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station positioner, all controlled by one ABB IRCS MultiMove control. “Load-and- go fixturing eliminates the need to per- form manual tack welding prior to load- ing components into the positioner,” says D&S continuous-improvement man- ager Joe Lane. To optimize quality and throughput, the cell includes touch sens- ing and seam tracking capabilities.
Internet
Redesigned Website Features Double-Sheet Sensors
Prime Controls, Dayton, OH, a manu- facturer of double-metal sheet sensors and controls for the metalforming indus- try, has launched a newly redesigned website to help customers match the right sensor solution to the application at hand.
The website, www.primecontrols.com, Rincludes a searchable online catalog
and a selection algorithm based on workpiece-material type, sheet thickness
and measurement method—contact or noncontact. Also included are operating instructions and product specifications. And, all of the firm’s social-media outlets are accessible directly from the website homepage.
Fabrication-Tooling Website en Espanol
Wilson Tool International, White Bear Lake, MN, provider of tooling for punch presses, press brakes and stamping presses, has launched a Spanish-lan- guage version of its website. The new site, www.wilsontool.com/Spanish/ Index.aspx, joins Wilson Tool sites available in English, French, German and Chinese.
Certifications
Thomaston, CT-based Stewart EFI Connecticut, LLC has completed its recertification audit to ISO 9001/2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009. The metal- former, which also operates a plant in El
Paso, TX, manufactures wire forms, deep-drawn parts and progressive-die and slideformed metal stampings, and performs secondary assembly, plating and metal finishing.
ISO 13485 registration for has been bestowed upon Joining Technologies, Inc., East Granby, CT, for its medical- device manufacturing quality-manage- ment system. The firm performs laser- and electron-beam welding, laser addi- tive manufacturing and other processes. The registration audit covers, among other items, controls in the work environ- ment to ensure product safety, and risk management and design control activi- ties during product development.
The U.S. and Mexican facilities of Bazz Houston, a manufacturer of springs, stampings, wireforms and other custom metal products, have been regis- tered to AS9011C, the quality-manage- ment standard covering the aerospace industry. The facilities, also ISO 901:2008 registered, are in Garden Grove, CA, and Tijuana.
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