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New Dallas Industries Dealer in Michigan
Dallas Industries, Troy, MI, a manufacturer of coil-han- dling and press-feeding equipment and controls, appointed Midwest Press & Automation (MPA) its new dealer in Michigan.
Awards
Located in Lansing, MI, MPA handles presses, feed- line equipment, transfer automation, press controls and more, and also offers engineering and press-repair services.
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Shape Corp. Named Swedish Steel Prize Finalist
For its development of a “3D” automotive roof-rail tube, Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI, has been nominated for the Swedish Steel Prize 2019. Shape Corp, is one of the four finalists for the prize.
“In the mid-2000s, we developed bending technology that could bend in one direc- tion in the same plane, in line with our roll forming process, “explains Brian Oxley, product manager at Shape Corp. We called it 1D bending, and over
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MC Machinery, an Elk Grove Village, IL-based manu- facturer of metal fabrication machines, has announced Tim Gelsomino as its new West Coast regional sales manager; Fabrication Div. Gel- somino will be responsible for West Coast operations and growing relationships with cur- rent and new customers in the region.
Aida-America, a Dayton, OH-based metal stamping press manufacturer, has announced several employee promotions.
• Steve Easterling to plan- ning manager. Easterling joined Aida-America’s Plan- ning Department in 2013 and now coordinates with several internal departments to devel- op a master production sched-
the next few years, this tech- nology progressed to handling bending in two directions on the same plane, and then three directions. We call this 3D bending.”
In 2011, Shape Corp. approached Ford with the pro- file concept, resulting in 3D roll-formed A pillars, made from cold-rolled 1700-MPa martensitic steel and currently used in several Ford vehicles, including the Ford Explorer and Ford Escape.
ule. In his new role he over- sees all materials manage- ment, including production planning and control, distribu- tion, and warehousing.
• Jacob Leet to group leader of welding. Leet joined Aida-America’s welding department in 2013. In his new position, Leet analyzes orders and blue prints to determine the supplies and sequence of weldment con- struction required.
• Nick Colarosa to senior project engineer. Colarosa joined Aida-America’s sales department in 2015 and pre- viously served as project man- ager. In his new role he man- ages all assigned press projects, serving as the single point of customer contact for each.
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