Hot Off the Press
Tube-Fab Seminar Includes Machine Demos
Friday, March 22, 2002
Learn all about automated tube-cutoff and finishing processes, CNC tube bending, laser tube cutting and workcell automation at a 1-day seminar called Streamlining Your Tube Fabricating Processes. Presented by BLM-Adige USA at its Center for Productivity Improvement in Tube Fabrication, Wixom, MI, the seminar runs April 18th and is repeated April 19th. To register, call 248/560-0080.
S.B.Whistler & Sons Expands Website
Friday, March 22, 2002
...to help educate customers about modular hard die systems, and how they compare to other conventional punching and notching methods. Log on to
www.sbwhistler.com to access interactive tools and features that automatically calculate tonnage requirements for an application, explain how to determine proper punch and die clearances and offer aids for proper die design and layout.
Ulbrich Stainless Opens Web-Based Coil Store
Thursday, March 21, 2002
A new online service from Ulbrich Stainless Steels, North Haven, CT, allows potential buyers to shop the company’s large inventory of pre-slit coils of stainless steel and other superalloy strip products. To browse the firm’s inventory of more than 6000 pre-slit prefinished coils, log on to
www.ulbrichcoilsdirect.com. The site houses information on physical properties, coil weights and prices. Buy on account if you’re a current customer, or use a credit card. Coils ship from the nearest service center with availability (North Haven, CT, Chicago, IL, Norcross, GA, or Fresno, CA). Ulbrich can also accommodate buyers that need additional processing, such as slitting to a narrower width or rerolling to a specified gauge and temper.