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Chicago Slitter Installs Line at Hudson Steel
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Chicago Slitter, Itasca, IL, has installed a steel-slitting system at Hudson Steel, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. The 72-in. 50,000-lb.-capacity line can process materials to 0.187 in. thick and allows Hudson to process and distribute a variety of carbon steels.
For more from Chicago Slitter, which designs and manufactures coil-processing equipment, visit
www.chicagoslitter.com.
Manufacturing in Mexico Summit Set for October
Thursday, August 21, 2003
The Offshore Group will hold its Ninth Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit at the Hotel San Carlos, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, October 23-26, 2003.
Topics to be covered include advantages to manufacturing in Mexico, Mexican labor law, customs and environmental issues, and costing. For more information, call 520/899-0022 ext. 164, or visit
www.offshoregroup.com.
Lytron Opens Service Depot in Japan,
Adds Website Service Section
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Lytron Inc., Woburn, MA, a manufacturer of heat-transfer systems and components, has partnered with Alpha Electronics Corp., which services Lytron chiller customers, to open the Lytron Asian Service Depot in Hatogaya City, Japan. The depot will service Lytron products, Kodiak recirculating chillers, large-capacity chillers and modular cooling systems throughout the Pacific Rim.
In other Lytron news, the company has added a service section to its website,
www.lytron.com. the section offers information for optimizing, maintaining and troubleshooting Lytron systems.