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Awards
Inteva Named One of America’s Safest Companies
award to be presented at The MFG Meeting, March 4-7, 2015, in Orlando, FL.
Contract Metal Fabricator Adds Fiber- Laser Cutting System
punching machines manufac- tured by Apollo s.r.l.
Inteva Products, Troy, MI, a manufacturer of automotive closure systems, interiors, motors and electronics, and roof systems, has been named one of 2014 America’s Safest Companies for its North American and South American-based facilities. Inteva is one of only two auto- motive companies among this year’s 16 honorees.
Hydroformer Earns General Motors’ Recognition
Muza Metal Products, Oshkosh, WI, has installed an Amada FOL3015AJ fiber-laser cutting machine, doubling its laser-cutting capacity, says company president John Kriz. The acquisition comes on the heels of the firm’s recent 47,000-sq.-ft. expansion, growing its shop to 227,000 sq. ft.
Apollo manufactures 22 hydraulic machines for punch- ing and drilling pipes as well as round, square and rectan- gular tubes. The machines can punch 2 holes/sec., and pro- vide accuracy to 0.2 mm from first to last hole on a 3-m-long tube.
Vari-Form, Troy, MI, a hydro- former serving the automotive industry, has earned a Suppli- er Quality Excellence Award from General Motors. Winning suppliers met more than 12 quality criteria during a 12- month period that ended June 30, 2014. Vari-Form supplies GM with hydroformed alu- minum frame-rail components for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
People
The annual list of safest companies is published by EHS Today magazine, recog- nizing companies that demon- strate “support from manage- ment and employee involvement; innovative solu- tions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates lower than the average for their industries; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate the ben- efits of the safety process.”
Lincoln Electric Adds Automation Firepower
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, AR, a man- ufacturer of dust-, fume- and mist-collection equipment, appointed Alan O’Connell executive vice president in charge of worldwide opera- tions. He previously served as president and CEO of Camfil APC’s parent company, the Camfil Group, Stockholm, Sweden.
Agreements
Metal stamper Bettcher Manufacturing, L.L.C., McAllen, TX, hired Melayne Martin as sales and market- ing manager.
AMT Partners to Launch Additive- Manufacturing Award Competition
Coldwater Machine Establishes Solid-State Joining Center
Sun Microstamping Tech- nologies, Clearwater, FL, spe- cialists in precision metal stamping, in-die staking and welding, injection and insert molding and assembly, has hired The Walton Co., Hilton Head, SC, as a manufactur- er’s rep. Walton will represent Sun to targeted accounts in Georgia, Alabama, Ten- nessee, Southern Virginia, North and South Carolina and Mississippi.
AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology has joined forces with the German machine-tool builders’ association VDW to launch the International Addi- tive Manufacturing (AM) Award competition. The award seeks to recognize innovation in AM-related design, process- es, materials, applications and data generation.
Technology for joining light- weight and dissimilar materials will be the focus of a new Solid State Joining Center hosted by Coldwater Machine Co., Cold- water, OH. The new unit includes a weld-development lab cur- rently equipped with five fric- tion-welding systems for testing and low-volume production. Work is focused on the increased use of aluminum, magnesium and composites in the automotive industry.
Total Grinding Solutions, Warren, MI, a manufacturer of centerless grinders, hired Chanley Chambers as global sales director.
The winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize, with the
Cole-Tuve, Inc., White Marsh, MD, has been appoint- ed the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor for high- speed CNC tube and pipe
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Facilities
Lincoln Electric, Cleve- land, OH, has acquired Easom Automation Systems, Madison Heights, MI, a man- ufacturer of fabricating- automation equipment including turntables, position- ers, shuttles and conveyors.
Fluid-Cell Presses headed to Chinese Aircraft Companies
Shanghai Aircraft Manufac- turing and Xizi Aviation (Zehjiang, China) announced plans to install fluid-cell press- es from Avure technologies, to manufacture sheetmetal parts for the Comac C919 sin- gle-aisle narrow-body airliners, to be built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.
Florida Stamper Adds Rep for the Southeast U.S.
Trumpf Inc., Farmington, CT, promoted James Rogows- ki from director of machine and power tool products to vice president, technical serv- ice. He also has served the company, a manufacturer of sheetmetal-fabricating machinery and industrial lasers, as managing director of Trumpf Canada.
Italian-Made Tube/Pipe Punching Machines Gain U.S. Representation
Waterjet-equipment manu- facturer Flow International Corp., Kent, WA, appointed Dick LeBlanc president of Flow Waterjet. He previously served the company as vice president of global sales and marketing.