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ATW Companies Consolidates Firearms Operations
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
ATW Companies has relocated the gun-magazine manufacturing operations of its Metalform division from New Britain, CT, to its headquarters facility in Warwick, RI. Metalform’s process capabilities include deep drawing, stamping and pistol-magazine (38- and 45-caliber and 9-mm) fabrication. ATW, which acquired Metalform in 2011, performs CNC machining, metal-injection molding, laser cutting and stamping;
www.atwcompanies.com/.
Find LVD Strippit in Social-Media Circles
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Metal-fabricating-equipment provider LVD Strippit, Akron, NY, has launched social-media channels on
Facebook,
Twitter,
LinkedIn and
YouTube. The channels are aimed at marketing to customers and prospects looking for technical information and news regarding the company’s laser-cutting systems, punch presses, press brakes, shears and automation equipment;
www.lvdgroup.com/.
Minnesota Waterjet Shop Adds Four-head Cutting Machine
Monday, December 10, 2012
Precision Waterjet Concepts Inc., Pequot Lakes, MN, has installed its third waterjet-cutting system from Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, MN, this one a 4- by 4-ft. gantry machine equipped with four abrasive-jet cutting heads and a 150-hp intensifier pump. Precision Waterjet Concepts has grown 20 to 30 percent per year since opening in 2002; its 19,000-sq.-ft. shop houses three 3-axis waterjet systems and three 5-axis systems;
www.waterjetconcepts.com/. Learn more about Jet Edge at
www.jetedge.com/.