Equipment & Automation News Archive
ESAB Names New Vice President
Michael J. Ostaffe has joined ESAB Welding & Cutting Products (www.esab.com) as vice president of product management and development for filler metals...
American Weldquip Appoints New District Managers
American Weldquip Inc. (www.weldquip.com), Sharon Center, Ohio, has appointed Casey Simpson and Luis Villasante to the position of district sales manager....
Trumpf Opens New Laser Facility
Trumpf Inc. (www.trumpf.com) opened a new laser facility, Laser Innovation & Technical Excellence (LITE), on its Farmington, Conn., campus. The facility...
Welding Helmets - What you need to know before you buy
On the job or in the garage, every welder needs protection to prevent eye damage. As a general rule, spending more on a welding helmet will increase comfort,...
Welding a Superbike
KTM Sportcycles AG needed a new solution to join the frame section of the new sports motorcycle it introduced earlier this year. The KTM 1190 RC8 superbike...
Hypertherm Acquires Manufacturer of Laser Consumables
Hypertherm Inc. (www.hypertherm.com) has acquired Italy-based ESSE A Srl., a manufacturer and supplier of laser consumables and accessories. Hypertherm,...
Koike Aronson Sets Distribution Program with Rebates
Here’s how the plan works: An “A” Distributor’s sales goal is set by Koike based on the distributor’s performance in the previous year. General market conditions also are taken into consideration, to make the goal as realistic as possible...
Steel seen short for first time in decades
Manufacturers worldwide can expect to see the first shortage of steel in decades, according to the head of the world’s largest steel company...
Robotic Transporters for Large Weldments
Robotic transporters are a key part of automating the welding of extremely large, heavy parts. The maximum work radius of an extended-reach robot is about...
AWS Foundation announces board appointment
The American Welding Society (www.aws.org) , the world’s largest organization dedicated to advancing the science, technology and application of welding, and the AWS Foundation appointed Rick Richardson to the AWS Foundation board for a three-year term...
ESAB to develop and market friction stir welding systems
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products (www.esabna.com) has received an exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and distribute friction stir welding machines with technology developed by MegaStir for ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, metal matrix composites and superalloys...
Lincoln Electric donates to help curb welder shortage
The Lincoln Electric Co. plans to donate $300,000 to the American Welding Society Foundation to help relieve a nationwide shortage of welders...
FIBA Technologies increasing manufacturing output
FIBA Technologies, Inc. (www.fibatech.com) said it is expanding its Millbury, Mass., production facilities to increase production capacity for seamless steel pressure vessels...
ITT acquires plasma cutting manufacturer
ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) has acquired Kaliburn Inc. (www.kaliburn.net), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc. (www.cmccontrols.com)headquartered in Cleveland Ohio...
New corporate director at AWS Foundation
Monica Pfarr to Spearhead the AWS Foundation's SOS Program for Workforce Development...
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