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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…
Tube City IMS Announces Promotions
Tube City IMS, LLC (Pittsburgh, PA), a leading provider of products and services to steel mills and foundries globally, recently promoted two executives. Electa Boyle has been promoted to vice president of financial operations and corporate controller. Ms. Boyle has…
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…
Neff Press and Prab, Inc. Join In Partnership
Prab, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI), recently announced an exclusive Private Label Distribution Agreement with Neff Press, Inc. (St. Louis, MO). Prab, a worldwide leading manufacturer of metal scrap handling equipment, will be the exclusive domestic and international distributor for Neff Press…
ARC Specialties and Lincoln Electric to Host Robotics Seminar
Automated manufacturing systems company ARC Specialties, Inc. (Houston, TX) plans to host a robotics seminar along with Lincoln Electric Automation Division (Cleveland, OH). Applied Automation: Robots In Manufacturing is the second installment in a series of technical seminars held at…
Over 1,400 Manufacturers Attend Mazak Event
Mazak Corporation (Florence, KY) recently announced that over 1,400 manufacturers from North and Central America attended its ?Your Manufacturing Future? Refocus, Rediscover and Reinvent? event, which took place at its headquarters campus in Florence. Also known as ?R3,? the three-day…
STRATEGIES FOR AN AGEING WORKFORCE
The shortfall in skilled machinists continues as ageing workers move toward retirement without being replaced by comparably skilled younger workers. However, Andy Becker of Climax Portable Machine Tools shows how older, highly-skilled workers play a vital role in growing a business in a down economy.
SELECTING THE RIGHT WELDING HELMET FOR YOU
Though it is tempting to buy the least expensive helmet you can find, not all helmets are created equal. Eric Sommers of Miller Electric explores some new advances in auto darkening lens, variable shading, multiple sensors, viewing size, lighter weight and other options that can help personalize a helmet that?s best for you.
AK Steel Underwrites Steel Magnolia Awards
In recognition of women who have overcome obstacles to make a difference in the lives of others, the AK Steel Foundation (Middletown, OH) is underwriting the inaugural Steel Magnolia Awards that honor eight women who reside in the vicinity of…
SHOWTIME: FABTECH
Over 1,000 exhibitors, 35,000 attendees and live demos of metal forming, fabricating, tube and pipe, stamping, lasers, thermal spray and welding equipment. McCormick Place, Chicago, November 15-18. If you can’t make it, don?t miss our Show-in-Print.
Family-Owned Fabrication Company Announces Expansions
In the midst of the recession, ?work smarter, not harder? has stopped being a workforce motto and become a means of survival for Santos Fabrication (Turlock, CA), a custom metal fabrication and welding company that has expanded its staff, product…
Siemens Wins '350 Million Turbine Deal at Clyde Windfarm
Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that Siemens (Munich, Germany) and Airtricity (Dublin, Ireland), the renewable energy arm of Scottish and Southern Energy plc (Perth, Scotland) have signed a deal worth an estimated ?350 million ($512 million) for the…
