Madison Heights, MI - Inductoheat, Inc., an Inductotherm Group company and the world's leading induction heating equipment manufacturer, recently shiped a single module, 500kW / 3kHz InductoForge® induction forging system and various material handling equipment to a worldwide supplier of hardware and hand tools. This machine is designed for heating a wide range of billet diameters and lengths to 2250°F and…

Inductotherm Group, a multi-technology, global organization serving the thermal processing industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Clinton Machine of Ovid, MI to the Inductotherm Group family. “We are excited with this expansion of the Inductotherm Group. Clinton Machine brings with it years of experience in material handling equipment specifically in the bar, tube, heat treating, and other…

Tehran Times cited Mr Mehdi Ghazanfari Industry, Mine and Trade Minister of Iran as saying that Iran plans to manufacture at least three million cars by 2025 and export some 1 million sets. He made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony to unveil the second all Iranian car, named Runna in Tehran. Some 1.6 million cars were manufactured in the past calendar year and 55,000 cars were exported. Iranian car…

Exports of Italian machine tools will rise 12.3% to a record of almost €3.7 billion this year and production will increase 4.9% to nearly €5 billion, the country’s machine tools association UCIMU said. Italian Deliveries to the domestic market are seen falling 11.1% to €1.3 billion, according to the association, which said Italian consumption in the sector will slip 4.2% to €2.5 billion. Outgoing chairman…

AFP reported that workers at Fiat's historic factory in Turin have said yes in a referendum on the Italian company's new flexible work rules. Officials of the FIOM metalworkers union, which campaigned against the contract, said that votes of white collar workers were key to the rules' approval, 54% to 46%. More than 94% of workers at the Mirafiori factory voted when they came for their shifts Thursday and…

Materials handling specialists J D Neuhaus will present their concept study of a stainless steel air hoist for the first time at the LogiMAT 2016 exhibition, taking place in Stuttgart from 8 – 10 March 2016. Exhibiting in Hall 6, Stand No. 6G60, the service side of the company will also present information on their comprehensive project planning and maintenance facilities. Under the motto “engineered for…

The launch of a Honda motorcycle assembly plant raises prospects for new employment opportunities. Thanks to a Japanese automaker, Bangladesh finally has good news to celebrate after months of turmoil that caused considerable damage to the economy. The Honda motorcycle assembly plant launched in Gazipur in December 2013 is expected to substantially reduce motorcycle imports and make them more affordable.…

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 10, 2013 - Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC), Honda's automobile production and sales joint venture company in Thailand, today held a ceremony to mark the start of construction of its new automobile production plant (to be located within the Rojana Industrial Park in Prachinburi Province). The ceremony was attended by Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and…

In allen Ofen- bzw. Produktionsbereichen, in denen flüssiges Metall mit Feuerfestwerkstoffen in Berührung kommen kann, muss auf die Vermeidung von Grenzflächenreaktionen geachtet werden. Hier bieten, je nach Anwendungsfall, verschiedene Schwärzen auf Kohlenstoffbasis eine effektive Lösung. Die meist durch Streichen oder Sprühen aufgetragenen Flüssigkeiten härten durch die einwirkende Hitze vollständig aus…

Japanese automaker Toyota’s American division, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA), is planning to invest $200m to increase V6 engine machining capacity and parts production in three North American plants. As part of the plan, Toyota will invest $150m in its V6 engine facility in Alabama and $50m in Bodine Aluminium casting plants in Missouri and Tennessee, which marks carmaker's…