Hot Off the Press
Workshop Focuses on Coil Slitting
and Cut to Length
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, IL, will sponsor a workshop, Coil Slitting and Cut-TO-Length, at the Sheraton Cleveland (OH) Airport Hotel on March 4. Topics include The Geometry of Shape Variations, How to Make Flat-Rolled Flat, and Slitting and Shearing—The Knives’ Point of View. Attendees will also take in a tour of local service center Atlas Steel Products. For more information and to register, call 800/851-4612, or surf to
www.redbudindustries.com. Fee: $69.
Global Brands Takes on Press-Brake Product Line
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Global Brands Group Ltd. has purchased the Hydrapower trademark and product line of large press brakes from Hydrapower Intl. Inc., Marco Island, FL. Hydrapower is one of the world’s largest exporters of press brakes and shears, and will maintain its presence in North America. View its complete product offerings, including C-frame and straight-side presses, online at
www.hydrapower-intl.com.
Spec and Order Clamps Online
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
PHD, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN, has launched a new website called Instant Clamp Expert, featuring its clamp products and allowing visitors to build, draw, price and order clamps directly from the site. Visitors can view clamp animations, access catalogs, configure part numbers, request native CAD models, obtain pricing and place orders. Visit
www.clamps.phdinc.com.