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Electrical-Components Maker Installs New Waterjet Machine
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Reuel Inc., Goldsboro, NC, has installed the latest ultra-high-pressure waterjet-cutting machine from Jet Edge, Inc., St. Michael, MN. Reuel manufactures insulating components for the electrical power-equipment industry, specializing in molded switchgear components, bushings and other products for medium-voltage electrical-distribution equipment. It also manufactures traction-power substations for mass-transit authorities and large-scale contractors. Its new waterjet-cutting machine joins a large stable of fabricating equipment including press brakes, CNC punching machines and a powder-coat paint line. Prior to investing in the Jet Edge machine, the firm had been outsourcing waterjet cutting. It plans to use the machine to cut fiberglass insulation as well as mild and stainless steel, polycarbonate and copper-alloy sheet. Jet Edge is online at
www.jetedge.com.
Electrical-Components Maker Adds Waterjet Machine
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Reuel Inc., Goldsboro, NC, has installed the latest ultra-high-pressure waterjet-cutting machine from Jet Edge, Inc., St. Michael, MN. Reuel manufactures insulating components for the electrical power-equipment industry, specializing in molded switchgear components, bushings and other products for medium-voltage electrical-distribution equipment. It also manufactures traction-power substations for mass-transit authorities and large-scale contractors. Its new waterjet-cutting machine joins a large stable of fabricating equipment including press brakes, CNC punching machines and a powder-coat paint line. Prior to investing in the Jet Edge machine, the firm had been outsourcing waterjet cutting. It plans to use the machine to cut fiberglass insulation as well as mild and stainless steel, polycarbonate and copper-alloy sheet. Jet Edge is online at
www.jetedge.com.
ABMyr Expands, Opens New Fab Shop
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A family-owned manufacturer of industrial paint-finishing systems since 1920, ABMyr Industries, Belleville, MI, has invested more than $2 million to build and equip a 50,000-sq.-ft. metal-fabrication, prototyping and production center within its plant. The company expects its new fabrication center—which offers laser cutting, press-brake bending, forming and welding capabilities—to create 38 new jobs by 2011. Dubbed ABMyr Laser Design & Fabrication, the facility can process sheet and plate to 1 in. thick to provide parts and assemblies and provide rapid-prototyping services. Learn more at
www.abmyrlaser.com; read up on the company’s paint-finishing systems at
www.abmyr.com.
