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General Purpose | Gap & Straightside
Mid-Size | Progressive Die & Transfer
High Precision Forming | Fine Blanking
Large Size | Transfer & Tandem Lines
SERVO & MECHANICAL | 35 - 4,000 TONS
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Agreements
Lincoln Acquisitions
Add Cutting-System Muscle
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., Cleve- land, OH, acquired three business units from ITT Corp.: Kaliburn, Burny and Cleveland Motion Controls (CMC). Kaliburn manufactures shape-cutting machines; Burny produces cutting con- trol systems; and CMC provides web-ten- sion transducers and engineered machine solutions. All three businesses are consolidated in a headquarters and manufacturing operation in Landson, SC, employing 140 people and with com- bined annual sales of $35 million.
Automation Partnership
a Boon to Robotic Welding
Esab Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, SC, has partnered with Kuka Robotics to develop robotic arc-welding products and services for metal fabri- cators. Kuka robots range in payload from 5 to 1300 kg and from 635- to 3900-mm reach.
Internet
New Facebook Campaign a Home for Fabricators Using Bandsaws
Bahco, the Snap-on Industrial Brands business unit of Snap-on Industrial, Kenosha, WI, has launched a new Face- book page dedicated to discussing and sharing information related to bandsaw blades, and the metal-fabricating profes- sionals charged with optimizing bandsaw operations. Visit the page to discuss and exchange technical information about bandsaw and blade operation, safety, maintenance, industry trends and other topics. Log onto Facebook and search for Bahco-Bandsaw-Blades.
Mexican Metalformers Invited to Peruse Coe Press Website
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has launched a Spanish ver- sion of its website to serve its growing list of customers in Mexico. Mexican stampers can use the site to learn
about the firm’s coil-feeding lines and cut-to-length systems, and access litera- ture and video downloads; cpec.com/espanol.
Facilities
Ohio Laser Dedicates New Facility
Contract tube, sheet and plate fabri- cator Ohio Laser LLC, Plain City, OH, has officially dedicated its new 26,000-sq.-ft. facility, expanding its capacity by more than 36 percent. Its laser-processing equipment peaks at 6000 W, for cutting plate to 1 in. thick; maximum sheet size is 80 by 160 in. And, its Trumpf Tube- matic tube- and pipe-cutting machine can accommodate oval, rectangular, round and square tubes, with capacity to 10-in.-dia. rounds. Other services offered include press-brake bending, welding and machining.
Omax Expansion a Boon to Training, R & D and Engineering
Waterjet-equipment manufacturer Omax Corp., Kent, WA, will add 22,000 sq. ft. to its corporate campus to extend its training, engineering and research and development efforts. Following the expansion, the firm will occupy 130,000 sq. ft. of space spread across three buildings.
Diemaker Boosts Capacity by Adding a Pair of CMMs
Future Products, Clawson, MI, a manufacturer of precision die tooling and machined components, has acquired a pair of Zeiss Contura G2 AKTIV coordinate-measuring machines. The machines boast a measuring range of 700 by 700 mm, with a z-axis of
600 mm.
Multi-Axis Laser-Cutting Machine Lands at Metal Spinners
Metal Spinners, Inc., Malden, MA, a fabricator of turbine-engine components for the aerospace industry, has com- missioned a six-axis laser-processing system from Prima Power Laserdyne,
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