A patent infringement letter by CTI of Elmsford, New York, targeted competing plasma cutting systems and CAD systems in 1992. The resulting losses threw the entire industry into chaos, writes SNIPS Contributor and Industry Icon David Daw.

There is one common phrase from those who’ve had success updating their shop floor layout: proper planning and flexibility. Here are some tips to get you started.

Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, is now accepting applications for its Spark Something Great educational grant program.

Hypertherm's all new Powermax SYNC features three different air plasma systems with single-piece cartridge consumables.

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) announces the CLX, a new fiber laser machine.

In 1982, John Del Vecchio joined the Met-Coil Systems Corporation’s Board of Directors to help navigate impending litigation facing the machinery brand’s daughter companies, Iowa Precision and Lockformer.      

“For PPI, this was an introduction to a market place that they haven’t been into. This is getting them into the fabricating world,” says Venne, about the Ultra Cut’s power. “And they had the right product for it, they just needed a helping hand.”

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. has completed the purchase of the controlling stake of Kaynak Teknigi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Askaynak”) to advance Lincoln Electric’s regional growth strategy in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Hypertherm’s three new torch sleeves for XPR plasma cutting torches and lead sets allow the sets to remain axially fixed while the torch holding device rotates 360 degrees in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. This capability is meant to enhance torch lead life in high-flex applications. 

Look around you. The sheet metal machinery on your shop floor is the lifeblood of your business. But as an extension of your workforce, do you know what machines to recruit and what to retire?