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production tasks. Its website hosts a video of the manu- facturing cell in operation.
Oscillating Shear Die
a Hit at Chrysler Plant
in Mexico
A high-speed blanking press at the Chrysler de Mex- ico facility in Saltillo has a new partner—a 72-in.-wide oscillating shear die from Coe Press Equipment Corp., Sterling Heights, MI, capable of achieving line speeds to 300 ft./min. and hit rates to 60 strokes/min. The shear die operates alongside a Komatsu blanking press and offers a range of ±48 deg. Other features include a piv- oting entrance support trans- fer table, self-centering edge guides, shock-dampening control, wedge-type blade-gap adjustment and a self-pivot- ing exit conveyor.
RoboVent Moves
to New Facility
Air-filtration-system manu- facturer RoboVent has moved to a new facility in Sterling Heights, MI. The firm manufactures systems for handling welding fumes.
Internet
AWS Welding Handbook Available for Download
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, FL, now offers individual chap- ters of Volumes 1 through 4 of its Welding Handbook as downloadable files from its publications website. These four chapters cover Welding Science and Technology; Welding Processes, Parts 1 and 2; and Materials and Applications, Part 1. Price: $20/chapter for non-AWS
member, $15/chapter for members. More at www.awspubs.com.
Lincoln Electric’s New Website an Information Hub for
Welding and Cutting
If you’re interested in weld- ing equipment for a particular application, Lincoln Electric has made it quick and easy to find exactly what you’re looking for, thanks to enhanced navigation features on its new website. One click takes the user to a product- selection page loaded with information on power sources, wire feeders and other products, and a “Nar- row Your Results” filtering menu then zeros in on the products needed for a partic- ular application based on a set of specifications including process capability and maxi- mum output. Visitors also can log in to register with the site, and develop a cus- tomized experience. Check it out at www.linolnelectric.com.
People
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, appointed Frank Baeumier vice president of business development, hav- ing previously served the firm as vice president of Euro- pean operations and manag- ing director of Mate Precision Tooling GmbH, and before that as international market- ing manager. The company also named Wei Sun sales manager of its new sales office in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Sun will manage dealer and direct-sales development in China and Hong Kong. The firm manufactures original and replacement tooling for CNC punch presses.
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