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parts, pumps, motion systems, cutting heads and more. Hypertherm does not plan any major changes to AccuStream’s operations.
Would You Like Forming- Simulation Software with That Sheet-Hydroforming Press?
Pryer Technology Group (PTG), Tulsa, OK, manufacturer of Triform sheet-hydro- forming presses, has formed a strategic partnership with ESI Group to provide ESI’s Pam-Stamp 2G forming-simulation software with its presses. Says PTG president Scott Pryer: “With our press- es...in combination with ESI’s simulation software, OEMs and parts manufactur- ers will see even greater cost and time savings in experimenting with new parts and materials.”
Training
Robot-Safety Seminars Headed South
The Robotic Industries Association will hold robot-safety seminars in Orlan- do, FL (February 26), Tanner, AL (March 5) and Apex, NC (April 9). Seminars focus on the R15.06 Robot Safety Stan- dard, newly updated in 2012. Learn more and register to attend at www.robotics.org/events.
Facilities
GF AgieCharmilles Supports Manufacturing-Research Collaborative
Among the newest industry support- ers of the Virginia-based Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is GF AgieCharmilles, a provider of EDM, milling and laser-texturing machines. The firm has supplied CCAM with a model FO 550 sp die-sinking EDM system, which includes dynamic process control and a double thermostabilization system designed to prevent the impact of temperature variations on accuracy. CCAM, which operates out of a new 60,000-sq.-ft. research facility in Prince George County, VA, is a research-based
collaboration between the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State Uni- versity and manufacturing companies worldwide.
Electrolux Installs
New Lube-Mixing and Reclamation System in Memphis
Industrial Innovations, Wyoming, MI, has installed its Double Pro-Mix 5 lubri- cating system in the pressroom of the new Electrolux North American Cooking Products plant in Memphis, TN, slated to start production in early 2013. The lubri- cant-mixing system, which can mix two different lubricants simultaneously, will feed seven Spra-Rite pedestal lubricant- application units. Included is a lubricant- recycling system for filtering dirt parti- cles and eliminating tramp oils.
High-Speed Notching Press Boosts Motor-Lamination Production
The McGregor Metalworking Compa- nies, Springfield, OH, has installed a new high-speed notching press at its Rose City Manufacturing plant, to increase motor-lamination production capacity. McGregor supplies single-piece lamina- tion-based motor cores and segmented laminations for large-diameter motors.
Two Coil-Fed Press Lines Headed to Lear Brazil
Two compact coil lines (SpaceMaster units from Coe Press Equipment, Ster- ling Heights, MI) are on the way to Lear Brazil, accompanying a pair of Stamtec presses equipped for progressive-die stamping of automotive components. The coil lines, which unwind, straighten and feed coil stock, can handle stock from 0.030 to 0.156 in. thick and 3 to 32 in. wide.
Paint-Line Upgrades Have Fabricator Feeling Green ...and Profitable
D&S Manufacturing, Black River Falls, WI, has enhanced its liquid-spray painting process to yield “significant time- and cost-savings,” says president and CEO Michael Dougherty, “while improving employee health and comfort.” Among the upgrades is a new spray booth with
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