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EWI Signs Agreement With S-Bond Technologies
EWI (Edison Welding Institute; Columbus, OH) announced an agreement with S-Bond Technologies LLC (Lansdale, PA), giving the company the ability to distribute its environmentally-friendly lead-free, fluxless solder marketed by EWI as EWI SonicSolder®. The agreement is effective immediately. Dr. Ronald…
Over 140 Years of Inventions
C & E FEIN GmbH (Gmünd-Bargau, Germany), the manufacturer of professional power tools, has a proud history going back over 140 years. The company's story is characterized throughout by pioneering inventions. This richly inventive spirit has provided the momentum for…
50 Years of Nibbler Technology
Berthold Leibinger?s invention of advanced punching in hand tools is celebrating an anniversary. The hand-guided power nibbler is celebrating its 50th birthday. The first tool, based on technical principles developed by Leibinger, came to market in 1959. Its advantage: cut…
Sapa Extrusions Adds 3,600 Ton Press To Cressona Facility
Sapa Extrusions (Cressona, PA) plans to install an advanced, large capacity extrusion press as an addition to the press line at its Cressona facility. The equipment will bring the number of presses operated by the Cressona plant to a total…
Marlin Steel Wire Ships Biggest Order of the Year
A Midwest factory recently needed 5,000 custom stainless steel baskets fast. They wanted the baskets, which are used to clean surgical parts, to flow nicely within their existing baskets and conveyor systems ? so the dimensions had to be perfect….
Romi Appoints New Dealer For Illinois
Romi Machine Tools Ltd. (Erlanger, KY) appointed Machine Tool Diagnostics, Inc. (Yorkville, IL) as their distributor for the state of Illinois. Machine Tool Diagnostics will offer Romi machine tool sales and service including application assistance, training, repair and spare parts….
First Curriculum for Plasma Cutting and Gouging to Teach Tomorrow's Workforce
Hypertherm (Hanover, NH), a leader in plasma arc metal cutting technology, recently announced the availability of the first commercial curriculum specifically for plasma cutting and gouging. Created with input from welding instructors, Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice includes lessons…
SGB USA To Open First U.S. Factory In Colorado
SGB USA Inc. (Wheat Ridge, CO), an arm of German transformer manufacturer Starkstrom-Beratebau GmbH (Regensburg, Germany), recently said it will set up the company?s first U.S. manufacturing plant near Denver. The company builds transformers that convert electricity generated by wind…
Electric Car Maker Plans Indiana Manufacturing Plant
Norwegian electric car maker Think Global (Aurskog, Norway) will locate its U.S. manufacturing facility in Indiana, according to information from a major investor in the company. Details, including the exact location, are not yet available. Charles Gassenheimer, CEO of lithium-ion…
Toyota Plans Engine and Transmission Manufacturing Facility in India
Automotive major Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota City, Japan) recently announced that it is considering the construction of an engine and transmission production plant in India so the company can use locally manufactured vehicle parts rather than imported ones. Industrial Info…
Alcoa Idles Italian Plants Following EU Ruling
Alcoa Incorporated (Pittsburgh, PA), the world's leading aluminum producer, decided to shut down two plants in Veneto and Sardinia in Italy after a European Commission (EC) ruling directed Alcoa to pay back differential power tariffs that the company has been…
Solar Panel Component Production Being Developed at Al Jubail Industrial City 2
The First Energy Bank (FEB; Manama, Bahrain), an Islamic investment bank dedicated to alternative energy sources, in conjunction with the Saudi Arabian Project Management Development Company (PMD) (Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia), is developing a world class polysilicon plant at…
