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2012 State of the Industry: Metal Cutting Software
Forecast: Software must support demand for automation by driving the growth of more complicated machine tools that reduce setups.
2012 State of the Industry: Saws
Forecast: Increasing automation and higher machining speeds on composite materials is creating strong opportunities in the aerospace, oil and gas, agricultural sectors for saw manufacturers.
2012 State of the Industry: Waterjets
Forecast: The metal fabrication sector will continue to recover faster than metal cutting sector, with strong opportunities and more investment in higher end machine tool applications in the aerospace and medical markets.
2012 State of the Industry: Lasers
Forecast: There will be increasing consolidation in this high growth industry, as advanced automation provides strong opportunities in the agricultural sector and other markets.
2012 State of the Industry: Metal Cutting Machine Tools
Forecast: Watch for increasing supplier-customer collaboration on increasing automation, smart operations, and networking of machinery and equipment in the aerospace, oil and gas, automotive, agricultural, die and mold sectors.
2012 State of the Industry: Welding
Forecast: Look for modest increases in oil and gas, agriculture, mining, railroad, transportation, defense as total system solutions get new talent up to speed as quickly as possible, focus on shorter ROI, and are customized by industry needs.
2012 State of the Industry: Metal Forming & Fabricating Software
Forecast: Look for more intelligent solid CAD models, design automation and direct flow through to manufacturing, where more agile software supports mass customization throughout the new breed of fabrication machines that perform first and second operations in a single step.
2012 State of the Industry: Metal Forming & Fabricating Machine Tools
Forecast: Advanced technology and automation will keep this business sector strong overall and growing in the agriculture, transportation, medical, aerospace, and oil and gas sectors.
Hydrapower Awarded Press Brake Contract
The new machine will be used in manufacturing patented technology that will be introduced soon into the energy transportation market.
2012 State of the Industry: Manufacturing Carries the Load
Insights for Strategy and Planning: In our deepest survey ever, fabrication and metalworking executives share their personal assessments of the current state of business, the market sectors they see with the most business activity, the critical issues and major trends that are developing within the industry, and how advancements in technology are changing how companies will compete during the coming year.
Forklift Manufacturer Awards Service Excellence
Dealerships are awarded for providing more efficient work order processing and billing,well-trained and certified technicians, as well as overall quality products for their customers.
New Press Brake Tooling Website
New site includes wide range of Cincinnati and Wila dies, in-stock tooling orders ship within 24 hours.