April 10, 2006
Articles
Good vibrations
Peninsula Metal Fabrication uses sub-harmonic stress-relieving equipment to improve welds. Peninsula Metal Fabrication in San Jose, Calif., was preparing...
Crushed stone can be a pain in the bar
A Hanson wobble feeder used to separate limestone. The embrittlement of manganese steel is a time/ temperature reaction. Hanson Aggregates-Eagle Crushed...
Questions and Answers
Q. Our new project involves welding a 2.5-in. thick piece of AR400 steel to a 2-in. thick piece of mild steel using a 0.5-in. fillet weld, 32 in. long....
New ways to think about welding
There is an emerging technique that is using welding to restore significant economic value to a huge number of assets that have been languishing on the...
3M acquires General Industrial Diamond
3M (www.mmm.com),announced in early April that it agreed to acquire General Industrial Diamond Company Inc. (www.gidco.com), a manufacturer of superabrasive...
Airgas makes two acquisitions
Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) announced in early April it acquired Airtec, Inc. and Byrne Specialty Gases, Inc. Airtec (www.airtecinc.net) is a an industrial...
BOC Expands Production Capacity In Southeast U.S.
BOC Group (www.boc.com) announced in early April that it planned to begin construction for a new air separation unit in Cartersville, Ga. The plant is...
Laser cutter
Cincinnati Inc. (www.eci.com) introduced a laser-cutting system that delivers 10,000 in. per minute head positioning, 1,000 in. per minute cutting on...
Laser cutting
Prima North American Inc. (www.prima-na.com) introduced a three-axes, 2-D/3-D laser system with positioning accuracy and repeatability of 0.001 in. and...
Liquid metal
Cotronics Corp. (www.cotronics.com) says its new metal-filled, fast-setting epoxy makes repairs by forming a solid, aluminum layer that is machinable...
Multipurpose hose
Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Parflex Division (www.parflex.com) introduced a flame-resistant hose for robotics, power tools and shop air lines. The company...
Plasma torch upgrade
Hypertherm Inc. (www.hypertherm.com) has released a HyPerformance plasma torch upgrade designed for existing HyDefinition HD4070 metal cutting systems....
Unattended laser cutting
Trumpf Inc. (www.us.trumpf.com) has a new material handling option that it says enables the TC L 2510 laser cutting machine to run unattended. The new...
Illinois high court refuses to hear Elam appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court refused in late March to consider an appeal filed by defendants in a $1 million jury verdict in Madison County, Ill. The state...
Why should adults have all the fun?
By MARY KAY MOREL, Motoman Inc., edited by RICHARD S. MANDEL Robots are cool. Everyone knows that, especially anyone exposed to Hollywood fare such as...
Zirconia flap discs
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (www.milwaukee.com) has a new line of flap discs for grinding and finishing metals. Made with zirconia grain, the company...
Good Vibrations
That high-paying manufacturing jobs have become one of America's principle exports is a tragedy in the making. The reasons for the trend of job exportation...
