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Raytheon to Build New Alabama Plant, Add 300 Jobs at Arsenal
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced from overseas that Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA ) is bringing a new facility and 300 new jobs to Redstone Arsenal. From the Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom, Riley announced that Raytheon will…
Janco Steel Expands with Leveler/Multi-Blanking Line
Janco Steel Limited (Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada) is undergoing a major expansion of its service center, including expansion of its processing capabilities. As a part of this expansion, they recently ordered a Red Bud Industries' (Red Bud, IL) combination stretcher…
LENOX Institute of Technology Now Open
LENOX ® (East Longmeadow, MA), a leading manufacturer of premium power tool accessories, hand tools, torches, solder and band saw blades, recently opened its new LENOX Institute of Technology (LIT) located within the company headquarters in East Longmeadow, MA. The…
Industrial Fall Protection Website is Launched
Rigid Lifelines (Morgantown, PA) Division of Spanco, Inc. announced the launch of a new website that showcases the company’s rigid horizontal fall protection systems and accessories for steel mills, manufacturing plants, wind turbines, and other sites. From a full…
Machine Tool OEMs Collaborate to Create New Event
The biggest names in the industry are working together to create a new type of event designed to revitalize U.S. manufacturing. Scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2011, in Las Vegas, the Interactive Manufacturing Experience (imX) will combine the best features of…
U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 53 Percent This Year
May U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $178.34 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors? Association and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology . This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 22.9…
AMT and NAM Announce Partnership
AMT ? The Association For Manufacturing Technology announced today that it is joining forces with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to promote the importance of manufacturing and innovation in the U.S. economy. This historic partnership will bring the organizations…
Ukraine Iron and Steel Companies Discuss Merger
Talks are continuing between Ukraine's Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol OJSC (Mariupol, Ukraine) and Metinvest Holding (Donetsk, Ukraine) about a possible merger that would create one of the world's top 20 steel producers. Metinvest is one of more…
Duke of York Opens MACH2010 with Advanced Tool Setting System
At Birmingham's National Exhibition Center, His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, officially opened the UK's MACH2010 exhibition using an advanced laser system manufactured by Renishaw plc. After saying a few words about the importance of the advanced…
Technology Forum Showcases Robotic Automation for Small Shops
Ellison Technologies Automation (ETA, Council Bluffs, IA) recently hosted ?Celebrate Manufacturing,? a two-day technology forum featuring robotic demonstrations and technical seminars focused on productivity-enhancing solutions for metal manufacturers. ?This event helped a wide range of companies learn about the latest…
July Industry Watch: Business
TRUMPF (FARMINGTON, CT) . . . answers questions about lasers at the company's LaserLab, now on exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center in downtown Hartford. Experts will answer questions such as: Where does laser power come from? How can lasers…
July Industry Watch: People
D&S MANUFACTURING (BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI) . . . announced that Joe Lane, manufacturing engineer, was named to the American Welding Society‘s (AWS) D16 Committee on Robotic and Automatic Welding. Lane commented, “D&S is a company that is driven by…
