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sheetmetal-fabricating processes includ- ing laser cutting, stamping, hydroforming and welding.
General Motors Ventures Invests in Steel Supplier
NanoSteel Co., Inc., Providence, RI, has received funding from GM Ventures, a General Motors subsidiary created to invest in promising automotive technolo- gies. NanoSteel supplies nanostructured advanced high-strength sheet steels for the automotive industry, as well as a new class of nanostructured high-strength stainless steel, weld-overlay consumables and thermal-spray consumables.
Internet
Wilson Tool Launches Updated Customer-Centric Website
More product information, stream- lined navigation and content in multiple languages are just a few of the features prevalent on the newly updated website of Wilson Tool International, White Bear
system integration services. The re- vamped website, www.controlsys.org/client, is loaded with information useful to pro- duction supervisors, directors of manu- facturing and others as they consider potential projects or are in need of expertise.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hydraulic Shock Dampers
...is presented on the newly launched website of W-Technologies, Mt. Carmel, IL. Designed to minimize noise and vibra- tion and to prolong tooling life by prevent- ing the adverse effects of snapthrough shock, the dampers are ideal for blank- ing, punching and die trimming applica- tions. The website—www.w-tech.biz— features sections titled How it Works, Fre- quently Asked Questions, Resources and an online Quote Request form.
Awards
Recognition Pours in for Waukesha Metal Products
Full-service metalforming company Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, WI, has earned the Milwaukee Business Jour- nal’s Fastest Growing Firm award, based on year-over-year revenue growth. Also, the firm has been named to the 2012 Future 50 list for the second consecutive year by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Asso- ciation of Commerce and its Council of Small Business Executives. The Future 50 program recognizes achievement of local, privately owned businesses demon- strating stability, growth and success.
Trumpf Recognizes Distributor Excellence
Three machinery distributors recently received 2011 awards for sales excel- lence from Trumpf Inc., Farmington, CT. Fabricating Machine Technology, Cleve- land, OH, received the Outstanding Dis- tributor Performance Award; Mid-Atlantic Machinery, Harrisburg, PA, received the Sustained Excellence Award; and Metal- forte, Monterrey, Mexico, received the Most Improved Performance Award.
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New UPM Website Features Sheet and Coil Calculator Apps
United Performance Metals, Hamil- ton, OH, a supplier of specialty stain- less-steel and high-temperature alloys, has unveiled a redesigned website, with plenty of new additions. New to the site: sheet and coil calculator apps, contest links and social-media updates. Visitors to the site also will enjoy upgraded online quoting and document-retrieval capabilities, and a showcase of the firm’s product offerings and capabilities; www.upmet.com.
New Website for Control-System Integrators
The Control System Integrators Asso- ciation (CSIA), Madison, WI, has launched a new website to support companies in their search for control-
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