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Repair It Before It Exists: By repairing a problem they didn’t know they had, this busy forging die shop found two steps to faster milling.
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Flywheels Get Groovy: To meet the latest machining trend, production in this machine shop jumped 40 percent by using disc mill cutters.
PREDICTING DISTORTION
Go Figure: For Volkswagen and other early adopters, this new simulation software predicts welding distortions during early-stage conceptual engineering.
Seco Tools Announces Launch of New Website
Seco Tools (Troy, MI) has launched a new North American web address under www.secotools.com/us, in addition to changing the design and navigation of its site to match that of parent company Seco Tools AB (Fagersta, Sweden). This globally-shared re-design was…
The Mauser Group Receives ISO 14001 Certification for All European Sites
Mauser (Brühl, Germany) has successfully completed the process of its environmental management audit and received ISO 14001:2004 certification for all European sites. The certificate was issued by TÜV Süd, one of the world?s leading facilitators of the ISO certification. Compliance…
Jindal Steel Plans $500 Million Coal-Gasification Plant in Orissa
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (New Delhi, India), a flagship company of the $10 billion OP Jindal Group and one of India's leading steel producers, has announced that it will build a plant for coal gasification at the site of…
Whirlpool Prepares for Poor 2009 as 4Q08 Earnings Fall 76 Percent
Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI), a global manufacturer of domestic appliances, took quite a blow as the company reported fourth quarter 2008 net earnings fell 76 percent from the same period in the prior year. According to Industrial Info Resources…
Sandvik Coromant and Joe Gibbs Racing Sign Partnership for Two More Years
Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) and Joe Gibbs Racing have signed up to extend their partnership for another two years. ?We are always looking for ways to continue improving machining of parts which will ultimately result in better performing cars…
FASTENERS WITH PAIRED WAVE WASHER ALLOW CONSISTENT PIVOTING OF TWO METAL PANELS
PennEngineering® offers its PEM® SpotFast® fasteners, paired with a specially designed wave washer to allow reliable attachment of two thin metal parts in applications additionally requiring repeatable pivoting or hinging action. These self-clinching fasteners (Type SFW) permanently join the two metal components to create a flush-attachment connection without protrusions on either side.
HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH SPEED LASER ENGRAVING SYSTEM
Gravograph, Inc. offers the LS100Ex. With a marking speed of 2.4 m/s or 94.5 in/s, the LS100 Ex has a 60 percent higher performance than the previous generation of lasers. With a laser power ranging from 30W to 80W, it is an ideal solution for a host of
applications.
Chevrolet Volt Battery Packs Will Be Manufactured By GM In The U.S.
The Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle that delivers up to 40 miles of gasoline- and emissions-free electric driving, will use battery packs manufactured in the United States by General Motors, Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner recently announced at the…
Two New Vice Presidents Appointed at Royal Products
Royal Products has announced the promotions of two former company directors to the positions of Vice President. Christopher Jakubowsky has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Operations. In this new position, Mr. Jakubowsky will oversee the company?s…
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