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New Australian distributor for laser-cutting components

Monday 03 November 2008

LIGHTOPTRONICS says it is the new Australian distributor of Northrop Grumman Cutting Edge Optronics laser-cutting products.


Nano technology key to new ways of shaping metal

Monday 30 June 2008

RESEARCHERS at Cornell University have developed a new way to shape metal using nanostructure technology.


Optimising welding with flux-cored wires

Thursday 29 May 2008

APPLICATION Engineer at the Lincoln Electric Company Ken Lee has written about the advantages and uses of flux-cored wire in welding applications.


Secrets of molten metals discovered

Wednesday 21 May 2008

THE CAST Cooperative Research Centre (CAST CRC) has discovered molten metals can behave like wet sand when they enter a zone between solid and liquid states.


Machine cuts both sectional and solid metals

Tuesday 22 April 2008

POWER Machinery is the Australian distributor for an automatic band-sawing machine that cuts both sectional and solid structural metals.


Metal laser-sintering machine

Tuesday 15 April 2008

BETTA Machine Tools (BMT) is distributing a direct metal laser-sintering machine in Australia.


Large gear cutters with replaceable inserts

Thursday 03 April 2008

GLEASON has released a line of gear gashing, shaping and hobbing cutters that can quickly produce large spur and helical gears.


Submerged arc welding electrodes

Tuesday 11 March 2008

SELECT-Arc has released two tubular metal cored electrodes designed for submerged arc welding.


Structural steel processing and fabrication

Friday 29 February 2008

KALTENBACH has increased its range of structural steel processing machinery with a range of steel fabrication machines.


Solid carbide micro drill

Thursday 07 February 2008

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling has released a micro drill made of fine-grained solid carbide, said to have exceptional tool life, consistent process reliability, and high precision.


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