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Harris Products Mourns Passing of Loren Smith
Former senior project engineer Loren Charles Smith, holder of six patents and developer of the one-piece encapsulated seat, passed away at the age of 88.
Allen Benjamin Appoints Customer Service and Tool Design Coordinator
Frank Bartiromo will handle customer service and technical design of the company line of cutting tools.
EOS Marks 25 Years
The company celebrates this accomplishment by moving into a new technology and customer center at its headquarters in Krailling, Germany.
LTI Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Since 1984 the company has grown through a series of expansions and changes as it developed a wide variety of nondestructive testing, dimensional inspection and calibration services throughout the years.
Vallourec Wins Order for Chinese Nuclear Power Plant Tubes
The fabricator will supply 1 mm thick nickel-alloy tubes for nuclear reactors Fuqing 5 and 6 to obtain its qualification for the new ACP1000 Chinese reactor design.
Abtex Acquires Nihmble Technologies
This acquisition enables shops to smoothly integrate Abtex deburring equipment into their existing operations using Nihmble robotics technology.
Hexagon Acquires Vero Software
This strategic acquisition extends the reach of Hexagon software, closing the gap of making quality data fully actionable by including CAM (manufacturing planning software) with MMS (metrology planning software).
Dallas Industries Appoints Zimmerman McDonald as Representative
The Midwest stamping and fabrication specialist will represent their coil handling and press feeding equipment and controls in Missouri, Kansas, and Southern Illinois.
Röhm Opens Subsidiary in Mexico
The strategy is to capitalize on the expected 15 percent annual growth in Mexico’s machine tool consumption in diverse industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy and oil and gas.
Linde Launches New Safety Program
Estimates reveal that up to one-third of global acetylene retail sales are collected and transported in unventilated vehicles that could build up flammable acetylene in the event of a leak. Many vehicles are also not fitted with appropriate restraints to prevent cylinders from toppling over and knocking open handwheel valves.
3M Announces Distributor of the Year Awards
Four distributors were recognized for providing custom tailored solutions for maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) supplies and services to the fabrication, metalworking and construction markets.
Honeywell Safety Video Wins Award
The Uvex Turboshield video used a slow motion technique with editing that emphasizes the intensity of industrial environments.
