February 10, 2006
Articles
Sawing the moody metal
A carbide-tipped blade with triple-set tooth design provides good swarf clearance for long tool life. by Paul Duffy, Babco Milford Bandsaws Edited by...
CGA implements new review process for publications
Carl Johnson, CGA President The CGA implemented a new work process for reviewing its publications. The purpose of the change is to improve the management...
Harsco GasServ targets synergy and service
Taylor-Wharton's CRYO-2-GO liquid cylinder repair service brings the repair shop to the distributor's doorstep. Boyd discusses marketing materials available...
Airgas expands Star
Airgas Inc. (www.airgas.com) will invest $7.5 million in a 42.5-percent increase in capacity at its Star, Miss., plant. The expansion will add 850 tons...
Hypertherm shares profit from good year
Hypertherm Inc. had such a good year in 2005 that the company announced it provided $9.3 million to its profit sharing plan for the year. The company's...
Linde makes bid for BOC Group
The German industrial gases giant Linde AG (www.linde.com) made an unsolicited, $13.54-billion takeover offer for British industrial gases giant BOC Group...
Linde Gas LLC announces restructuring
Linde Gas LLC (www.linde-gas.com) of Independence, Ohio, said it restructured its human resources, technical resources and financial operations in a move...
Welding industry wins significant court victory in Maryland case
The Maryland Court of Appeals handed down a victory to the welding industry on Jan. 6 in a ruling that said business insurance pollution exclusion clauses...
Thermatool installs 1200 kW output welder at Malaysian pipe mill
Thermatool Corporation (www.thermatool.com) announced it started a CFI 1200 (1,200-kW output) Solid State Induction Welder at Alpine Pipe Manufacturing...
Welding Distributors Co-op to sell pressure boosters for natural gas
G-TEC Natural Gas Systems (www.gas-tec.com) has named the Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (www.weldmark.com) as the exclusive distributor...
Wildfire threat curbs welding in Oklahoma and parts of Texas
The threat of spreading wildfires caused the governor of Oklahoma and officials in several counties in Texas to order bans on outdoor welding and torch...
Snapshot
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Ship Systems sector (www.northropgrumman.com) has three shipyards along the Gulf Coast that were in the path of Hurricane Katrina....
Gaining distance from fume litigation
The law, I once was told, is not about the truth. It's a contest between different versions of the truth. The man who told me this was a distinguished...
Seizing the future
Weldstar's warehouse in Logansport, Ind. Weldstar's headquarters in Aurora, Ill. Weldstar Inc.'s executives, (from left to right) Joseph, Matthew, John...
Blogging for news
Northwire Inc. has added a weblog to its website at www.northwire.com/weblog. The company has built RSS (resource description framework site summary)...
Giving it the gas
Acme Cryogenics has redesigned its website, www.acmecryo.com, to limit confusion and the time that it takes to load pages. The company says the new design...
Many mini-websites
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has launched three additions to its www.millerwelds.com site.The first, www.millerwelds.com/ams, is for the company's advanced...
Robotic shopping
Kuka Robotics Corp. has launched an Internet site at www.kukaregistration.com to provide help and information to manufacturers who are considering purchasing...
Abrasive grind and blend kit
Rex-Cut Products Inc. (www.rexcut.com) is offering a grind and blend kit that can be used to grind out cracks and remove heavy welds then provide a finish...
Benzene detector
Photovac Inc. (www.photovac.com/pr) introduced a portable photoionization monitor that is designed to detect benzene. The 2020gasPRO monitor uses pre-filter...
Earplug dispenser available
The Howard Leight LS-400 Leight Source plastic earplug dispenser from Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group (www.hearingportal.com) is designed for wall mounting...
Orbital welding
Liburdi Dimetrics Corp. (www.liburdi.com) offers a 600-ampere welding system that features the company's Pulsweld technology, and up to eight servos for...
Personal air cleaner and conditioner
MST Inc. (www.modsafe.com) launched a line of air purification equipment for use with supplied air respirators. The company says its Respiratory Protector...
Protective clothing
Torch Wear's (www.torchwear.com) new protective overalls, aprons and coats are made from CarbonX fabric. The fabric is made from oxidized polyacrylonitrile...
Restoring polished appearances
J. Walter Inc. (www.walter.com) says its Poli-Quick Discs can provide a No. 2 satin finish and a No. 7 polished finish to stainless steel and nonferrous...
Safe drop zones
Blue Giant Equipment Corp. (www.bluegiant.com) offers a line of dock safety equipment that features door and dock guards. The XDS (extra dock safety)...
Safety slide
Fortress Interlocks (www.fortressinterlocks.com) introduced a new design for its safety slide that controls access to enclosed areas or to machines. The...
Speedy robot
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. (www.panasonicfa.com) developed a family of robots powered by the company's embedded arc control (EAC) technology that...
Speedy laser cutting
Amada America Inc. (www.amada.com) says its FOL 3015NT model is the fastest laser-cutting machine in the world. The system features linear drives in the...
Trace-nitrogen-in-argon analyzer
The Series 1200 analyzer from GOW-MAC Instrument Co. (www.gow-mac.com) is designed to measure trace amounts of nitrogen in argon. Model 1200-A covers...
People
Cline Harsco GasServ, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (www.harscogasserv.com), a division of Harsco Corp., named James E. Cline president of international compressed...
