Chicago (January 19, 2017) – Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA), Deutsche Messe’s U.S. subsidiary, today announced that it has formed a partnership with the owners of FABTECH including SME, FMA, AWS, PMA and CCAI to co-locate Industrial Automation North America and Motion, Drive & Automation North America (MDA North America) trade shows with FABTECH Chicago at McCormick Place from Read More
Coldwater Machine Company Named Exclusive Manufacturer of LSP Technologies Laser Peening Systems
Coldwater Machine Company (CMC), a leading engineering solutions company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines for the automotive, appliance, energy and aerospace industries, announced that it has entered into an exclusive manufacturing agreement with LSP Technologies (LSPT) to integrate the Procudo® 200 Laser Peening System into CMC Read More
LaserCoil Forms Strategic Alliance with Bradbury
Napoleon, OH, January 10, 2017 — LaserCoil Technologies LLC has entered into a strategic alliance with The Bradbury Group (Moundridge, KS), a world leader in roll forming and coil processing equipment. Through this agreement both companies will promote turnkey coil fed laser blanking solutions to Bradbury’s traditional customer base. “The strength of Bradbury’s sales team, Read More
MTI Partners with LIFT to Deliver North America’s Largest Linear Friction Welder to Detroit
SOUTH BEND, IN – Manufacturing Technology Inc., (MTI) announced it will develop North America’s largest Linear Friction Welder, in terms of force capacity and tooling envelope, and deliver it to LIFT – Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow – for use in lightweight metals research and development projects, based in Detroit. Poised to be the first of its kind of equipment in Read More
FABTECH 2016 Delivered Knockout Punch to Poor Productivity
When FABTECH 2016 took over Las Vegas with the latest advanced metal forming, fabricating, welding, tube and pipe, and finishing technologies, you could be sure that what happened in Vegas would surely not stay in Vegas. Fabtech 2016 welcomed 1,500 exhibiting companies and a total of 31,110 attendees from over 120 countries last week to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Read More
Manufacturing Expands in October, ISM Says
The US manufacturing economy expanded for a second straight month in October, as new orders, output and employment all showed growth, the Institute for Supply Management said in a monthly report. The Tempe, AZ-based group said its PMI, which measures economic activity in manufacturing, was 51.9% last month, an improvement from 51.5% in September The ISM report is based on Read More