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Ideal Industries Acquires Western Forge
Ideal Industries, Inc. (Sycamore, IL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Western Forge (Colorado Springs, CO), a manufacturer of pliers, screwdrivers and adjustable wrenches for the professional trades and the general consumer. The company, which will continue to…
D&S Manufacturing Installs Pangborn Blaster
Michael Dougherty, president of D&S Manufacturing (Black River Falls, WI), recently announced the company?s installation of a custom Pangborn ES-2050 Wire Mesh Belt Blaster. ?Our direct involvement in the development of the new ES-2050 serves as an example of our…
Hicks Machine Tool Named Distributor of the Year for Behringer Saws
Behringer Saws (Morgantown, PA), a provider of world-class quality automatic bandsawing machines and material handling systems, recently announced that Hicks Machine Tool Company (Memphis, TN) has been named the company?s 2009 Distributor of the Year. Hicks represents the Behringer and…
Delcam Sales Partner Meeting Attracts Record Attendance
The Delcam (Birmingham, UK) 2010 Sales Partner Meeting that was recently held in Birmingham attracted over 200 delegates, the highest attendance in the company?s history. This record number of delegates reflected the software company?s growth over recent years. As well…
Koester Metals Expands with New Facility
Koester Metals, Inc. (Defiance, OH) has been in the metal fabrication business since 1975. Their specialty: manufacturing custom enclosures for many industries, including power generation and distribution, energy and automation, hydraulic and electrical drives, industrial heating, aerospace, and more. Their…
European Steel Output Projected to Grow 10 Percent in 2010
In a recent interview, Wolfgang Eder, president of the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (Eurofer; Brussels, Belgium), expressed optimism that the European steel market will witness an increase in real demand, which will lead to an estimated 5…
Wolverine Tube and Wieland Group Form Heat Transfer Technology Company
Wolverine Tube, Inc. (Huntsville, AL) and the Wieland Group (Ulm, Germany) recently formed Wolverine/Wieland Heat Transfer Technologies, LLC, a joint venture which will develop innovative and energy efficient heat transfer technology. The new company, with facilities in Huntsville and Ulm,…
Flow International Receives Orders for Aerospace Projects
Flow International Corporation (Kent, WA) recently received approximately $11 million of orders for several new projects in its Advanced segment. These orders are for Composite Machining Center abrasive waterjet and routing machine tool systems to be completed over the next…
Order Received for Largest-Ever All-Electric Tube Bending Machine
Unison (Scarborough, UK) won an order from BAE Systems Surface Ships for a large tube-bending machine to support ongoing projects, including the construction of the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. Capable of handling tube and pipe diameters up…
U.S. Machine Tool Companies Celebrate Century-Plus Anniversaries
Reports of the "death of U.S. manufacturing" have circulated since the passage of NAFTA, but two U.S. machine tool makers ? each in operation for more than 125 years ? continue to be relevant as key enablers for improving world…
SICK Launches New Website
SICK (Minneapolis, MN), a leading manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, recently launched a new website at www.sickusa.com,. The new site offers enhanced navigational features and functionality designed to make…
Organizations Team Up to Promote Thermal Spray to Industry
The International Thermal Spray Association (ITSA; Fairport Harbor, OH) and the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS; Materials Park, OH ) launched a cooperative effort to aggressively promote the adoption of thermal spray technology throughout industry. Both organizations include the promotion…