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5-AXIS MACHINING FOR LARGE, COMPLEX PARTS
Mazak?s VARIAXIS 730-5X II provides high-speed, five-axis machining with a 30-tool magazine, a 50-taper spindle with high-performance characteristics, and can easily be expanded to include Palletech material handling technology.
Acero Prime Announces Investment In Ramos Arizpe, Coah. México
Acero Prime (Chicago, IL), in a joint venture between Feralloy Corporation, U.S. Steel and Mitsui USA, has announced an investment to expand operations at its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico facility. The investment includes 55,000 sq ft of building expansion and the…
GF AgieCharmilles Announces Participation in Re-Shoring Fair
GF AgieCharmilles (Lincolnshire, Il) announced its participation in the 2010 NTMA/PMA Contract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair. Also known as the Re-Shoring Fair, the event will place an emphasis on bringing lost manufacturing jobs back to the United States by uniting OEMs…
TAKING A STAND ON SAFETY
A 30-minute production standstill in all American facilities is used to emphasize need for plant safety as management teams met with employees to discuss becoming injury free.
April Industry Watch: People
WILDECK, INC. (WAUKESHA, WI) . . . announced that shift supervisor Jack Sites was selected by the Wisconsin Chapter of the ESOP Association as its 2010 Employee Owner of the Year. This award is presented annually to an employee who…
April Industry Watch: Business
CARL ZEISS (MAPLE GROVE, MN) . . . announced that Crescent Gage and Tool Sales is now a distributor of Zeiss metrology equipment for Central and Northern Texas, Northern Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Crescent Gage and Tool Sales, with Precision…
Steel Technologies de Mexico Purchases Second Red Bud Line
Steel Technologies de Mexico of Guadalupe, NL, Mexico, recently ordered a Red Bud Industries? (Red Bud, IL) Precision Multi-Blanking Line to be installed in their facility in Cuidad Juarez, Chi, Mexico. This line will join the Red Bud Industries? High…
Han-Kwang Unveils New Fully Interactive Site
Han-Kwang USA (Lombard, IL) announces the start-up of its new corporate website for the North American market, www.hankwangus.com. This fully interactive site features the complete range of Han-Kwang CO2 lasers, currently offered through the extensive dealer network of this company,…
CUTTING EDGE CAD/CAM/CAE SOFTWARE
Vero Software?s VISI 18 has been updated with a number of significant new features, including the introduction of geometry deformation tools, an updated GUI and a new method to manage the smallest distance between two or more sides of a geometric feature.
NEX SOLUTIONS HONORED AS COMPANY TO WATCH
NEX Solutions is recognized for its sustained growth, entrepreneurship and innovation by the Edward Lowe Foundation. The company offers unique customer-supplier relationships and believes that early involvement results in more innovative solutions being discovered.
Laboratory Testing Renews Accreditation
Laboratory Testing, Inc. (Hatfield, PA) was recently audited and re-approved by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for Nadcap accreditation in Materials Testing and ISO/IEC 17025. The following services were added to the scope of accreditation at renewal: ? Metallographic Evaluation…
FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. (Rochester Hills, MI) has added its M-1iA robot to the Certified Education Robot Training (CERT) program line-up. Launched in 2008, the CERT program certifies instructors at educational institutions to train their students to program FANUC robots…