Archive for January, 2009

ITW 4Q profit drops; more weakness ahead (Crain’s Chicago Business)

(Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Illinois Tool Works posted a lower fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, citing dramatic declines in demand worldwide, and forecast continued and broad-based weakness throughout 2009. The company, which makes fasteners, food service and welding equipment, …

Diode Lasers suit low-power materials processing. (ThomasNet)

Featuring nXLT(TM) single emitter diodes, Pearl(TM) Fiber-Coupled Diode Lasers are available in 915, 940, and 980 nm wavelengths with up to 100 W power from 200-800 µm PowerCore(TM) fiber, which provides consistent beam quality and power transmission independent of fiber layout and movement. Units are specifically designed for industrial applications such as plastic welding and soldering. …

RTEC Offers Expanded Training Opportunities With Upcoming Courses (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Whether you are thinking about switching careers or you would like to pick up some technical training during this down time to boost your skills, RTEC has expanded its offerings to include additional training opportunities. There are additional courses in welding, two truck driving programs and new customized basic electricity and automation training programs that can help you take your skills …

Metabo’s Newest Heavy Duty Angle Grinder Offers Advanced Protection Features To Extend Tool Life (ToolingOnline)

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers the WE14-150 Quick 6″ compact angle grinder that incorporates several advanced motor protection features, including current interruption protection, thermal overload protection, electronic speed stabilization …

RTEC Offers Expanded Training Opportunities With Upcoming Courses (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Whether you are thinking about switching careers or you would like to pick up some technical training during this down time to boost your skills, RTEC has expanded its offerings to include additional training opportunities. There are additional courses in welding, two truck driving programs and new customized basic electricity and automation training programs that can help you take your skills …

Airgas Reports Third Quarter EPS of $0.76, 13% Growth over Prior Year (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

RADNOR, Pa.—-Airgas, Inc. , the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, and welding, safety and related products, today reported growth in sales, operating income and earnings, as well as strong free cash flow* for its third quarter ended December 31, 2008.

40 offered early retirements at ESAB (York Daily Record)

The parent company of ESAB Welding and Cutting Products on Tuesday announced the closure of two European plants and global workforce reductions of more than 900.

CHAD Industries Announces Implementation of CPV Welding System (Centre Daily Times)

CHAD Industries announced this week the successful implementation of their solar concentrator cell welding system. The CPV Welding System that CHAD Industries developed is an automated system to weld interconnects to concentrator solar cells. The system incorporates a Miyachi Unitek parallel gap resistance welder, giving the CPV Welding System a high degree of process control because of its …

CHAD Industries Announces Implementation of CPV Welding System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ANAHEIM, Calif.—-CHAD Industries announced this week the successful implementation of their solar concentrator cell welding system. The CPV Welding System that CHAD Industries developed is an automated system to weld interconnects to concentrator solar cells.

Williams Welding (Sampson Independent)

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Welding offered at Picayune Career and Technology Center (The Picayune Item)

Students at the Picayune Career and Technology Center are getting hands on experience in welding, a trade they could use after they graduate from high school.

People in the news (Spooner Advocate)

Recent area WITC-Rice Lake scholarship recipients, followed by their program area and scholarship they received, include the following: Birchwood – Cody Rurup, Welding, William Heilhecker Memorial.

Edmond students forge a class bond in Vocational-Agriculture classes (The Oklahoman)

EDMOND — Kenny Leatherwood loves watching people’s faces when he tells them he teaches welding classes for Edmond Public Schools. Leatherwood, an agriculture power and technology teacher, has taught welding in Edmond the past 13 years. He still notices, however, that few people he meets in town know the district offers Vocational-Agriculture classes, much less has a complex consisting of a barn, …

ESAB cuts spare Hanover plant (The Evening Sun)

The parent company of ESAB Welding and Cutting Products on Tuesday announced the closure of two European plants and global workforce reductions of more than 900.


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