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The Fabricator

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  • Plasma cutting system improves electrode life, cutting quality
  • Bunting Magnetics Co. acquires MAGL
  • Airgas acquires A&N Plant
  • Manual waterjet bevel head cuts up to a 45-degree angle
  • Captive screw fasteners function as slam-to-close latches
  • Pneumatic presses accommodate 3 to 210 tons
  • How to implement quick die change
  • A ‘weld-done’ finish
  • Custom or standard?

Shopfloor (NAM)

  • In the House and Senate, Supporters of Trade Speak Out
  • The Foreign Policy of the Communications Workers of America
  • Card Check: What Were They Chatting About?
  • Big Business and Small Business Are Not Foes
  • Bill That Increases Threat of Litigation Speeds to House Floor
  • Policy or Politics, Tax Break for Trial Lawyers a Loser
  • Recovery Slows: Only 2.4 Percent GDP Growth in Quarter
  • House Push for $11.5B Tax Increase Stalls, As Does GDP
  • Energy Insecurity: Liability Caps and Drilling Moratoriums
  • Security, Safety and Efficiency for Chemical Facilities

Carmen Electrode

  • The Make it in America Plan
  • Rosie’s Girls Can Do It!
  • From Housekeeper to Welder
  • Need a New Helmet?
  • Girl Fabricators ROCK
  • The Indy 500 and Carmen Electrode
  • Miller Jet Dragster
  • Show Your Dirt and Win
  • Iron Man 2 : The Welder
  • There Are No “Welding Socks”

Manufacturingtalk

  • Metal-cored wires feature H4 diffusible hydrogen
  • Lucifer Furnaces supplies heat-treating units
  • Pifoc drive allows fast positioning in microscropy
  • Variohm offers heavy-duty linear position sensors
  • Metal-cored electrodes for power generation tasks

Steel News from Google

  • Corus timing wasn't right: J J Irani - Sify
  • AK Steel Holding In Review: Shares Trading 1.30% Below its May 6th Crash Low ... - Comtex Smartrend
  • POSCO and China`s Jilin Province to Carry Out Projects in Steel, Construction ... - Azom.com
  • North Dakota group worries about pipeline steel - BusinessWeek
  • Vale Says Steel Demand to 'Heat Up' as Profit Surges - BusinessWeek
  • S Korean Shares End Down; Steel Firms, Samsung Electronics Weigh - Wall Street Journal
  • China Should Cut Foreign Ore to One-Third of Needs, Steel Association Says - Bloomberg
  • Heard on the Street: ArcelorMittal Tests Investors' Mettle - Wall Street Journal
  • Ben Keith dies at 73; steel guitarist known for work with Neil Young - Los Angeles Times
  • A Weak Outlook for Steel Makers - New York Times

Industrial Market Trends

  • Light Friday: The Perfect Handshake
  • Small Business Outlook Grows Dismal
  • Top 5 Biz Risks in 2010
  • Manufacturing Outlook Strengthens in Q2
  • Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: China Tackles National Energy Challenges
  • Light Friday: The Most Annoying Coworker Habits
  • Are Workers Ready to Vacation Again?
  • Global Steel Production Up in First Half of 2010
  • Vital Signs of the Med Tech Industry
  • Q&A: Jim King on Environmental and Safety Management


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