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Germany Targets Renewable Energy Market to Counter Economic Slowdown
The German parliament (Bundestag) is determined that the country's industry should not lose the global lead it has established in the renewable-energy investment market. New laws, part of the German "climate package," are aimed at strengthening investment opportunities in the…
Eriez Announces Five New Agreements with Metalworking Sales Representatives
Eriez's (Erie, PA) Dan Zimmerman, Metalworking Market Manager, announced that Eriez has entered agreements with five new Metalworking Sales Representatives throughout the United States. ?We are very pleased to welcome Eriez? newest metalworking representatives, Kenbil Engineering, Pittman Industrial Marketing, Pro…
HEAVY-DUTY WATER-SOLUBLE OIL WITH EXCEPTIONAL BIOSTABILITY
ITW Rocol North America offers Rustlick Ultracut 255A , a heavy-duty, high-performance water-soluble oil with chlorinated and non-chlorinated extreme-pressure additives for unbeatable corrosion protection and great lubricity. It can be used with all ferrous metals and is great with hard-to-machine alloys.
HORIZONTAL BORING MILL OFFERS HIGH PRODUCTIVITY MANUFACTURING OF LARGE PARTS
FEMCO Inc. offers the highly productive CNC horizontal boring mill model BMC-110R for manufacturing large parts for a wide variety of industries. The BMC-110R features stress relieved Meehanite castings for all major components and utilizes induction hardened box ways on all three axes (X,Y,Z). The headstock, column base and cross slides are all lined with turcite providing excellent wear and slip stick characteristics.
HONING TOOL FOR ANY TYPE OR SIZE OF CYLINDER
Brush Research Manufacturing offers the Flex-Hone® Tool, a resilient, flexible honing tool with a soft cutting action. Whether it?s deburring a hole or blending an edge, the Flex-Hone will provide a superior surface finish with a non-directional or crosshatched pattern.
DRILL AIDS IN INEXPENSIVE, IN-HOUSE SHARPENING OF A WIDE VARIETY OF TOOLS
Darex offers the XT3000 for sharpening a wide variety of sizes and styles of drills and other tools with ease and accuracy. For the price of a couple hundred drills, sharpen in-house for only pennies a drill.
SOLID CARBIDE THREAD MILL SERIES OFFERS INCREASED EFFICIENCY, HIGH-CONFIDENCE MACHINING
Emuge Corporation has announced their Shur-Thread GFI Series of Solid Carbide Thread Mills are now available with internal coolant supply. By precisely applying coolant where it is needed, waste is eliminated and chips are efficiently evacuated.
METAL AND PLASTIC MARKING CAPABILITIES STRENGTHENED WITH FASTER, MORE POWERFUL EQUIPMENT
Epilog Laser will demonstrate the company?s new 50-watt FiberMark, the first flying-optics laser system designed for permanent metal and plastic marking. Previously available in only 20 or 30-watt models, the new 50-watt FiberMark offers more power and speed in conjunction with an already extremely user-friendly interface and generous marking area.
STATS BEHIND THE SCENES
Toughing It Out: Ok, we get it . . . the general economy is bad. But behind the scenes, this new survey details exactly how some job shops are charting new business roadmaps as they try to hold current operations steady.
SEE YOU AND RAISE YOU ONE
Buy American: It’s a common expression. But in terms of federal policy, not everyone buys that concept like it’s 10-cent apple pie – even in a steelmaking, manufacturing-oriented town such as Cleveland.
PROTECTION DEFLECTIONS
Buy American . . . Part Two: Does it really mean more jobs? Some other viewpoints on how manufacturers will be affected by the new federal stimulus bill.
DEALING WITH THE RISE IN LABOR COSTS
Points To Ponder: The daily drama of the stock market, the consequences of the mortgage crisis and all the bailout-of-the-day headlines have obscured a more grim reality for executives: the oncoming rise in labor costs ? and their need to find ways to deal with it.
