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AIRGAS, INC. (RADNOR, PA) . . .
acquired the assets and operations of Pacific Diazo Products, Inc. (PDP; Colton, CA), a $9 million distributor of aqua ammonia, anhydrous ammonia, and related products and services. The 20 PDP employees at a production and distribution facility in nearby Fontana,…
CGTECH (IRVINE, CA) . . .
is celebrating 20 years of developing innovative NC program simulation and analysis software. The company began when Jon Prun, the founder and President, recognized a need to verify NC tool path programs without wasting valuable CNC machining time on a…
ATLAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FENTON, MI) . . .
launched its second website, www.pressroomautomation.com, which is dedicated to metal stamping accessories and transfer press finger tooling. A strong feature of the site is a shopping cart that allows customers to build their own request for quotation and submit it…
MUZA METAL PRODUCTS (OSHKOSH, WI) . . .
acquired Acc-Q-Cut (Green Bay, WI), a full service contract manufacturer providing precision water jet cutting up to 8 ft x 14 ft and material up to 8 in thick. www.muzametal.com
RED BUD INDUSTRIES (RED BUD, IL) . . .
received an order from Petersen Aluminum (Elk Grove Village, IL) for their third precision blanking line. Petersen manufactures PAC-CLAD metal roofing panels. Their new line will be a Precision Grip Feed System that can produce blanks with length tolerances of…
CONSARC CORPORATION (RANCOCAS, NJ) . . .
This Inductotherm Group (IG) company, which manufactures advanced vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnace technologies for the processing of metals, specialty alloys and engineered materials, formed a new division in Rancocas that is dedicated solely to the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Consarc,…
DATRON DYNAMICS (MILFORD, NH) . . .
announced that Lothar Späth, former minister president of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, presented parent manufacturer Datron GmbH with the coveted ?Top 100 Innovators Seal of Approval? recently during a festive ceremony at the ?Phönixhalle? in Stuttgart. Datron Dynamics is…
Feather the Nest
New software and machine tools that automatically generate nests enabled this plant to eliminate a part-time nester and concentrate another employee on other work.
Growing Pains Automate Small Batch Production
What do you do when your master welders are taxed by increasing demand and no other expert welders are available?
Image is Everything
In medical machining, it’s all about cosmetics. The appearance, look and feel of the part must compare – or exceed – the finest automotive detail.
Safe Work Environments: The Importance of Culture
New research illustrates the importance of understanding employee perceptions when developing safety action plans.
Lincoln Electric's Carl Occhialini Receives AWS 'Image Of Welding' Award
Lincoln Electric?s Carl Occhialini, automotive segment manager, was given the American Welding Society?s (AWS) ?Image of Welding? Award. The ?Image of Welding? award ? presented by AWS?s Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee (WEMCO) ? is given to candidates who are dedicated…