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REPLACEMENT LASER OPTICS MEET OR EXCEED OEM SPECIFICATIONS
Laser beam steering optics, made in the USA and shipped from stock within 24 hours, for direct field replacement in popular marking and cutting lasers are available from Laser Research Optics.
PennEngineering® and Peninsula Components Announce Settlement Agreement
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. (Danboro, PA) and Peninsula Components, Inc. (San Carlos, CA) announced a settlement agreement of PennEngineering?s lawsuit against Pencom for infringement of certain patents and trademarks. The original complaint was filed against Pencom on August 17,…
FMA Launches Its First Certification Program
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) (Rockford, IL) has announced a new certification program for precision sheet metal operators for testing and validating their skills in sheet metal forming and fabricating. While welders in the industry have had certification…
New Specification for Steel and Aluminium Used for Manhole Covers
The BSI Group has announced new specifications for steel and aluminum access cover systems. With the increasing number of underground workplaces requiring access for people and equipment, an opening of at least 1 meter or more is needed. Growing attention…
Wenzel Geartech Announces North America's Largest Gear Measuring Machine Order for Inspecting Windmill Gears and Gearboxes
Vancouver Gear Works Ltd. (Richmond, British Columbia) has purchased what is believed to be North America?s largest GMM gear measuring machine from the Wenzel GearTech Division of Wenzel/Xspect Solutions, Inc. The new Model LHF GMM 30.60.20 is a traveling bridge-type…
AAM to Host Town Hall Meetings, Highlight the Importance of Manufacturing
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) (Washington, DC) launched a public information campaign highlighting the importance of manufacturing jobs in an economy roiled by financial excess. The group will host nine national Town Hall meetings to emphasize its message. "Too…
Kimberly-Clark Professional Enhances Interactive Tools on Web Site
Kimberly-Clark Professional (Roswell, GA) has enhanced its interactive, online product selection tools to simplify PPE product selection for distributors, safety professionals and customers. The Product Selection Tool, Chemical Resistance Database and Interactive Virtual Model, known as ?Symbiosis Man,? work in…
Ogihara Enhances Production Quality with CogniTens OptiCell
CogniTens Ltd. (Wixom, MI), a Hexagon Metrology company, in partnership with its systems integration partner, InspectionAir Gauge, announced that Ogihara America Corporation will expand the successful implementation of the CogniTens OptiCell system in its facilities. Ogihara, a U.S.-based Tier 1…
College for Creative Studies Design Students Unveil 'Green Steel' Concept Vehicles at AISI's 20th Annual Summer Internship Program Event
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) (Detroit, MI) is helping Detroit-based College for Creative Studies (CCS) students lead the way in designing environmentally friendly vehicles of the future. CCS design students unveiled their ?Green Steel? concept vehicles, which they…
DE-STA-CO Announces Next-Day Shipment of 601RDM Index Drives
DE-STA-CO (Auburn Hills, MI) has announced next-day shipment of the most common models of its 601RDM index drive. To ensure availability to all customers, the express shipping policy is limited to a maximum of two units per order. The Xpress…
William King Appointed President of Datron Dynamics
Datron Dynamics, Inc. (Milford, NH) has named William "Bill" King as President. Dr. Arne Bruesch, Managing Director of Datron AG, the German parent company of Datron Dynamics, made the announcement recently. ?We have developed a new strategic alliance between our…
IMTS 2008 Posts Strongest Record Since 2000
The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2008 (Chicago, IL) has posted its strongest showing since the year 2000. Total registration for the six day event, which ran from Sept. 8-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, was 92,450. IMTS covered 1,233,878 square…