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VISIT US AT BOOTH A5031.
VISIT BLISS AT FABTECH.
THE ALL AMERICAN BRAND.
We are exhibiting our new C1-125 gap frame mechanical 125 metric ton stamping press with an Allen-Bradley controls system.
Standard configuration of this press: 30 to 60 SPM
Hydraulic overload system
Ross valves and Siemens motor
Grayco lubrication, OMPI clutch and brake, flywheel brake
Our show press will be paired with our brand new model B300 compact coil feed system with a 300 mm coil width capacity.
Stop by our booth A5031 to get a quick demonstration and complimentary Bliss stamped part!
Instant quotations are available at
www.blisspressusa.com
Bliss Press USA
1004 E State St. | Hastings, MI 49058 800-64BLISS info@blisspressusa.com
Newly formed Forming Sim- ulation Technology LLC, Northville, MI, is providing design and analysis services for stamped and hydroformed parts. The company, online at www.formingsimulation.com, was founded by Jeanne He Dubois, who says that FST can provide services on products ranging from Class-A panels to the smallest parts in the auto- motive/industrial product spectrum. FST is a certified distributor of LSTC/LS-Dyna sheetmetal-simulation software.
The deal is expected to close within two months. Exact will continue to focus on growing its core global solu- tion portfolio consisting of Exact Online, Exact Globe and Exact Synergy.
News Fronts
A & O Suppliers, LLC Launches to Produce Pullout-Holdout Devices
feedback on issues of buyer communication, bill-payment timeliness and more, with the aim of creating an accurate picture of the business poten- tial a buyer represents to MFG.com suppliers.
A new company, A & O Sup- pliers, LLC, Woodbury, CT, is producing pullout-holdout devices for the metal-stamp- ing industry. Mounted on stamping presses or press brakes, and connected to the machines’ slides, the safety devices modify the slide motion across connections to operators’ wrists.
Exact to Sell Macola, JobBoss and
Max Units into Combination with ECi
The connection is designed to ensure that an operator’s hands are not in the path of descending tools. The devices are available from A & O, which notes that they are manufactured in accordance with OEM specifications.
Exact Group BV, Delft, Netherlands, a developer of cloud business software for manufacturing and other industries, agreed to sell its specialized solutions division, including Macola, JobBoss and Max, to private-equity investment group Funds Advised by Apax. Apax will combine the three ERP soft- ware units, each of which tar- gets a specific sector of the manufacturing and distribu- tion market, with ECi Software Solutions, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, a provider of business soft- ware for small- to medium- sized organizations.
New Company Offers Metal-Part Design and Analysis Services
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MFG.com Launches Buyer-Rating System
AP&T Wins 2017 Enlighten Award for Vehicle Lightweighting
Online manufacturing mar- ketplace MFG.com, Marietta, GA, launched a new buyer-rat- ing system designed to add transparency and increase trust in buyer-supplier relation- ships. The platform incorpo- rates objective, data-driven measures and subjective
Stamping-press provider AP&T, Monroe, NC, received the 2017 Altair Enlighten Award in Enabling Technology for its production method for hot-forming high-strength alu- minum. Presented in July at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, MI, the Altair award honors
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