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Texas Stamper/Fabricator to Add Laser-Cutting Machine
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A new Salvagnini L3 fiber-laser cutting machine will soon land on the production floor of Genesee Stamping and Fabricating, Grand Prairie, TX. The acquisition fits with the firm’s operating principles of make-to-order production and lean manufacturing;
www.geneseegroup.com/.
Interplex Facility Earns Zero PPM Award
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
In 2011, Interplex Sunbelt, Tamarac, FL, shipped more than 10 million precision stamped parts to Stoneridge Control Devices/Lexington division with zero defects, and for that the Interplex Industries division earned a Zero PPM award. Stoneridge designs and manufactures electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the commercial-vehicle, automotive, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. Interplex Sunbelt provides precision metal-stamping and reel-to-reel insert-molding services, and flex-circuit assembly; www.interplex.com/sunbelt.
An Introduction to Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS)
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Automotive Applications Council of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) has published AHSS 101: Evolving Use of Advanced High-Strength Steels for Automotive Applications. The paper, which explains the various AHSS grades and the benefits of each, is available for download at
www.autosteel.org/.
