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Modine Manufacturing Buys 16th Vacuum Furnace
Friday, July 16, 2004
Modine Manufacturing, Joplin, MO, has purchased a vacuum furnace from Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS) Corp., Souderton, PA, bringing to 16 the number of VFS furnaces in place at Modine. The furnace, a Model HL-50X120 2-bar external quench vacuum furnace, features GraForm curved graphite heating elements and VFS’ CompuVac touchscreen workstation. It will be used to vacuum braze oil and charge-air coolers for use in trucks, agricultural vehicles and lift trucks.
For more on vacuum-furnace technology and products, visit
www.vfscorp.com.
Fall Conference for Expanded-Metal Manufacturers
Friday, July 16, 2004
The Expanded Metal Manufacturers Association (EMMA) will hold its Fall 2004 Conference October 23-25 at the Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, IL. The event, open to all North American expanded-metal manufacturers, will include experts speaking on industry technology and productivity issues, and offer information on benefits of membership in EMMA.
For more, visit
www.emma-assoc.org.
New Company will Offer Grinding Machines
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Overbeck Grinding Machines Corp. has announced the formation of Basaran Grinder Corp., Hauppauge, NY. Basaran will build and sell high-precision ID, OD, radius, centerless, double-disc and surface grinding machines offering sub-micron accuracies. A base machine, the LT-100, will offer a variety of options, according to company officials, including dual spindle, indexing table, automation, crash detection and simple-to-use operator interface.
For more, visit
www.overbeck-usa.com.
