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High Efficiency Dust Collection for Fabrication Shops
Using HemiPleat technology, the Gold Cone X-Flo filter cartridge from Camfil stays cleaner and lasts longer than conventional pleated filters in welding, thermal spray, plasma cutting, laser cutting and abrasive blasting operations.
Setco Opens New Location in Mexico
This is their fifth service center in North America for spindle, slide, milling head repair and rebuild services.
Designing a Metalworking Coolant for Multiple Applications – in Half the Time
Without DoE, chemists would have taken twice as long to develop the extremely biostable HOCUT 8000 coolant and been lucky to achieve its same levels of performance in extending sump life and eliminating the need for costly sump-side additives. Here’s an inside look at how they did it.
Trans-Matic Installs Lubricant Recycling Systems
The Reclaim-PRO MSR systems from Industrial Innovations will help reduce their lubricant use and cost in stamping.
Four Important Elements of an Effective Coolant Recycling System
A complete coolant recycling system can improve profits, tool life, workplace safety and regulatory compliance. Maximizing its effectiveness starts with the most important and essential piece of equipment, followed by three options for coolant management and monitoring.
Got Scrap?
Though scrap metal is often regarded as a waste or by-product from fabrication operations, it is actually a viable revenue source – in fact, it is the second largest revenue source next to the finished product. This is why shops should have a formal management system in place to maximize the revenue they generate from scrap.
Technical Service in the Era of Industry 4.0
As machine tool manufacturers work on enabling technology to make the Smart Factory possible, the field of machine service and support has started to drastically minimize the window of lost productive time that shops must deal with.
ESOP Owns CNC Indexing
The intent is to increase employee productivity and ownership, eliminate income tax obligations, reinvest cash into the business and retain-recruit talent.
KMC Controls Division Expands
Their Controls & Automation division now provides industrial control panels, systems automation and integration for outside markets.
Walter Surface Technologies Names New VP of U.S. Sales
Jeff Tisdell is now responsible for developing long-term, sustainable sales growth through strategic planning.
Clear Out Coolant, Chips and Light Oils from Small Machined Holes
The Soft Grip Back Blow Safety Air Gun from EXAIR uses the smallest back blow nozzle available to deliver a blast of air to effectively blow debris and liquids from inside small pipe or hose diameters, channels, bores, holes, internal threads and other internal part features.