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Facilities
Burloak Adds 300-Ton Servo Press
Burloak Tool, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has commis- sioned a new 300-ton direct-drive servo press for production stamping. The press, the firm’s first servo model, features a bed size greater than 68 by 35 in. and is complemented by a high-speed feed line. The press’s heavy-duty frame, combined with the servo-driven ram, promises to provide high-accuracy stamping even in high-strength steels, say company officials. Complete control of the force curve will provide a wide range of motion patterns, including pulse, double-strike, and even slow- ing the head at point of contact to improve drawability.
Says Sean Brown, company president and CEO: “I’m excited for our customers. Adding a servo press is an exciting new option for them. Burloak can handle their most crucial parts and man- ufacture them within a two-day truck of half the continent.”
Okay Industries Expands Costa Rica Operations, Joins Evolution Free Zone
Okay Industries, New Britain, CT, a contract manufacturer of metal and plastic overmolded components and subassemblies for global medical-device OEMs, has announced a major expansion of its Costa Rica operations. Phase one of the expansion includes building a 62,000-sq.-ft. worldclass manu- facturing facility in the new Evolution Free Zone, a sustainable smart-manufacturing and life-sciences Free Trade Zone busi- ness park in Alajuela Province, Grecia.
The relocation of Okay’s current Costa Rica operations is expected to be completed by summer 2024, with the first- phase expansion doubling its current footprint. Future phases will allow the firm to expand an additional 58,000 sq ft.
Bennett Tool & Die
Now Known as Allegiant Manufacturing
As of January 1, 2023, the company formally known as Ben- nett Tool & Die, Gallatin, TN, began going by a new name, Alle- giant Manufacturing. The firm, established in 1951 in Nashville, TN, as a small tool and die shop, has grown to offer machining, robotic welding, stamping and value-added assembly.
In 2015 it acquired A&E Custom Manufacturing, Kansas City, KS; and in 2017 it acquired Hurst Tool & Stamping, Mary- ille, TN.
Alro Steel Opens New Facility in Philadelphia Area
Alro Steel has opened a new facility in Morrisville, PA. It cus- tom-built the 149,000-sq.-ft. location to include extra storage space for an expanded material offering including large struc- tural shapes, bar products, sheet and plate, and the ability to warehouse special inventory programs. In addition, the firm has added capacity to its value-added processing services for bar and structural cutting, shearing and aluminum plate sawing.
The new inventory and expanded processing services allow Alro Philadelphia to focus on cut-to-size metals and next-day delivery.
Internet
AAG Brand Refresh Features New Logos and an Updated AXYZ Website
AAG, a global manufacturer of CNC AXYZ routers and Ward- jet waterjet cutting solutions, has completed a brand refresh, introduced a new AXYZ website (www.axyz.com), and refreshed all AAG logos—for AXYZ, Wardjet and CNCShop. With the refresh, AAG brings its family of brands together to demon- strate the cohesive link between each of the companies.
The updated AXYZ website amplifies the connection between the AAG corporate site as well as the AXYZ and Wardjet brands, and provides easier access to information about the firm’s expand- ing line of routers, along with router options, software and support.
Certifications
Solar Atmospheres of California
Gains Lockheed Martin, Honeywell Approval
Solar Atmospheres of California has been awarded approval to process parts for Lockheed Martin (LMCO) for its flight-criti- cal aerospace parts and assemblies. The Sikorsky approval adds to existing LMCO process specifications held for vacuum heat treatment of titanium, nickel alloys and stainless steel per AMS 2801, AMS 2774, AMS 2759/3 and other specs.
In addition, Solar Atmospheres of California also has been approved by Honeywell to heat treat austenitic and martensitic steels, PH and tool steels, and nickel, cobalt, titanium and magnetic alloys.
CDH Custom Roll Form Receives ISO Certification
CDH Custom Roll Form, Warren, OH, has received ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The certification covers the manufacture and supply of cold rollformed sections to customer requirements for, but not limit- ed to, custom profiles, construction components, power trans- mission and metal fencing.
CDH, a joint venture of U.S.-based ClarkDietrich and Hadley Group, a global organization headquartered in the United King- dom, manufactures component and custom products for cus- tomers in the North American steel rollformed-products mar- ket. Its Warren facility offers state-of-the-art rollforming technology, as well as stamping and slitting capabilities.
TriTech Titanium Parts Earns ISO 9001:2015
TriTech Titanium Parts, Detroit, MI, a manufacturer of net- shape titanium parts using a unique array of inhouse process- es—binder-jet printing, investment casting and metal injection molding--has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification.
“This is a landmark achievement for our young company, launched in April 2022,” says Bob Swenson, president of TriTech Titanium Parts. TriTech was spun-off from Swenson’s former company, AmeriTI Manufacturing, which was sold to Kymera International.
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