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Metal Spinner Gains Patents
Thursday, January 24, 2002
Specialty Rim Supply, a supplier of spun aluminum rims to the automotive aftermarket since 1992, has been awarded two patents for its development of a "soft-look" outer. The rim design gives the wheel a big, deep look and enables wheel manufacturers to offer several offset options to consumers. "Soft-look" wheels come 14- to 22-in. diameter.
New Minster Distributor in So. Cal.
Thursday, January 24, 2002
Machinery Consultants Inc., Duarte, CA, has been appointed the new distributor for The Minster Machine Company in the Southern California region. Machinery Consultants is a 20-year-old family-run business that specializes in metal-stamping and sheetmetal-fabricating machinery. It's on the web at www.machconsult.com.
Braner Slitter Headed for Ferguson Metals
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Late this year, stainless-steel and nickel-ally distributor Ferguson Metals Inc., Hamilton, OH, will take delivery of a 50-in. dual-head slitter from Braner USA, Schiller Par, IL. The slitter will process sheet 0.009 to 0.135-in. thick. “The new equipment will allow us to process more material in less time, along with a reduction in scrap,” said H. Wayne Ferguson, president. Learn more at www.fergusonmetals.com.