The Resistance Welder Manufacturers' Association (RWMA) plans to conduct its Emmet A Craig Resistance Welding School, set for Sept 18-19, 2002, at the Northbrook Hilton in Chicago IL. In the past 30 years, the RWMA has educated more than 3,000...
The 2002 Directory: Machine Tools & Manufacturing Equipment by AMT Members is available from AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology. This directory includes information on machine tools, manufacturing machinery, and related...
The home page of AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology now offers event information and registration, industry resources, personalized news, publications and reports, and a members-only section. It can be accessed at www.AMTonline.org.
Consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts that 200 major public companies will file for bankruptcy in 2002, with 50% of them from the manufacturing sector and 20% from the service sector. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers's "Phoenix...
For a limited time, Automated Machinery Inc (AMI) is offering machine mini-inspections, turret punch press evaluations that give an overview of the condition of major machine components and assemblies. Cost of this service is $485, and inspection...
January 2002 machine tool consumption in the United States totaled $149.63 million, according to AMT — The Association for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors Association. This total, as reported by companies...
Manufacturing ended its 19-month long slide in February as factories worked to meet a wave of new orders, an industry report showed.The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) monthly Purchasing Managers Index rose to 54.7 in February from 49.9 in...
ROBOGRIND is a new tool from Finland designed to clean the interiors of tank containers and tank trucks. It can grind off deposits of epoxy, latex, chlorides, and other deposits, as well as weld defects and discoloration. The cleaning arms fold up...
The American Welding Society has published three new safety standards: Lens Shade Selector, Specification for Use and Performance of Transparent Welding Curtains and Screens, and Ventilation Guide for Weld Fume...
