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WELDING AND CUTTING EQUIPMENT GUIDE
This informative tool from Thermadyne provides easy access to details on equipment from Victor, Victor Specialty Products, Victor Medical, TurboTorch, Tweco, Tweco Robotics, Arcair and others.
VISE GETS A GRIP ON MULTIPLE PARTS
The KONTEC KSM vise from Schunk provides multiple part-clamping features to hold several workpieces of the same or different sizes for significantly reduced set-up costs.
EMERGING TREND: CHINESE MANUFACTURERS UPGRADE THEIR GRINDING CAPABILITIES
In China, a precision tool manufacturer, a large pipe producer for energy production and transportation, and a large producer of thread gages all recently expanded their capabilities with high-precision gage grinding machines from an Ohio manufacturer.
NEW HOLEMAKING INSERTS BOOST PRODUCTIVITY LONGEVITY
New Beyond inserts for Kennametal DFS? System are available in KCPK10, KCU25 and KCU40 grades for use in both highly stable, high-speed conditions and difficult, unstable jobs.
COMPACT AC/DC TIG DELIVERS CLASSIC SQUARE WAVE OUTPUT
Back by popular demand, Lincoln Electric reintroduces the Square Wave? TIG 175 that offers the welding output preferred by race teams and others. Able to go down to 10 amps in AC or DC, the unit also features an automatic balance control for AC welding.
Manufacturers Applaud Enactment of Small Business Jobs Bill
Legislation that allows two more years of increased expensing, together with another year of bonus depreciation, should help create momentum for small manufacturers.
Lincoln Electric Launches Emissions Awareness Campaign for Fabricators
The welding OEM helps prepare fabricators to meet EPA regulations and control hazardous air pollutants.
TOOLING PRODUCTIVITY FOR A HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE
Every page of the 2010 Product Catalog from IMCO provides helpful tips for increasing tool productivity, from real-world case studies to insights for sustained performance and extension of tool life, and even a comprehensive modification guide.
SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT REDUCES SET-UP CYCLE TIME
An option for the MarForm MMQ 200 Formtester from Mahr Federal provides multi-parameter surface finish data according to ISO, ASME and JIS standards that reduces set-up time and testing costs by doing form and surface in single measurement.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON PRODUCTION TO REMAIN IN WISCONSIN
Ratified new labor agreements are designed to enable production flexibility and efficiency for long-term competitiveness. The agreements include the addition of 150 to 250 casual employees to cover seasonal volume spikes, vacations and other absences.
Tube Manufacturer Raises Pickling Throughput With Semi-Automated Crane
The severe-duty overhead unit is used in a pickling application to lower and raise pipe in and out of a series of dipping tanks.
IDEAL ACQUIRES TOOL MANUFACTURER SK HAND TOOLS
Expanding its commitment to its Made-In-America mission, this acquisition follows two others earlier in the year that keep the manufacturing of the iconic tool brand in the U.S.
