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Drilling Systems Headed To Lockheed Martin for F-35 Wing Work
MAG Industrial Automation Systems (Erlanger, KY) received an order, valued at approximately $7 million, from Lockheed Martin for two 6-axis, CNC-controlled AutoDrill systems to be used in the aerospace manufacturer's Marietta, GA, plant. Scheduled for delivery in Q1 2011, these…
Bunting Awards Scholarships
Bunting® Magnetics Co. (Newton, KS) has announced the 2010-2011 recipients of the Walter F. Bunting and June A. Bunting Memorial Scholarships. This year represents an increase of scholarships awarded from twelve in 2009 to eighteen scholarships in 2010. The scholarships,…
RathGibson Expands Into Central and South America
RathGibson (Lincolnshire, IL), a leading manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, is pleased to announce the company?s expansion in Central and South America through the establishment of channel partnerships with Tuvacol S.A….
Finnish Steelmaker Invests '544 Million to Expand Production
Outokumpu Oyj (Espoo, Finland), a leading Finnish steelmaker, has decided to invest ?544 million ($669.45 million) on the expansion of the company's steel production and ferrochrome manufacturing facilities. The company, which had deferred these plans earlier due to the global…
Meerwind Windfarm Will Add Over 1,000 MW to German Energy Grid
The German North Sea will house more than 20 offshore windfarm projects that are to be constructed within the next five years. One of these is the Meerwind Offshore Windfarm Project, which is in the German Bight in the North…
Whirlpool Announces Manufacturing Changes in North America
Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI) announced changes to its North American manufacturing operations, including the closure of its machining facility in Benton Harbor, MI. The company's newest, most energy-efficient laundry products will be manufactured at the Clyde, OH, manufacturing facility….
U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 51 Percent
April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $222.36 million, according to AMT, The Association for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, The American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 15.6 percent from…
Emerging Trend to Follow: 'Run to the Sun'
The "dash to gas" in building electric power generation has been joined by a "run to the sun," at least in California and the Rocky Mountain states, Shane Mullins, Industrial Info's vice president for product development, told attendees at industry…
Europe Wants to Raise Carbon-Emissions Target to 30 Percent
The European Commission (EC) wants to raise Europe's carbon emissions reduction target from 20 percent to 30 percent by 2020, but has stopped short of trying to implement the policy. In an analysis report, the Commission has outlined the benefits…
Han-Kwang USA Opens Showroom
Han-Kwang USA (Lombard, IL) opened a new 13,000 sq ft Chicago-area facility with a showroom for laser machine demonstrations, as well as application engineering, parts and service departments. The new showroom will house multiple plate and tube cutting laser machines…
Spoores To Speak At Steel Trade Conference
Josh Spoores, market research manager at Majestic Steel USA (Cleveland, OH), will speak at the third annual SteelOrbis Steel Trade Conference that is being held in San Diego from July 8-10. Spoores will speak during the second day of the…
Sheet Metal Industry Resource Alliance Created
For years, three organizations, International Training Institute (ITI), the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) and the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), have collaborated to provide support, education, information and other resources to the sheet metal and air conditioning…
