JDSU has collaborated with Amada to develop a new and high-power fiber laser that provides up to 4 kilowatts of output power. The fiber laser has been integrated into a new sheet metal cutting system from Amada called the ENSIS-3015AJ.

The Big Hubless bike, built by Bryan Stalcup, is on display in the Innovation Gallery at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History from November 15 - January 12, 2014.

Jet Edge Inc., St. Michael, Minn., will debut three new unannounced waterjets at Fabtech 2013 in Chicago on Nov. 18–21: The Farm-Jet, Tach-Jet and Boss-Cutter.

Serapid, Inc., a leading supplier of die handling technology will be participating in the annual Fabtech Exhibition held this year at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, November 18-21, 2013.

Victor Technologies today announced it has acquired Gas-Arc Group Ltd, a privately held manufacturer of gas control equipment based in the United Kingdom, for approximately $40 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.

SEMA New Products Breakfast, featuring the SEMA Awards Press Conference. The best new products will be announced, along with the industry's hottest car, truck, sport compact and 4x4-SUV.

In continuation with their regional growth and sales coverage expansion, Mazak Optonics Corp. has created a new Central Region territory. The territory will encompass all of Illinois and the St. Louis area and will be led by Keith Leuthold, Mazak Optonics Corp. technical sales director.

OMAX Corp. has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Aqua Machinery SA de CV to market, sell and support premium OMAX JetMachining Centers and versatile MAXIEM JetCutting Centers in Mexico.

Victor Technologies officially unveiled its West Lebanon Design Center October 22, a facility dedicated to innovation in plasma cutting and arc welding technologies. The center encompasses 50,000 square feet and employs approximately 75 people.

The new Metal Devil CL blades take the highly popular Metal Devil brand to the next step in metal cutting. The new offering will include six new metal cutting blades for 6-1/2-in., 165mm saws.

To fulfill increasing demand and provide abrasive waterjet solutions to customers as quickly as possible, OMAX Corp. has integrated a company-wide custom-designed automated management system.

Murata Machinery Fabrication Division’s turret punch presses and automated loaders are getting a boost north of the United States border. Fabricating Machinery Solutions (FMS) has been added as a machine distributor for the Muratec brand in Canada exclusively from Ontario to the east, and non-exclusively in British Columbia and Alberta.

The FluidForming group of companies announces yet another breakthrough in advanced metal forming technology. Due to the ability of the FormBalancer family of products to vary the clamping and forming pressures throughout the parts creation cycle and the friction free metal distortion on the water-only exposed side of the metal or part, it is possible to use brushed and patterned sheet metal. The resulting, finished parts exhibit distortion free surface patterns.

Training courses should be engaging and give a true representation of the demands of an advanced manufacturing career pathway and the tools used. With this in mind, Lincoln Electric has published the first edition of Robotic Welding Project-Based Lessons for use with the Lincoln Electric robotic welding training systems

Featured in the line is Red Bud’s dual motor precision grip feed.  The grip feed system gives Hadaya the capability of producing blanks with length tolerances of +.005 in. (.127 mm). The line includes Red Bud’s high speed hydraulic shear and three side blank support drop stacker.

Bilsing Automation North America, a supplier of automated tooling solutions, has moved from its original Clinton Township, Mich., facility to a new 13,700-sq.-ft. facility in Roseville, Mich.

The Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) is recognizing Hypertherm founder and CEO Dick Couch with its Presidential Award of Excellence. The award, presented to only seven other individuals in GAWDA history, recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry.

MassEcon recently named LENOX, a leading manufacturer of premium band saw blades, power tool accessories and hand tools, as one of the 23 companies from across the state to have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards.

Patriot Automation CNC, Inc. is expanding it's reach into the automated cutting and welding industry by acquiring a new facility which will be both manufacturing and demonstration lab for it's cutting tables and Motoman robot cell.

TCI Precision Metals today announced an agreement with Fastenal to distribute TCI Precision Machine-Ready Blanks through its more than 2,600 stores, printed catalog and online sales.