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the software unit of Messer Cutting Systems; the two com- panies will share adjoining office space.
press at aerospace-industry supplier Steelville Manufactur- ing, Steelville, MO, a contract machine shop specializing in metalforming, milling, turning and waterjet cutting.
duction in 2015. The press has a bed size measuring 5 by 6 m, and the blankholder and bed cushion each provide 600 metric tons of press force. Among the jobs the press will perform: production of alu- minum tank lids.
recently retired John G. Smith. Hand most recently served the company as president, North American Operations.
Hydroformer/Stamper Adds Large-Capacity Fluid-Cell Press
The Model 24-5BD press features a 24-in.-dia. forming area and 5000 PSI of forming pressure. Steelville is using the press and its flexible diaphragm to replace forming of certain parts with press brakes or with solid rubber blocks and traditional matched die sets.
Metalformer and preci- sion-tooling manufacturer Oberg Industries, Freeport, PA, announced that Greg Chambers, its director of cor- porate compliance and safe- ty and apprenticeship pro- gram leader, will serve on the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council. Appointed to the position by Governor Tom Corbett, Cham- bers joins an 11-person council charged with promot- ing apprenticeship education and improving metalworking training standards.
Jones Metal Products (JMP), West Lafayette, OH, has installed a new high-pressure fluid-cell metalforming press from Avure Technologies, a Swedish company with U.S. headquarters in Columbus., OH. The press features dual rectangular forming trays (27.5 by 72 in.), and operates at 11,600 PSI.
Chicagoland Welcomes German Manufacturer of Tube-Mill Products
Steelville Mfg. Adds New Sheet Hydroforming Press
TsSKB-Progress, the Russ- ian state-owned company that builds Soyuz rockets, has acquired a 2600-metric-ton triple-action Schuler hydraulic press, scheduled to enter pro-
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Phoenix Specialty Mfg., Bamberg, SC, hired Pat Moloney as COO and Billy Self as engineering manager, and promoted Russell Hurst to
Triple-Action Hydraulic Press to Stamp Soyuz Rocket Parts
ASMAG/Seuthe GmbH has established a U.S. subsidiary in Schaumburg, IL. The firm manufactures tube-mill equip- ment including drawing machines, straighteners and saws.
Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, MO, has installed a Tri- form sheet-hydroforming
Ross Controls, Troy, MI, promoted Jeffrey J. Hand to president and CEO, effective May 1, 2014, replacing the
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