Month: November 2018

Central Welding Supply Announces the Acquisition of AXIUM Gases Northwest Dale Wilton, CEO of Central Welding Supply, has announced the acquisition of AXIUM Gases Northwest, establishing a new location for Central Welding Supply in the Medford, Oregon area. Effective Nov. 4, 2018, the new location at 1322 Antelope Road, White City, Oregon, expands Central Welding Supply’s reach of service to the Rogue River Valley in southern Oregon. AXIUM Gases Northwest was established by Bruce and Colleen Tozer, and had been a distributor of Central Welding Supply gases and hardgoods. “We’re pleased to add the AXIUM Gases Northwest team, including prior…

American Torch Tip Co. Receives Patent for CleanCut Nozzle Technology American Torch Tip Company, an American manufacturer of welding and cutting torches, consumables, parts and accessories, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for their CleanCut Nozzle Technology. ATTC’s CleanCut Nozzles feature a smooth-bore configuration that reduces turbulence, pressurizes and accelerates cutting gases to produce ultra-smooth cuts. American Torch Tip originally announced the launch of its CleanCut Nozzle and Electrode combination in mid-2017. Combined with the CleanCut Electrode, American Torch Tip has found a minimum of a 30% increase in consumable life in…

Simplified Sample Procedures Available for Food Gases – Qualified Facilities The new Food Safety Modernization Act and 21 CFR 117 allow for easier and modified compliance if your company can claim “Qualified Facility” status. There are two ways to claim Qualified Facility status. The most common way to meet the Qualified Facility definition is if your entire company sells under $1,000,000 per year of food gases. The modified requirements reduce the burden for Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC) and for the Supply-chain Program. If you wish to claim “Qualified Facility” status and take advantage of these modified compliance requirements, you must submit an “Attestation”…

FMCSA Seeks Approval to Research Driver Schedules and Fatigue The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget to investigate how commercial motor vehicle drivers’ schedules impact overall driver performance and safety. See 83 Fed. Reg. 53945 (October 25, 3018). The agency also seeks public comments on its proposal. The FMCSA intends to match data collected from driver logs with crash information to determine the level of crash risk by hours of driving. The agency also plans to estimate, for similarly situated drivers, the difference in crash risk after restarts that include two…

Hypertherm Releases New Version of Rotary Tube Pro Software Hypertherm has announced the release of a new version of its Rotary Tube Pro software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required. The new update includes a number of new features designed to speed the programming process. For example, automatic nesting is now standard, allowing software users to nest multiple quantities of the same part or different parts on stock tube. Users can add parts to the part list and build a stock list for nesting, maintain the seam orientation during nesting,…

Weiler Abrasives Group Expands Brand Globally Weiler Abrasives Group, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, announced the rebranding of the European division of the company. SWATYCOMET d.o.o. in Maribor, Slovenia is now Weiler Abrasives d.o.o. and Toroflex GmbH in Bindlach, Germany is now Weiler Abrasives GmbH. The rebranding reinforces the vision, mission and values of Weiler Abrasives in the global market, joining all regions in their focus to build lasting partnerships with customers and deliver innovative cutting, grinding and finishing solutions worldwide — under a unified corporate brand. “We are excited about our…