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Facilities
mild steel and advanced high- strength steels, from 0.5 to 3.5 mm thick and in coil widths to 1.9 m.
flight backups to eliminate roll deflection and optimize mate- rial flatness.
Leonard to a new 24,000-sq.- ft. manufacturing and distribu- tion center in Queretaro. The firm, a manufacturer of CNC tube benders, endformers and related equipment, currently operates out of a 5000-sq.-ft. facility located near its future location. The larger facility will allow it to increase production capacity and to stock consum- able tooling and machine spare parts.
News Fronts
Seyi to Establish Mexican Subsidiary
Press manufacturer Seyi announced plans to establish a Mexican subsidiary in Mon- terrey, Nuevo Leon. The facili- ty, slated to open during the second half of 2014, will fea- ture a showroom, expanded service department and sales team.
Coe Coil-Feed Lines Installed to Support Heavy Blanking
Swiss Welding-Safety Supplier Sets Up Shop in Rhode Island
LaserCoil Launches Coil-Fed Blanking Service
Two facilities of Liberty Steel—Warren, OH, and Saltil- lo, Mexico—have recently installed new coil-feed lines from Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI. The lines are specified to process high- strength (to 85,000 PSI yield) steel, with maximum line speed to 100 ft./min.
Optrel AG, Wattwill, Switzerland, a manufacturer of welding helmets and auto- darkening lenses, has opened its first North American office and distribution center in East Greenwich, RI. The new facility will house customer service, sales and marketing, and oversee distribution through- out the United States and Canada.
Expanded Metal Co. Adopts Epicor ERP Software
LaserCoil Technologies LLC, Perrysburg, OH, developer of coil-fed fiber-laser blanking technology, now offers short- run production and prototyping coil-fed blanking services. It can process as many as 20,000 pieces/run from coil materials including aluminum,
The Saltillo line can process material to 0.210 in. thick and 54 in. wide; the War- ren line can process steel to 0.250 in. thick and 42 in. wide. Both feature Coe’s CPPS-507-series heavy-duty power straightener, with hi-
A Bigger Mexican Presence for Eaton Leonard/AddisonMckee
UK-based The Expanded Metal Co., with facilities in Hartlepool and in Hannover, Germany, announced plans to replace its existing ERP soft- ware with software from Epi- cor. The firm, a manufacturer of mesh-based metal prod- ucts, needs updated ERP soft-
AddisonMckee, Lebanon, OH, plans to move the Mexi- can operations of Eaton
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