Industry News

News • August 10, 2016

Hybrid fusion/FSW tech provides flexible joining solution

Researchers are developing a prototype welding system that will demonstrate the field deployment capabilities of flexible hybrid friction stir welding technology.

News • August 10, 2016

Maintenance worker crushed by machine part

A 57-year-old maintenance worker was crushed fatally by a 4,000 pound machine part while performing maintenance inside of a sand core machine at a Warrensburg, Mont. aluminum foundry.

News • August 10, 2016

Lockheed Martin receives mfg. leadership awards

The Manufacturing Leadership Council recognized Lockheed Martin with four awards in three manufacturing categories.

News • August 10, 2016

U.S. job numbers strong for second month

For the second straight month, job numbers in the U.S. economy were relatively strong, with each above the consensus estimate, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.

News • August 3, 2016

Kennametal to cut 1,000 jobs due to drilling slowdown

Pittsburgh-based Kennametal Inc. says it's cutting 1,000 jobs over the next 15 months, citing weak demand for the coal-mining and gas-drilling cutting tools it makes.

News • August 3, 2016

TCAT Elizabethton taking applications for training

Applications are now being accepted for a machine tool training program at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton this fall.

News • August 2, 2016

Bunting Magnetics selects new territory manager

Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, Kan., named Wendy Doll territory manager for Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and portions of California and Nevada. The company makes magnetic separation and material handling equipment.

News • August 2, 2016

EMAG’s laser lab gears up

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based EMAG LLC held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony June 8 to celebrate the opening of its new laser welding laboratory. The facility features equipment and a staff of experts to enable automotive supply-chain companies to better fabricate differential gears, camshafts and other components using laser welding technology.

News • July 29, 2016

PACE helps finance green facility upgrades

Heller Machine Tools, Troy, Mich., is the first manufacturer to finance energy upgrades through a 2010 program authorized by the state of Michigan that allows municipalities to fund energy-efficiency improvements through a special assessment on a property.

News • July 29, 2016

Florida county boasts strong mfg community

Holmes County, Fla., home to a cluster of metal machining and fabrication outfits that employ skilled machinists and welders, has seen the manufacturing industry provide a solid foundation for economic opportunity and demand for a skilled workforce.

News • July 29, 2016

Titanium-gold alloy is 4x harder than steel

Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints, but a discovery by Rice University physicists shows that the gold standard for artificial joints can be improved with the addition of some actual gold.

News • July 22, 2016

Penn State opens Advanced Mfg. & Innovation Center

Penn State Behrend's new Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center, a $16.5 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. building, will house Penn State Behrend's mechanical engineering program, the college's largest major, in terms of enrollment, and the industrial engineering program.