SoCal Stamper/Diemaker Signs with Manufacturers Rep
Friday, January 10, 2014
HFC-Clark, Sun Valley, CA, a manufacturer of progressive dies, stamped and fabricated metal parts and assemblies, has signed with TradeMark Group (TMG), a manufacturers’ representative agency specializing in custom engineered components for OEMs in southern California, Arizona and southern Nevada (www.trademarkgrp.com/). Learn more about HFC-Clark at www.hfcfabrications.com/ and www.clarktooldie.com/.
Iconic New Years Eve Ball Earns Award for Welding Innovation
Friday, January 10, 2014
Big Apple revelers may not have noticed the gas-tungsten-arc-welding technology on display as the ball dropped to ring in the New Year, but the American Welding Society (AWS) certainly did. During a special ceremony held on January 6, 2014, AWS, Miami, FL, presented an Extraordinary Welding Award to the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball, a 12-ft.-dia. welded-aluminum geodesic sphere that weighs nearly 12,000 lb. Congratulations goes out to Its fabricator, Hudson Scenic Studios, Hudson, NY; www.hudsonscenic.com/.
Steel Man of the Year
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
James Barnett, president of Grant Steel Products, Wixom, MI, has been named Steel Man of the Year by the Association of Steel Distributors (ASD), for his “leadership, dedication, service and excellence in the steel industry.” ASD, Chicago, IL, provides members access to current industry developments and information related to legislative issues; www.steeldistributors.org/.