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Internet
Website Home to Hydraulic Presses, Press Brakes and Shears
Pacific Press Technolo- gies, Mr. Carmel, IL, has launched a redesigned web- site boasting quicker and easier navigation, additional content and more interactivi- ty relevant to the metalform- ing industry. Peruse the photo- and video-loaded site for details and demonstra- tions of the firm’s presses, press brakes and shears. Included on the website is an interactive dictionary of industry terminology; www.pacific-press.com.
Website/E-Store All About Waterjet- Cutting Abrasives and Consumables
Barton International, Glen Falls, NY, has launched a new website and e-store designed to provide quick and easy access to information about the firm’s selection of replacement parts for water- jet-cutting equipment, and its line of garnet abrasives used for waterjet cutting as well as abrasive blasting. Visit the site at www.barton.com.
Training
Technical College Students Welcome New Punch Grinder
Wilson Tool International, White Bear Lake, MN, has donated a specialty grinder worth $14,000 to Anoka Technical College, Anoka, MN. Students will use the grinder to learn how to sharp- en punch-press tooling, help- ing to “provide the necessary
skills that will help graduates find jobs in the sheetmetal industry,” says Chris Law- less, president of Wilson Tool.
Facilities
Atlantic Tool & Die Adds Laser-Scanning Capabilities
To enable its engineers to digitally scan die sections, weld fixtures and inspection gauges, and then directly upload the information to machining centers and wire- EDM machines, Atlantic Tool & Die Co., Cleveland, OH, has added a portable Faro Arm measurement system equipped with a laser-scan- ning head. Adding the tech- nology enables ATD, which manufactures metal stamp- ings and value-added assem- blies, to expand into reverse engineering and metrology services.
Looking for Abrasion- Resistant Steel?
Central Steel & Wire Co., Chicago, IL, has begun to stock 14 sizes of AR200 abrasion-resistant steel sheet and plate. The carbon- manganese steel finds use in moderate wear applica- tions such as mixer drums and fins, bulk-material-han- dling chute liners and screw conveyors. Central Steel operates stocking facilities in Cincinnati, OH, Detroit, MI, Milwaukee, WI, Greensboro, NC and Portage, IN.
Service Center Adds Heavy-Gauge Slitter
TCT Stainless Steel, Inc., Lebanon, TN, has commis- sioned a new 64-in.-wide heavy-gauge (0.035 to
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