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Sandvik Coromant Opens New Aerospace Application Center
Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) announces the establishment of a new Aerospace Application Center in Fair Lawn, NJ. This state-of-the-art center, which officially opened its doors on April 28th, will focus on projects for machining in high temperature and titanium…
Douglas K. Woods Elected President of The Association For Manufacturing Technology
The Association For Manufacturing Technology?s (AMT, McLean, VA) Board of Directors has announced that it has elected Douglas K. Woods as AMT President. Woods comes to AMT from Parlec, Inc., a company that specializes in tooling, workholding and presetting solutions,…
Meta Appoints North America Sales Director
Meta Vision Systems, Inc. (Montreal, Canada) announced that Stephen Thacker has been appointed Director of Sales for North America. The company is a world leader in the design and manufacture of laser- and camera-based systems for automating production processes, notably…
Rourkela Steel Mill Achieves Record Hot-Metal Output of 2 Million Tons
India's first public sector integrated steel manufacturing unit, the Rourkela Steel Mill in Sundergarh, Orissa, registered 2 million tons of hot metal production during the 2008-09 fiscal year, a target achievement for the third consecutive fiscal year. Industrial Info Resources…
Rego-Fix Expands into Mexico with Exsys Tool Partnership
Rego-Fix (Indianapolis, IN) has partnered with Exsys Tool, Inc., a Florida-based distributor of high precision rotary and fixed toolholders for the turning industry, to expand its reach into the high precision milling market in Mexico. "After establishing operations in Mexico…
HK Metalcraft Manufacturing to Receive OSHA's SHARP Award
HK Metalcraft Manufacturing Corp. (Lodi, NJ) will be awarded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) SHARP award by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, on Thursday, May 7, 2009. The SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition…
Dubai Aluminium Continues Expansion by Acquiring 19 percent Stake in Brazilian Alumina Refinery
State-owned Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) plans to acquire a 19 percent stake in Companhia Alumina do Para (CAP), a subsidiary of mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). According to…
AMI Metals Named Boeing 2008 Aerospace Commodities Supplier of the Year
AMI Metals, Inc. (Nashville, TN), a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Los Angeles, CA), has been named 2008 ?Supplier of the Year? in the Common Aerospace Commodities category by The Boeing Company. AMI Metals was one of nine…
UNSEEN GREEN
Environmental Disconnect: Is our planet really ?going green?? Take a drive through your town and count the number of solar panels or wind turbines actually being used. Mike Riley explains how the education portion of the stimulus package could really be effective.
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR LEAN INITIATIVE
(Part Two) A Proven Path To Success: Dave Dixon of Technical Change Associates, Inc. continues this deep three-part series by addressing the qualifications and role of the program coordinator, then discussing the role of outside resources, including a brief primer on selecting a consultant.
THE 21st CENTURY CROP
The American Wind Energy Association explains how wind energy could potentially provide 20 percent of our electricity by 2030 and create thousands of jobs without consuming any natural resources or emitting any pollution or greenhouse gases.
RISE OF A TITAN
A snapshot into the business strategy behind Hammersmith Manufacturing?s acquisition of new waterjet technology from Flow International to expand into new markets.
