Makita® has released the XAG06M cutoff/angle grinder. The brushless, cordless, 4.5-in. paddle switch tool is powered by an 18-V LXT® lithium-ion 4.0-Ah battery. The grinder features Automatic Speed Change™ technology, which adjusts speed and torque during grinding or cutting...

 Micro Waterjet has expanded their line of Precision Waterjet Cutting Machines to include the new microwaterjet C4. This new model incorporates all of the precision features of the original waterjet machine into a unit with a smaller footprint.  Shops where available floor space was a...

Weiler Corp. has launched the Tiger® X flap disc. It features the company’s X3 technology, which combines a triple split coat grain anchoring system, dual flap design, and engineered abrasive cloth backing with intermixed ceramic alumina and zirconia alumina materials. According to the...

Straddled between New Brunswick’s two major cities, Moncton and Saint John, the area surrounding the town of Sussex has among the largest deposits of potash in the world. In 1978, Don Nancekivell was lured away from his hometown of Ingersoll, Ontario to set up shop in Sussex. Although the...

Canam-Bridges announced that it has signed a $225M contract with Signature on the St. Laurence Construction G.P. to supply the steel superstructure for the approaches of the new Champlain Bridge. The contract also includes the fabrication of steel components for the new Île-des-Sœurs...

ESAB launched its 2015 “A Cut Above” student contest, which is open to students in welding, cutting and related programs (e.g., Ag Mechanics) at secondary and post-secondary schools. ESAB will award more than $30,000 in equipment and cash prizes as part of the contest. Visit...

LVD Strippit now offers a nozzle changer for its Electra high-speed fiber laser cutting system. Featuring storage for 10 nozzles, the option brings greater autonomy, reduces piercing times, and increases overall throughput on the machine. Requiring no operator intervention, the nozzle...

Messer Cutting Systems launched a new social website plasmacuttingpros.com for metal cutting professionals to share insights on their specific industry. The new website differs from Messer’s business website messer-cs.com as it is asking customers to submit their testimonials, photos, and...

The modest, almost humble, appearance of Highline Manufacturing’s facility along the side of highway 27, across from the turnoff to the small town of Vonda, fails to paint the picture of the full-blown industrial assembly line complete with modern sophistication that exists within its walls....

Mate Precision Tooling is expanding its press brake tooling product line with the addition of Mate CleanBend forming technology. The CleanBend tool is available in both European Precision Style and Wila Trumpf Style tooling and can be adapted to American Precision Style tooling. The...