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stampings, wire forms and assemblies, Stewart EFI achieved 100-percent scores in all three of 3M ESPE’s supplier measurement pro- gram attributes—delivery, quality and administrative accuracy.
Waukesha Metal Products Recognized for its Support of U.S. Troops
The volunteer agency Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recently presented its Seven Seals Award to metalforming company Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, WI. The award recognizes the firm’s ongoing support for the U.S. National Guard and Reserve. ESGR is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Internet
Website Catalogs Waterjet Replacement Parts
Chukar Waterjet, Inc., St. Michael, MN, a supplier of waterjet parts and rental equipment, has launched a new website cataloging replacement parts for all major brands—Flow, Omax, KMT, Jet Edge and others. Shop there for pump and valve parts, cutting-head parts, nozzles, tubing, fittings and more. It also supplies waterjet pumps and abrasive removal systems compatible with most manufacturers’ systems.
And, visit the website to rent, lease or purchase portable waterjet equipment, powered by a Cummins diesel-powered Jet Edge waterjet intensifier pump; www.chukarwaterjet.com.
Video Helps Rollformers Address Material Overfeed
Roll-Kraft, Mentor, OH, has produced a video, posted to its YouTube channel, addressing the issue of material overfeed during roll- forming and tube and pipe forming. Explained are the most common causes of overfeed—when the flat material traveling through the mill moves faster than the rolls—and solutions.
Visit www.YouTube.com/ user/RollKraft2008, and scroll to the Roll-Kraft Techni- cal Tips section.
Facilities
Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing Center for Excellence Lands in Connecticut
The Advanced Manufac- turing Center (AMC) at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), East Hartford, CT, has been named a Center for Excellence for additive-manu- facturing services by Optomec Inc., Albuquerque, NM. The AMC will provide research and development services in the use of Optomec’s 3D printing tech- nology used for the manufac- ture, repair, rework and coat- ing of metal components.
Aviation-Industry Supplier Installs 12-kW Six-Axis Fiber-Laser System
Aviation- and gas-turbine- industry supplier Hi-Tek Man- ufacturing, Mason, OH, has installed a Laserdyne 795XL fiber-laser production system from Prima Power Laserdyne,