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Extruded Aluminum Helps Tesla’s Model S Achieve Record in Auto Safety Testing
The Model S features an all-aluminum body and makes use of many sophisticated extruded aluminum parts in its chassis, suspension, battery-box and crash management systems.
Red Bud Industries Hosts Seminar with Plant Tour
The firm hosted a Coil Processing Seminar in Chesterton, Indiana, on September 12, 2013.
Hsiang Yu Machinery Representing Jet Edge Water Jet Systems in Taiwan
Jet Edge Waterjet Technology includes precision CNC waterjet cutting machines, waterjet pumps, and mobile waterjetting equipment.
Waukesha Metal Products Awarded Seven Seals Award
The award was presented on during the pregame ceremony at the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ben Oglivie bobble head game, which was sponsored by Waukesha Metal Products.
Frigoglass North America Installs COE Press Equipment Cut-to-Length Line
COE’s “Value Series” CTL systems are based on integrating shear and stacking solutions with the firm’s standard coil processing equipment, resulting in a reliable CTL line at a value price.
Cut-To-Length Lines
A cut-to-length (CTL) or a blanking line unrolls and flattens a coil of material, cuts it into sheets of precise lengths and stacks those sheets into a bundle. Functions can include, but not be limited to, coil stocking and coil…
Advanced Control Improves Tube and Bar Fabrication

An advanced, application-specific CNC system from NUM helped machine tool manufacturer Sinico create a fully automated 9-axis rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machine for producing volume batches of parts from metal bars and tubes. The high speed of the CNC system drives multi-axis motion control for fast changeovers.
Bystronic Participates in Minnesota Fab and Steel Processing Expo
Over 230 people attended the multi-day event at Sominn’s 30,000 sq ft facility.
Complete Heat Treating Concludes Its Acquisition of Wisconsin Steel Assets
By this acquisition, Complete becomes a formidable player in the commercial heat treating market in the Midwest.
JETCAM Announces Beveling Support for OMAX Waterjets
JETCAM recently announced that the next release of its software will include beveling support.
Waterjets
This technology involves a cold cutting process that uses pure supersonic water, or water and abrasive, to erode material. An ultrahigh-pressure pump generates a stream of water with extreme pressure that is converted into velocity via a tiny jewel orifice,…