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Briggs & Stratton Corporation Announces Retirement of CEO
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (Milwaukee, WI) announced that John S. Shiely plans to retire as Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2009. It is expected that the Board of Directors will appoint Todd J. Teske, currently President and Chief Operating…
Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Sapa Acquisition of Indalex
The Department of Justice (Washington, DC) announced that it has reached a settlement that will require Sapa Holding AB (Stockholm, Sweden) and Indalex Holdings Finance Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) to divest a North Carolina aluminum sheathing facility in order to proceed…
Capitalism: The Word is a Bad One
?Sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words will never hurt me.? Isn?t that how it goes? Of course, that?s a great pile of nonsense and everybody over four years old knows it. Words explain and complain. They champion…
STOP LOSING MONEY: BEYOND THE BROOM
A Clean Sweep: Stricter demands and rising cost pressures make it absolutely essential that your cleaning processes match your actual operational requirements. Check out how industrial cleaning has evolved into a preventive measure targeted at avoiding costly machine and system failures and reducing maintenance time.
STOP LOSING MONEY: LINEAR GUIDES FOR A CUTTING EDGE
Two Birds, One Stone: The linear guides used by this machine tool builder not only saves money by shortening their assembly, delivery and installation times, it also helps create cutting tools with extreme precision and high load capacity for their end users.
STOP LOSING MONEY: MEASURING LARGE PARTS
Cross That Bridge: Problem: This remanufacturing facility had no way of measuring aircraft engine turbine air seals with diameters up to 46 in. Solution: A new bridge-type CMM.
STOP LOSING MONEY: SEVERE INTERRUPTED CUTTING
Make The Grade: A severe interrupted cut on a high pressure flange was affecting tool wear and crippling a machining application, so this machine shop changed to a new turning grade for stainless steel, changed the cutting data and started running dry. Result: Output tripled!
STOP LOSING MONEY: FIVE-AXIS TRIMMING
Get With The Program: This fabricator was plagued with bottlenecks created by vacuum-formed parts with complex features that needed trimming. After using a CNC router with 5-axis trimming capabilities to overcome the bottlenecks, they now program all their vacuum-formed parts for trimming.
STOP LOSING MONEY: TOOL GRINDING FUNDAMENTALS
Part One: Are you sharpening your cutting tools or just grinding away life and performance? Let?s review selection of the proper grit size, carrying proper shapes in your wheel inventory, and troubleshooting standard tool geometry, rake angles, chip cleavage, and other cutting process variables.
INTERNET MONITORING OF MACHINE TOOLS: THE TIME HAS COME
Plumb The Depths: So many questions used to muddy the past: Does it make sense to spend money for such services? Is it not dangerous for a company to operate machines connected to the Internet? Can the machine status data be used to make decisions for production processes, beyond the obvious maintenance requirements? Here are the answers that will clear your mind.
BLOWING IN THE WIND: MACHINING OPPORTUNITIES
Seed The Need: The push towards wind power creates many opportunities for contract machine shops to penetrate the alternative energy market. They need machine tools geared towards machining wind turbine components. This corporate profile presents some brands they might consider.
Vietnam Opens New Titanium Plant and Plans for Steel Mill
The largest titanium and high-intensity steel plant in Vietnam commenced operations this week on a 10-hectare site in the Phu My district of Binh Dinh province. According to Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX), the plant was commissioned by Saigon…
