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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…
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….
