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sessions on trends and best practices. In addition, 17 industry-related organizations will collocate events at Modex 2012, including The American Society of Transportation and Logistics, The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility and The Institute of Industrial Engineers. Learn more about Modex 2012— sponsored by the Material Handling Industry of America —at www.modexshow.com.
Awards
Hypertherm Placed on a Pedestal
Business New Hampshire Magazine selected Hyper- therm as one of nine busi- nesses earning 2011 Busi- ness of the Year recognition. The award recognizes out- standing business and civic contributions. Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, manufactures manual and automated plas- ma-arc and laser-beam cut- ting systems.
Facilities
Ontario Fabricator Adds Huge Waterjet Machine Boasting a 24- by 14-ft.
worktable, a new waterjet-cut- ting machine installed at China Steel, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, “opens up a whole new world for us, because there are so many things we are able to do,” says company vice president Carlo China. The machine stars a 100-hp 90-ksi water- jet system from Jet Edge; China Steel is a custom fab- rication and machine shop offering machining, milling, bending, cutting, robotic welding and other services.
Safety-Products Fabricator Now Offers Waterjet-Cutting Services
Rockford Systems, Inc., Rockford, IL, a supplier of machine-safeguarding equip- ment, has added a Flow Mach 3 waterjet-cutting machine to its shop to enhance its own production capabilities and provide cut- ting services as a job-shop fabricator. The machine boasts a 6- by 10-ft. bed and a 60,000-psi pump, and is rated for workpieces from 0.015 to 5 in. thick.
Robot Cuts Ribbon on New Robotics Factory
The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa Ameri- ca, Inc. officially opened its new facility in Miamisburg, OH, last week. The 305,000-sq.-ft. facility com- bines the firm’s former headquarters operation in West Carrolton, OH, with a new 220,000-sq.-ft. manu- facturing plant, demonstra- tion area and warehouse formerly located in Troy, OH. Included are eight training classrooms and a laborato- ry. In a fitting display of advanced robotic technolo- gy, Motoman had a dual-arm robot perform the ribbon- cutting ceremony.
People
Seyi (Shieh Yih Machin- ery), Taipei, Taiwan, named Elaine Wu chief financial offi- cer and appointed Michael Madden president of Seyi- America, Inc. Madden fills a position vacated by Claire Kuo in July 2009 when she was named company CEO; he’ll be based in California.
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