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Boeing Receives Second All-Electric Tube Bending Machine for Helicopter Manufacturing
Unison recently supplied a second all-electric tube bending machine to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Philadelphia, PA). The order for this equipment came just two years after Unison delivered the first system. This tube bending machine is a Breeze 20 system…
Mazak Distributor Launches New Sales and Support Office in Mexico
Machine tool builder Mazak Corporation (Florence, KY) recently announced that its Mexican distributor, Preci Ingenieria, opened a sales and support office in Queretaro, Mexico. The two companies will work together to ensure that customers receive maximum benefit from the new…
Manchester Tool & Die Receives ISO 9001:2008 Registration
Manchester Tool & Die, Inc. recently received ISO 9001:2008 registration from Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. The quality management system assessed and registered is applicable to the design and manufacturing of equipment used in the fabricating process of tubing and…
SEE THE LIGHT: WIRE EDM COMPETES OUT OF THIS WORLD
Wired For High Tech Business: An aggressive investment strategy in the latest CADCAM and machine tool technology keeps this contract manufacturer competitive in the high tech sector during the current economic climate.
SEE THE LIGHT: THE EMERGING ROLE OF ALUMINUM IN SOLAR POWER
Another Sustainable Alternative Is Generating More Than Just Energy: The growing use of aluminum support structures in concentrated solar power energy generating facilities offers new business opportunities for contract manufacturers.
SEE THE LIGHT: REINVENTING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
A Paradigm Shift: Still inspecting the finished part? Think again. New process variation monitoring systems focus on preventing errors ? rather than detecting them after they occur ? by refining and improving the manufacturing process itself.
SEE THE LIGHT: MANAGE TOOLS TO MANUFACTURE TOOLS
Permanent Setup Integration: The transparency of design and planning information in this centralized tool data management system provides processing accuracy for the NC programming, simulation activities, tool preparations and long run productivity of this German tool manufacturer.
CABLES, HOSES, AND AUTOMATION
Check out why this builder of automated fabricating and metalworking systems uses reinforced plastic cable carriers to guide and protect the moving cables and hoses in its multi-axis robots and press-transfer lines, its factory-automation equipment and its gantry robots.
SEE THE LIGHT: KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Grinding It Out: Manufacturing in general and the auto industry in particular have been through the wringer, but a winning strategy for recovery does not have to complex. One key is having straightforward equipment your people can operate, along with dependable partners.
SEE THE LIGHT: SUPER QUENCHING
Operating Inside A Vacuum: The cooling process is critical to manufacturing powdered metal products because it alters the metallurgical properties of the metal as it hardens. This subcontractor helped a new concept in vacuum furnaces take rapid cooling to a new level of precision ? another example of high tech opportunities available to contract manufacturers.
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Steel Mill Upgrades Scheduling System
PSI BT GmbH (Berlin, Germany) replaced its previous version of the PSImetals software system that controls the heat and caster sequence planning in the ThyssenKrupp Nirosta (Krefeld, Germany) plant that had been operating for more than ten years. The modernization…
AMT Elects New Board of Directors and Officers
AMT ? The Association For Manufacturing Technology (McLean, VA) elected its 2009-2010 officers and directors in October 23 at its 2009 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. The board of directors of the association, which represents more than 400 American manufacturers…
