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Contract Manufacturer Launches Virtual Factory Tour
Plouse Precision Manufacturing (Harrisburg, PA) one of the nation?s leading precision contract manufacturers, recently announced its extensive online virtual factory tour. This unique tool enables visitors to the company?s website to take an up-close, inside look at the state-of-the-art manufacturing…
Westfield Steel Adapts New Model For Weak Economy
Westfield Steel, Inc. (Westfield, IN) is delivering steel to its customers and providing other hauling services through Westfield Steel Express, a newly-formed, authorized-for-hire common carrier. With processing centers in Westfield and Terre Haute, IN, the service is uniquely designed to…
Suppliers Combine To Offer Machine Tool Builders Full Menu Of Products And Services
Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (AME; Rockford, IL)) and its sister company, Hennig, Inc. (Machesney Park, IL), have joined forces on many occasions in the past, to benefit common customers. Today, that synergy has coalesced in a powerful combination of…
Detroit-Area Machine Shops Discover the Roadmap to Wind Energy
Over 50 machine shop owners and representatives recently attended the Seco Tools (Troy, MI) ?Tooling up for Wind Power Generation? conference co-sponsored by the Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce, Automation Alley, and Oakland County Planning & Economic Development. This was…
Five Japanese Steelmakers to Develop Technologies to Reduce CO2 Emissions 30 Percent
In an effort to achieve a 30 percent reduction of carbon-dioxide emissions from the domestic steel industry, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that five Japanese blast-furnace firms have joined to establish and promote the "Development of Environmental Technology…
Precision Manufacturing Supplier Launches New Website
AFCO Precision Manufacturing (Napoleon, OH), focused on producing large, precision fabrication, machining and assembly capabilities to heavy industry, recently introduced a new website that outlines the company?s capabilities and equipment/facility capacity. The site includes details about the company?s vast resources…
Dassault Systemes Partners with Focus:HOPE
Dassault Systèmes (Vélizy-Villacoublay, France), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, recently announced that Focus: HOPE?s Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT; Detriot, MI) is implementing its DELMIA digital manufacturing and CATIA digital design solutions as part…
PTM Corporation hires Military Defense Specialist
PTM Corporation, an industry leader in metal stamping, fourslide and progressive die manufacturing, and Modified Technologies Advanced Engineering and Tooling Group recently announced the addition of their new military division, piloted by Samra Weindl. Weindl was recently hired by PTM…
Sandvik Coromant Donates Support and Resources to SkillsUSA Championships
Cutting tools manufacturer Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) recently donated time, support and resources to the 2009 SkillsUSA Championships, demonstrating its commitment to the education and development of America?s skilled workforce for the ninth straight year. SkillsUSA, a national, nonprofit…
Bystronic Canada Celebrates its One Year Anniversary
Bystronic Canada (Mississauga, ON) recently celebrated its one year anniversary with its new service and spare parts location in Mississauga. ?Bystronic Canada has had a very successful first year in providing a quick service response and spare parts availability to…
September Industry Watch – People
Dave Lucius Methods Machine Tools Inc. (Sudbury, MA) . . . expanded its sales organization to include three new Regional Technical Sales Manager positions and appointed Dave Lucius as Vice President of Sales to oversee the entire North American sales…
September Industry Watch – Business
The North Branch tubing plant received ISO 9001:2000 and PED certifications. Rathgibson (Lincolnshire, IL) . . . was awarded ISO 9001:2000 management system and Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) certifications for its North Branch, NJ, manufacturing plant that is involved in…
