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Nuevo Leon Stamper Installs New Coe CTL Line

Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has installed a cut-to-length line at metal stamper Fanasa, in Santa Catarina (Nuevo Leon), Mexico. Among the products the firm stamps are air-conditioning and refrigerator components, of light-gauge prepainted material. The Coe line, which includes a 48-in. ServoMaster roll feed, power straightener and hydraulic production shear, can process prepainted and stainless-steel sheet to 0.74 in. thick by 48 in. wide. The shear is rated to 30 cuts/min. More at http://cpec.com/cuttolength.aspx.

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Metalforming-Industry Movers and Shakers

Anchor Danly, Farmington Hills, MI, hired Steve Noga as components technology manager. The firm manufactures die sets and tooling components; www.anchordanly.com/.

Dr. Christof Lehner has been appointed general manager of the Trumpf Laser Technology Center in Plymouth, MI. He’ll oversee laser-division sales for the company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Farmington, CT, as well as service and support for North America; www.us.trumpf.com/.

Techni Waterjet, Lenexa, KS, promoted Jason Lumetta to regional sales manager for the Midwest region of the United States. He had worked previously for the company, a manufacturer of waterjet-cutting systems, as customer-service manager and operations manager; www.techniwaterjet.com/.

Hydraulic-press manufacturer Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, MO, added two new structural engineers to its staff—Adam Strein and Dan Stortz. The two will boost the firm’s product-engineering efforts, as well as assist with purchasing activities, coordination of runoffs and perform FEA testing on all design work. More at www.beckwoodpress.com/.

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Esab Christens New Welding-Wire Plant

Esab Welding and Cutting Products, Florence, SC, has opened a new welding-wire manufacturing plant in Union County, SC. The 260,000-sq.-ft. plant will produce the firm’s high-performance GMAW and submerged-arc-welding wires, and its AristoRod and copper-coated wires. More at www.esabna.com/.

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