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Spanish Firm to Build Largest Windfarm in the World in Argentina
Spanish energy firm Grupo Guascor (Madrid) recently announced that it will build a $2.4 billion wind power project in Patagonia in southern Argentina. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the windfarm, which would be the largest in the…
Lincoln Electric Promotes Jeff Bennett to Managing Director of Vernon Tool
The Lincoln Electric Company (Cleveland, OH) has promoted Jeff Bennett to the position of managing director of Vernon Tool, which produces computer-controlled pipe cutting equipment for precision fabrication and was acquired by Lincoln Electric in November 2007 to expand its…
LAI Announces Expansion of Multi-Axis Machining Capabilities
LAI International, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) announced it has completed installation of advanced multi-axis CNC machining equipment at its Scarborough, ME, production facility. The new multi-tasking, five-axis vertical machining center allows the company to increase output of precision components for power…
GF AgieCharmilles Distributor Adds Mikron Products to Lineup
GF AgieCharmilles (Lincolnshire, IL) announced that Hartwig, Inc., a St. Louis-based distributor of its wire and diesinking EDM machines, will begin selling the Mikron line of high speed and high performance milling products. The company is the exclusive GF AgieCharmilles…
CUSTOM DESIGNED, HEAVY DUTY SHEAR MODELS FOR CUTTING SEVERAL WORKPIECES FROM ONE SHEET
HACO Atlantic offers the HACO PS model, their custom designed heavy duty shear model. Capacities vary between 1/4 in and 1-1/4 in and cutting lengths from 10 ft – 20 ft. This machine has 2 hydraulic cylinders and one nitrogen accumulator. The PS model comes standard with the SC70 CNC control.
Automation Distributor Extends Applied Robotics Reach into Argentina
Applied Robotics Inc. (Glenville, NY) announced it has added Buenos Aires Technology (BAT) as a new distributor. Buenos Aires Technology is an exclusive distributor of Adept robots in Argentina and other parts of South America. BAT works extensively with the…
Pipe and Valve Technology Institute Announces Opening of Its New Training Center
Pipe and Valve Technology Institute (PVT) has opened a new state of the art training center and is now offering two training modules. The two programs include courses in 1) Pipe Cutting and Weld Prep technologies and 2) Valve Operation…
Pacamor Kubar Bearings Maintains ISO9001/AS9100 Certifications
Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB, Troy, NY) announced that they have successfully passed their ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 audit. The quality system assessment was completed at PKB?s Troy, New York facility on May 8, 2009, including a review of all special…
JETCAM Signs New Dealer for Slovenia and Croatia
JETCAM International s.a.r.l. announced that it has signed sister companies ITS d.o.o and ITRC d.o.o. as new resellers for its sheet metal and aerospace CADCAM nesting software for the Slovenian and Croatian markets. ITS d.o.o., with its daughter company ITCR…
Siemens To Supply 80 Wind Turbines For German Offshore Windfarm
By 2012, 80 Siemens (Munich, Germany) wind turbines of 3.6 megawatts (MW) each are planned to be installed at the 288-MW Butendiek offshore windfarm, located 34 kilometers off the west coast of the German island of Sylt. The announcement was…
HAINBUCH America Breaks Ground on Mequon Manufacturing Facility
HAINBUCH America (Milwaukee, WI) has broken ground on construction of its new North American headquarters in Mequon, WI. The 13,000 sq ft facility will bring manufacturing of its workholding equipment to the United States for the first time. HAINBUCH has…
Lincoln Electric Dedicates New Welding Consumables Facility in India
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) has dedicated a 100,000 sq ft welding consumables facility in Chennai, India, which will serve the growing market in that country and markets throughout the Asia Pacific region. Speaking at dedication ceremonies in Chennai,…
