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Deloitte, University of Phoenix and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers with a Women in Manufacturing STEP (sci- ence, technology, engineering and pro- duction) Award for excellence and leader- ship. They are: Christine Benz, manager, project engineering; Annette Doyle, assembly department manager; and Dr. Myrna Reyes, R&D applications engineer. The STEP Awards are part of a larger ini- tiative launched to examine and promote the role of women in manufacturing.
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Resistance-Welding Equipment Techs Take to the Air
T. J. Snow Co., Chattanooga, TN, has added a second small airplane to its transportation fleet, to facilitate fast response time for in-plant service calls on resistance-welding equipment. The firm, a supplier of welding equipment and services to Tier 1 and 2 automotive- parts suppliers and other metal fabrica- tors, has five pilots on staff. Its two planes are used to fly service techni- cians to customer sites throughout the eastern two-thirds of the United States.
Michigan Service Center Adds Multiblanking Line with Stretcher-Leveler
Lee Steel Corp., Southfield, MI, has installed a new multiblanking line with stretcher-leveler at its service center in Wyoming, MI. The line, from Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, IL, can process material to 0.135 in. thick by 72 in. wide, and can produce blanks with width and length tolerances to ±0.005 in. Included are an automatic part diverter and part sorter.
Service Center Adds Specialty Stainless Alloys to its Menu
Heyco Metals, Inc., Reading, PA, tradi- tionally a supplier of copper-alloy prod- ucts as thin as 0.0032 in. in slit coils from 0.2 to 17 in., has launched a new line of stainless-steel products. The firm now produces annealed and cold-rolled tempers up to full hard in austenitic stainless-steel alloys 301, 302, 304
and 304L, as well as T-430 ferritic grades, in slit widths from 0.2 to 13.5 in. Among its capabilities: high-tempera- ture strand annealing, stretch-band level- ing, tensionless slitting, traverse winding and roll grinding.
Genesis Systems Establishes Japanese Sales Office
Robotic-system integrator Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, IA, has opened a sales office in Nagoya, Japan, to serve its Japanese clients and strengthen its global footprint. Leading the firm’s sales efforts in Japan are Tadaji Seko (formerly of Toyota) and Junko Fukutome, employed by Genesis since 2005 (most recently as the firm’s liaison in Japan) and formerly employed by Denso Corp.
Arku Infrastructure Expansion to Enable Construction
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Arku Maschinenbau GmbH, Baden- Baden, Germany, parent company of Arku Coil Systems, Cincinnati, OH, is construct- ing a new production building that will enable the firm to manufacture larger machines—Arku produces sheetmetal- leveling machines and coil-handling equip- ment. The $5-million expansion project, slated for completion in May 2013, will increase manufacturing space to more than 16,000 sq. ft. and increase the apprenticeship workshop from 1000 to 4000 sq. ft. It is the largest single invest- ment project in the company’s history.
Cosma Coil Lines Marry Coe Equipment and Siemens Controls
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has installed three fully automatic coil lines at the new Magna Cosma facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexi- co. The lines are equipped with Siemens controls and software to enable pro- grammability of all functions, including coil centering, edge-guide width, passline height, air-pressure settings, straighten- er-roll depth settings and all operating parameters. Two of the lines handle coils to 72 in. wide and 60,000 lb.; one feeds a WIA 800-ton progressive-die
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