the SW+® provides at least 12 percent (and up to 22 percent) more storage per drawer than any
other comparable cabinet in the industry.
Bosch Rexroth Opens New Facility in Nuremberg, Germany
Bosch Rexroth expanded its capacity for producing large wind-turbine gearboxes by opening a new facility recently in Nuremberg, Germany. The plant, which covers a surface area as large as five football fields, will manufacture around 300 large gearboxes in 2009…
Thyssenkrupp Waupaca, Inc. Receives Environmental Stewardship Award
Thyssenkrupp Waupaca, Inc. (TKW, Tell City, IN) recently received the Environmental Stewardship Award from Energy Management Systems Inc. (EMS) for significantly reducing their energy consumption. Through changes made by EMS, the TKW plant in Tell City, IN has reduced its…
MTConnect Institute Seeking New Members
The MTConnect Institute (McLean, VA), a newly established organization that seeks to promote manufacturing system interoperability, seeks new members to assist in developing and promoting the standards and materials required to fully implement MTConnect. The development of MTConnect, an open,…
CNC MACHINE SIMULATION SOFTWARE ENABLES ELIMINATION OF MANUALLY PROVING-OUT NC PROGRAMS
CGTech demonstrated the next major version of VERICUT CNC machine simulation and optimization software. VERICUT 7 features significant performance-improving enhancements that reduce the time required for manufacturing engineers to develop, analyze, inspect and document the CNC programming and machining process.
PARTNERSHIP FOR MACHINE TOOL CONTROL SYSTEMS PROVIDES IMPROVED SOLUTIONS
Applied Motion Systems, Inc. has been selected as a Siemens Solution Partner for machine tool control systems employing Siemens Sinumerik CNC controllers. Siemens chose AMS based on its demonstrated expertise in motion control and CNC technologies, sound quality processes, and a solid business model.
THE MOST ECONOMICAL TOOL FOR MULTI-PURPOSE NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT TO DATE
Hexagon Metrology offers the OMEGA portable measuring arm, their most economical tool for multi-purpose non-contact measurement to date. The OMEGA system is mega-packaged for 3D scanning applications such as reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, and non-contact inspection. A complete package includes the OMEGA articulating arm, the R-Scan line laser scanning probe, and PC-DMIS Reshaper software.
HEAVY-DUTY, WATER MISCIBLE METALWORKING FLUID FOR FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS APPLICATIONS
Fuchs Lubricants Company offers Ecocool S 761, a high performance soluble oil coolant with excellent microbial control for use in both ferrous and non-ferrous metalworking applications. It is formulated to control foam in very soft water, yet retain emulsion stability in very hard water. A sophisticated lubricity package provides excellent lubrication for cutting, grinding, drilling, tapping, broaching, milling, reaming, honing and sawing operations to give excellent surface finishes and extended tool life.
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