Faro Integrates Tebis Software into CMMs
At EuroMold December 5–8 in Frankfurt, Germany, Faro, the specialist in portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), will publicize the link to Tebis software that the company now offers for i...
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New NPE 2009 Managers Introduced
According to the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI), which sponsors the triennial NPE plastics exposition, the makeup of the team now in charge of preparing for NPE 2009 is almost completely ...
The life and times of plasma cutting
How the technology got where it is today By Thierry Renault and Nakhleh Hussary November 6, 2007 Plasma cutting has become a process of choice for many because of its cost-effectiveness. However, this...
HRB spot steel prices mixed
SteelBenchmarker™ reported that the U.S. hot-rolled band (HRB) spot price for Nov. 12 surged 1.6 percent to $586 per metric ton, FOB the mill, after falling 0.6 percent three weeks ago. The worl...
Manufacturing employment, compensation, recruiting difficulty down
The current SHRM/Rutgers LINE® survey indicates that employment expectations for December 2007 have dropped in the manufacturing sector. New-hire compensation is lower than it was a year ago. The ...
JETCAM, HPm announce partnership
JETCAM Intl., Monaco, a producer of CAD/CAM software, and HPm Italy, Cavriglia, Italy, a manufacturer of plasma cutting systems and hydraulic press brakes, announced a partnership to offer HPm plasma ...
MTC Software expands Asia-Pacific operation
MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility in Singapore. Working closely with the company’s ...
Plasma cutting system improves electrode life, cutting quality
Kaliburn has announced the expansion of its Spirit product line to include 150a and 200a models. The new systems—one a 150-amp model, the other a 200-amp—are automated high-definition plas...
FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, wil...
Making solid delivery and storage choices for assist gases in CO2 laser cutting
By David Bell, Contributing Writer How you store and deliver assist gases to your laser cutting system is of critical importance to the effectiveness of your whole fabricating operation. The use of CO...
Achieving efficiency with occasional high-pressure, high-flow nitrogen use
The economics of choosing the right mode for your laser By Richard Green Several modes of nitrogen assist gas supply exist, but with choice comes the potential of saddling your business with overhead ...
MTC Software expands Asia-Pacific operation
MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility in Singapore. Working closely with the company’s ...
Laser Mechanisms restructures senior management
Laser Mechanisms Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich., has named Mark Taggart as managing director of North American operations and Glenn Golightly as managing director of Pacific Rim operations. Taggart is ...
Laser cutting with less labor and less hassle
Machine automation and software help IMS keep the laser running and customers coming back By Dan Davis, Executive Editor Can a four-man job shop keep up with the demands of its manufacturing customers...
FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will retur...
JETCAM, HPm announce partnership
JETCAM Intl., Monaco, a producer of CAD/CAM software, and HPm Italy, Cavriglia, Italy, a manufacturer of plasma cutting systems and hydraulic press brakes, announced a partnership to offer HPm plasma ...
LVD launches global branding initiative
LVD Co. n.v., Gullegem, Belgium, has launched a global branding initiative designed to unite all of the company’s sales subsidiaries and products under the LVD brand name and the baseline "...
MTC Software expands Asia-Pacific operation
MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility in Singapore. Working closely with the company’s ...
Eagle supplies pipe bending equipment for nuclear application
Eagle Precision Technologies Ltd., Brantford, Ont., a designer and manufacturer of tube bending and end forming products, recently supplied equipment for a nuclear application. The company provided a ...
Taking the danger out of bottom bending
V-die selection for press brakes By Steven D. Benson It is all too easy to ruin a tool or upset a ram if bottom bending is done incorrectly, which is why many manufacturers do not recommend bottom ben...