- Labelmaker southern coating installs finecut laser cutter
Southern Coating & Nameplate, Inc. ( www.southerncoating.com ), a global ID-graphics manufacturer located in North Little Rock, AR, launches into tool-free cutting with its newly acquired Spartanics Finecut laser-cutting system ( www.spartan ics.com ). The equipment lets Southern Coating create both small and large intricate die-cut parts without the costs ......
- Appointment
Universal Laser Systems Inc. , a manufacturer of laser engraving and cutting systems in Scottsdale, Ariz., has hired Steve Gluskin as director of business development. Gluskin has more than 30 years' experience in domestic and international sales management, marketing, and distribution at companies like Brother International and Macpherson-Meistergram , both ......
- Advent of laser converting offers new options
At a time when trends in converting and printing are moving toward small-part features and intricate patterns, advances in technology are increasing the versatility of laser applications. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) laser converting has long been recognized as the premier technique for precision slitting, cutting and kiss-cutting of intricate ......
- An Inside Look at A Mechatronics Team
The engineers at Ohio-based INVOTEC have another term for mechatronics, engineering's latest buzzword. “We just call it work,” says engineer John Hanna, president and co-founder of the Dayton-area design firm, which employs some 60 engineers, technicians and machinists. Ever since Hanna and engineering colleague Daryl Greywitt launched INVOTEC in 1993, ......
- Detroit looks to lasers.
Detroit Looks To Lasers The first demonstration of a man-made laser occured in 1960, when Theodore Maiman produced pulses of red light from a ruby rod. The ensuing decade saw not only the discovery of many other types of lasers, but also the adoption of the laser as a manufacturing ......
- Worthington Industries.
Worthington Industries has created a new business, Worthington Steelpac Systems, which will custom produce steel shipping pallets for a variety of shipment needs including recreational vehicles, such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. State-of- the-art laser cutting systems and robotic weld cells are being used to produce and customize the steel ......
- Gluskin Joins Universal Laser Systems
, a Scottsdale, Ariz. manufacturer of laser engraving and cutting systems, has named Steve Gluskin as director of business development.