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Awards
tional impact-extrusion process, the Schuler machine results in a thinner wall that reduces material consumption by 20 percent.
Market Outlook
has signed with TradeMark Group (TMG), a manufactur- ers’ representative agency specializing in custom engi- neered components for OEMs in southern California, Arizona and southern Nevada.
Lumex Avance-25 machine to the North American market. The machine combines high- speed milling with metal-pow- der laser sintering, used for single-setup fabrication of complex dies and molds, as well as custom parts as proto- types or in small production runs.
Facilities
Iconic New Year’s Eve Ball Earns Award for Welding Innovation
Big Apple revelers may not have noticed the gas-tung- sten-arc-welding technology on display as the ball dropped to ring in the New Year, but the American Welding Society (AWS) certainly did. During a special ceremony held on Jan- uary 6, 2014, AWS, Miami, FL, presented an Extraordinary Welding Award to the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball, a 12-ft.-dia. welded-aluminum geodesic sphere that weighs nearly 12,000 lb.
Demand for 3D Printers and Related Technology
EPS-Processed Steel Gains GM and Chrysler Approval
Chris Anderson, welding product marketing manager for Yaskawa Motoman, Day- ton, OH, received the 2013 Excellence in Robotic and Automated Arc Welding Award from the American Welding Society. Anderson accepted the award at the 2013 FABTECH tradeshow in Chica- go, IL.
Associations
...is projected to increase by 21 percent per year, to $5 billion in 2017, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, OH. The study includes projected demand for the printers as well as for related materials, scanners and software. Note- worthy: while plastics will con- tinue to account for the major- ity of 3D printing applications, faster growth is projected for metals, in markets such as automotive and aerospace.
The Material Works (TMW), Ltd., Red Bud, IL, announced that the strip steel it process- es using eco pickled surface (EPS) technology has been approved by General Motors and Chrysler as a replace- ment for acid-pickled steel. Both automakers reviewed tests on the EPS steel, for paint performance and weld- ability, sponsored by a steel service center and performed by ACT, Hillsdale, MI, and AET Integration, Wixom, MI.
Salvagnini to Open Canadian Showroom Sheetmetal-fabricating
Congratulations goes out to Its fabricator, Hudson Sce- nic Studios, Hudson, NY.
machinery supplier Salvagnini, Hamilton, OH, announced plans to open a full-service office, spare-parts warehouse and showroom in Ontario, Canada, in May 2014. Sal- vagnini Canada, ULC will con- tinue to operate from tempo- rary facilities in Mississauga, Ontario, until the new facility opens. It will staff the office with a regional sales manager, office manager and three field-service engineers.
Yaskawa Motoman Executive Earns Industry Recognition
New Laser-Sintering Company Born
in Germany
Draw-Iron Operations Earn Accolades for Aerosol Can
Charlotte, NC is the new home of a sales and support office of high-speed press manufacturer Yamada Dobby. The site will support the firm’s North American customers.
Packaging manufacturer Tubex has earned a Can of the Year Award for an aerosol can produced on a Schuler Icon V- drive vertical can-forming machine. Tubex received the award at The Canmaker Sum- mit in Scotland. The award- winning can measures 50 mm in diameter and has rounded shoulders. Compared to form- ing the can using a conven-
Mitsubishi EDM Partners to Bring Hybrid Milling/Additive Manufacturing Machine to North America
Fanuc Combines its Operations Serving the Americas
Steel Man of the Year
German-based companies 3D-Micromac AG (laser micro- machining machines) and EOS GmbH (additive-manufac- turing services) have jointly established 3D MicroPrint GmbH. The new company will develop micro laser-sintering technology to manufacture very small parts for the auto- motive, medical and jewelry markets.
James Barnett, president of Grant Steel Products, Wixom, MI, has been named Steel Man of the Year by the Association of Steel Distribu- tors (ASD), for his “leadership, dedication, service and excel- lence in the steel industry.” ASD, Chicago, IL, provides members access to current industry developments and information related to legisla- tive issues.
Yamada Dobby Opens in Charlotte
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Agreements
Fanuc America Corp. is the new combined company resulting from its merging of all operations in the Americas into one organization. Head- quartered in Rochester Hills, MI, the company operates 22 facilities throughout North and South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and the United States.
SoCal Stamper/ Diemaker Signs Manufacturers’ Rep
MC Machinery Systems, Inc., Wood Dale, IL, and Mit- subishi EDM have partnered with Japanese machine-tool maker Matsuura Machinery Corp. to introduce Matsuura’s
HFC-Clark, Sun Valley, CA, a manufacturer of progressive dies, stamped and fabricated metal parts and assemblies,