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entered, will allow you to calculate everything a spring manufacturer will need to know in order to design your springs.
New Waterjet-Cutting Website from Flow Intl.
The newly enhanced website of Flow Intl., Kent, WA, includes a new “Ask
Dr. Hashish” area, where Dr. Mohamed Hashish, inventor of the abrasive- waterjet process, will answer your technical ques- tions. Updated information on the site also covers sur- face preparation and techni- cal tips, photos and videos. Visit www.flowwaterjet.com.
AME Rolls Out New Website
Sitema safety catchers for hydraulic presses, as well as metal-cutting sawing systems, hydraulic/pneumatic rod locks and other machine tool components are high- lighted on the new website of Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., Rockford, IL. The site offers literature downloads, CAD files, video and more. Also, visitors can access an ISO calculator that provides tolerance data on shafts and bores with the quick input of a few key parameters. Check out the site at www.ame.com.
People
Prima North America, Chicopee, MA, a manufac- turer of lasers and laser sys- tems, promoted Carl Bryant to sales and marketing man- ager for Prima 3D laser sys- tems and to the newly cre- ated position of automotive
market manager for North America. He previously served as North American sales manager for the company’s Laserdyne Systems group.
Max Baauw has joined Michigan Roll Form, Inc., Fraser, MI, as sales manager —Tru-Tech Products. Baauw had been president of Tru- Tech Tool and Machine Co., a manufacturer of rollform- ing equipment. Michigan Roll Form recently obtained the rights to the Tru-Tech brand name, along with engineering drawings, sales records and inventory items.
Robotic-workcell systems integrator Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, IA, appointed Chuck Keibler executive vice president— business development. Included is responsibility for administering the com- pany’s domestic partner relationships with suppliers, OEMs and distributors.
North South Machinery, Brea, CA, named Bob Stew- art vice president of fabrica- tion. The distributor is MC Machinery Systems’ west coast dealer, selling EDM, laser- and waterjet-cutting machines, and press brakes.
Olympic Steel, Cleve- land, OH, promoted Dan Springer to general manager for its Iowa division. He pre- viously served the company as operations manager for its facility in Winder, GA. Olympic Steel processes and distributes coil and plate steel products.
Serec Corp., North Kingstown, RI, named Jim Fredericks national sales manager. The firm manufac- tures industrial parts-clean- ing machines.
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