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News Fronts
Associations
New Leadership at AIAG
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), South- field, MI, elected John Batchik chairman of the board, and David Kneisler vice chairman. Both will serve 2-yr. terms effective Jan. 1, 2011. Batchik is vice president, quality, at Freuden- berg-NOK General Partner- ship. Kneisler is vice presi- dent, global quality, at Dana Holding Corp.
HVAC Manual Addresses
Energy Efficiency
and Green Building
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMAC- NA) has published the HVAC Systems—Applications Man- ual, second edition, which
includes a special emphasis on energy efficiency and green and sustainable build- ing. The manual will prove useful for those involved in retrofitting existing buildings, offering guidance on HVAC system selection, operation and design. Order as a CD, a PDF download or as a
hard copy from the online SMACNA bookstore— www.smacna.org/bookstore.
Awards
Virtual-Reality Welding
System Earns
Innovation Award
The VRTEX 360 virtual- reality welding system from Lincoln Electric Co., Cleve- land, OH, has earned the 2011 Heinz Sossenheimer Award from the International
Institute of Welding (IIW). The award is given every two years in recognition of “inno- vative software solutions making a decisive contribu- tion to improving the long- term quality and/or safety of applications in the fields of joining, cutting or coating.” Lincoln introduced the VRTEX 360 in 2009 as an educa- tional and training system, to allow students to practice their welding technique in a simulated environment.
Rollformer Earns Quality, Delivery Award
Hynes Industries, Youngstown, OH, earned a Platinum Award for outstand- ing quality and delivery per- formance from Wabash National Corp., a manufactur- er of truck trailers. Hynes, which received the award at
Wabash’s recent Key Supplier Conference in Lafayette, IN, supplies rollformed roof bows, side posts and other structural and cargo restraint components for Wabash’s over-the-road trailers. Hynes achieved 100-percent on-time delivery and has maintained an 8-PPM quality record.
Agreements
New Brand Name for
Prima and Finn-Power
Prima Industrie and Finn- Power have joined forces to create a third brand in the sheetmetal-fabrication equip- ment market: Prima Power. Prima Power North America, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL, provides 3D laser machinery as well as equipment for punching and bending.
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