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Facilities
NASG Expanding in Mexico, Adding New Press Line
system supplied by Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI.
but also in the many projects we process involving a cross- pollination of the manufactur- ing services Miro offers,” says Jeff Brown, Miro president.
and applications support cen- ter in Cornelius, NC, near Charlotte.
The North American Stamping Group, headquar- tered in Portland, TN, has commenced an 86,000-sq.- ft. expansion to a manufac- turing facility in Mexico, which will grow the site to 245,000 sq. ft. This project represents the second expansion of that operation, and includes the addition of a 1500-ton press, with a
96 by 256-in bed, supplied by Eagle Press & Equipment, Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada. The press line will be equipped with a dual-head transfer system supplied by Linear Transfer Automation, Barrie, Ontario, and a feed
Once the expansion com- pletes, NASG will encompass 1.1 million sq. ft. of manufac- turing space across seven stamping facilities in the Unit- ed States and Canada, and three more in Mexico.
This eX-series model is the fifth generation in a line of 2D Mitsubishi lasers. The laser reportedly combines ease of operability, high-speed lens movement, upgradable automation and the compa- ny’s patented resonator design to deliver high cutting power per watt available.
“This facility is strategically located to serve our growing customer base in the thriving aerospace and manufacturing communities of the South- eastern states,” says Glenn Nausley, Promess president.
Miro Tool and Mfg.
Edward Stockline, an expe- rienced application engineer, will manage the new center, according to Nausley.
AddsCO Laser 2
Miro Tool & Mfg., Wauke- sha, WI, a contract manufac- turer specializing in metal stamping, fabrication and machining, has added a Mit- subishi eX-series 2D
CO2 laser. The investment allows the company to increase its laser- and water- jet-cutting capabilities and capacity.
Promess Opens Engineering, Applications Support Center
in North Carolina
Behringer Saws Ships Two Bandsaws to Steelmaker
“Our new laser will not only help us directly in fabrication,
Promess Inc., Brighton, MI, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of sensing devices, electronics, assem- bly presses and test systems, has opened an engineering
Behringer Saws, Inc., Mor- gantown, PA, announced it recently shipped two semi- automatic bandsaws to Ell- wood Specialty Steel (ESS), New Castle, PA, a steel pro- ducer for the tool, mold and die industry. ESS took deliv-
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