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Hypertherm Named Best Large Company to Work For In New Hampshire
Hypertherm (Hanover, NH), a world leader in plasma arc metal cutting technology, recently announced its selection by Business New Hampshire magazine as the Best Large Company to Work For in New Hampshire. In naming Hypertherm as the top large company…
IN Profile: Trumpf, Inc.
With sales of $2.28 billion (?1.66 billion) and about 8,000 employees, the Trumpf Group is one of the world's leading companies in production technology. 67 percent of sales are generated outside Germany. The manufacturer will spend $212 million (? 155…
ArcelorMittal Announces Plans to Set Up Steel Plant in Karnataka
The world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), is exploring the possibility of setting up a 6 million-ton-per-year integrated steel plant in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. According to research by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX), the project investment is…
THEME SONG
Mike Riley examines why the institution that revolutionized the way we build things is now associated more with recalls than with quality because they left the two themes they helped establish.
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS: 2010 BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Industry leaders share insights into critical issues and their impact on buyers, the current state of doing business, and competitive challenges that face fabricators and metalworkers.
Unemployment to Stay Above 10% in 2010
The economy continues to bleed jobs, even as GDP rebounds. Professor Peter Morici examines how employment may be a lagging indicator, but job losses should have abated by now even if a lot of new jobs are not being added.
STATE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: STILL CYCLICAL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Focused suppliers that are committed to lean thinking, strong program management, strategic financial management, and deep customer relationships should do well in a new environment reeling from turmoil. Kim North of IRN identifies some of the opportunities that will be available to them.
THE NUMBERS
A detailed review of industrial reports on shipments, imports and exports of metalworking machinery over the past 30 months.
PIERCING THICKER PLATE WITH PLASMA
New technology from Hypertherm combines with an old technique for piercing perfection.
NEW PLASMA CUTTING TECHNOLOGY TAKES CARE OF THE ‘HOLE’ ISSUE
Users of mechanized plasma cutting for plate in the gauge to 1 in thick range can now benefit from a major technological breakthrough. Improved plasma bolt hole cutting can now produce holes that rival drilled holes and plate laser cut holes — at the speed and operating cost of plasma!
What’s New: Electrodes and Filler Metals
This showcase of new electrodes and filler metals displays the latest advancements that could make your welding processes more competitive.
STRESS RELIEF IN LARGE PART RECONDITIONING
Sub-harmonic vibration technology from Bonal Technologies reduces part manufacturing costs by more than 90 percent and stress relieving time by 97.5 percent for Lufer Industria.
