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DEMAND FOR WELDING CONSUMABLES INCREASES IN EUROPE
Listen up, welding companies: “One stop shopping” for all welding needs can be a key strategy to penetrate and grow in this market.
FIND THE RIGHT ROLL BENDING AND FORMING MACHINES
Eagle Bending Machines 2010 Product Catalog covers all models and versions of benders, ring rolling machines, coiling machines and CNC profile benders.
Whirlpool Announces Manufacturing Changes in North America
Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI) announced changes to its North American manufacturing operations, including the closure of its machining facility in Benton Harbor, MI. The company's newest, most energy-efficient laundry products will be manufactured at the Clyde, OH, manufacturing facility….
NEW METAL PAINTING PROCESS LAUNCHED IN SPARTANBURG PLANT
The next generation wet-on-wet compact process technology from PPG is now in production at the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, SC.
U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 51 Percent
April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $222.36 million, according to AMT, The Association for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, The American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 15.6 percent from…
YOUR CNC SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE
Whether in ISO or its own dedicated programming terms, Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry explains why your machine control should make your job easier, not harder.
Selecting the Proper Filler Metals for Duplex Stainless Steel
Here are several important tricks that will maintain 50 percent austenite and 50 percent ferrite microstructure in the base metal, HAZ, and the weld metal.
THE CHANGING FACE OF SAFETY MEASUREMENT
Safety professionals who lack basic data on their company?s safety efforts are not likely to convince management that intervention requiring a significant cash outlay is necessary or warranted. Phil La Duke of OE Learning explains why they better do a meticulous job of measuring safety indicators and understanding what these indicators show.
Lean Metrics
With some revealing insights into lean measurement, Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why the process of selecting and choosing metrics is more important than the actual metrics you choose.
HOLE IN ONE
In a business where everything starts with a hole, tube hones are key to perfect hole size, geometry and surface finish on long parts. Larry Robinson of Hole Specialists shows us how he uses Sunnen machine tools to hone oil drilling and extraction tools for flawless function 28,000 feet down.
OUTSMARTING THE ELEMENTS
We look at how Belgian auto part supplier Penne is using Schuler servo press technology to produce components for its next generation of windshield wipers.
AUTOMATIC RAIL SAW KEEPS SUPPLIERS 'ON TRACK'
By reducing cut times from three minutes to 32 seconds, this cut/drill system from Advanced Machine & Engineering is making suppliers of rail and parts forget about traditional cutting on circular saws and band saws . . . and that?s not all.
