http://en.redtram.com/ thefabricator.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:11:09 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 1550 | Manchester Tool & Die launches new Web site http://en.redtram.com/go/198708410/top100/ 198708410 Manchester Tool & Die Inc. has announced its new Web site, , which features an updated, user-friendly design. The site offers complete product details and specifications for the company's crimping, grooving, and end forming machines, including standard specifications, additional options, Wed, 06 May 2009 13:27:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/198708410/top100/ 1550 | World steel demand set for sharpest decline since WWII http://en.redtram.com/go/197540044/top100/ 197540044 Reuters has reported that the world’s steel industry is bracing for the steepest fall in demand since World War II, "as global economic downturn rips through the sector, chopping demand by almost 15 percent compared with 2008." Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:14:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/197540044/top100/ 1550 | HRB prices: 'Never-ending bottom' http://en.redtram.com/go/197539975/top100/ 197539975 In its latest release of hot-rolled band prices, SteelBenchmarker ™'s headline read "never-ending bottom." Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:13:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/197539975/top100/ 1550 | TMK IPSCO Kentucky plant ratifies new labor agreement http://en.redtram.com/go/195384891/top100/ 195384891 TMK IPSCO was notified yesterday by the United Steelworkers and its Local 1870 that union members at the company's Wilder, Ky., plant have ratified the tentative labor agreement reached last week. The new contract replaces one that expired April 15, Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:28:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/195384891/top100/ 1550 | Tube City IMS LLC to be honored for 'green' shipping practices http://en.redtram.com/go/194899142/top100/ 194899142 Tube City IMS LLC, a provider of products and services to steel mills and foundries globally, today announced that it is a recipient of CSX Transportation's (CSXT) first-ever Environmental Award. The award will be conferred upon Tube City IMS at Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:21:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/194899142/top100/ 1550 | AK Steel announces stainless steel price increase http://en.redtram.com/go/194637370/top100/ 194637370 AK Steel said today that it is increasing base prices for all 200, 300, and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products by 6 percent to 9 percent, depending upon the grade and product form, effective with shipments on May Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:18:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/194637370/top100/ 1550 | Flow, KUKA announce strategic alliance http://en.redtram.com/go/193897003/top100/ 193897003 Flow International Corp., a developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, recently announced the formation of a strategic alliance with KUKA Robot Group, a supplier of robotic automation. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:24:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/193897003/top100/ 1550 | HRB prices continue to drop http://en.redtram.com/go/193895571/top100/ 193895571 The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker U.S. HRB price for April 13 plummeted 8.0 percent to $474 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the 17th consecutive drop. The Chinese HRB ex-works price dropped 5.3 percent to $391 per ton for the fifth Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:15:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/193895571/top100/ 1550 | Optimism rises among metal forming companies http://en.redtram.com/go/193895553/top100/ 193895553 According to the April 2009 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies are the most optimistic they have been about business conditions since last summer. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 155 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:15:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/193895553/top100/ 1550 | Mate Precision Tooling named '2009 Manufacturer of the Year' http://en.redtram.com/go/193895524/top100/ 193895524 Anoka, Minn.-based Mate Precision Tooling, a global manufacturer of original and replacement tooling for CNC punch presses, was named "2009 Manufacturer of the Year" by the Manufacturers Alliance. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:15:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/193895524/top100/ 1550 | John Deere announces new global operating model http://en.redtram.com/go/192877561/top100/ 192877561 Deere & Company today announced a new global operating model that will combine the technology, expertise, experience, channels, and investments of the Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division and the Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division into a single unit called the Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:29:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/192877561/top100/ 1550 | Kimberly-Clark acquires safety products company http://en.redtram.com/go/192877560/top100/ 192877560 Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today that it has acquired Jackson Products, Inc., a privately held safety products company headquartered in Fenton, Mo. Jackson Products, Inc., more commonly known within the industry as Jackson Safety, is a provider of welding safety products, Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:29:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/192877560/top100/ 1550 | TMK IPSCO opens Baytown heat treat facility http://en.redtram.com/go/192556029/top100/ 192556029 Construction of a new heat treat facility has been completed at TMK IPSCO's Baytown Works in Baytown, Texas. The facility is designed to heat treat and finish mainly seamless tubing and casing sizes from 2 3/8 in. to 7 5/8 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:27:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/192556029/top100/ 1550 | USW joins oil tubular trade case against China imports http://en.redtram.com/go/191522371/top100/ 191522371 Seven U.S. oil country tubular goods (OCTG) producers and the United Steelworkers (USW) have filed an antidumping and countervailing duty trade case against China imports with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:15:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/191522371/top100/ 1550 | Deere announces Des Moines layoffs http://en.redtram.com/go/191189241/top100/ 191189241 Deere & Company said today that 160 employees of the John Deere Des Moines Works will be placed on indefinite layoff later this month due to reduced market demand for the factory's products. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:12:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/191189241/top100/ 1550 | Machinists denounce F-22 funding cut http://en.redtram.com/go/190459704/top100/ 190459704 The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today denounced the decision by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to end funding for the F-22 fighter aircraft. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:11:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/190459704/top100/ 1550 | ISM: U.S. manufacturing contraction slows; new order index rises http://en.redtram.com/go/189807743/top100/ 189807743 Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in March for the 14th consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the sixth consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business ®. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:20:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/189807743/top100/ 1550 | LVD, HD establish joint venture company in China http://en.redtram.com/go/189807730/top100/ 189807730 LVD Company n.v. and Hubei Tri-Ring Metalforming Equipment Co., Ltd. (HD) have formed a joint venture company in Huangshi City, Hubei Province, China. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:20:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/189807730/top100/ 1550 | Hydro to close precision tubing plant in Michigan http://en.redtram.com/go/189522070/top100/ 189522070 Norway-based Hydro, a supplier of aluminum and aluminum products, has announced that it is consolidating its aluminum precision tubing operation in North America and closing it plant in Adrian, Mich. The company cited falling demand from automotive customers as a Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:11:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/189522070/top100/ 1550 | Ford plan includes covering car payments for buyers who lose jobs http://en.redtram.com/go/189460117/top100/ 189460117 Ford Motor Co. has introduced the Ford Advantage Plan, a program intended to boost consumers’ buying confidence and begin rebuilding the U.S. economy. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:48:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/189460117/top100/