East Granby, Conn. – Joining Technologies, an innovator in laser cladding, electron beam and laser welding applications, is a 2010 winner of Connecticut Quality Improvement Award’s CQIA Innovation Prize for its Infinite Web, a laser cutting and welding system for splicing iron and nickel-based strip alloys.

Temecula, Calif. – Goboman has commissioned a laser cutting system from LPKF: the P6060 for the domestic manufacturing of custom gobos. This investment in a sophisticated laser cutting system enables the company to produce highly accurate custom gobos with an instant turnaround, bringing back work that was previously outsourced to Asia.

Milpitas, Calif. – JDSU has announced that it has collaborated with Amada, a manufacturer of machine tools for metal fabrication, to develop a new high-power 4 kW fiber laser. The fiber laser has been integrated into a new sheet metal cutting system that Amada plans to start selling to the Japanese market in May 2011, followed by a global market introduction in June 2011.

Woodinville, Wash. –  Sportworks, a contract manufacturing and value engineering company, announced it will make its Mazak SpaceGear U44 3D laser cutter available to U.S. Pacific Northwest businesses.

East Granby, Conn. – Joining Technologies Inc. has introduced Infinite Web^TM 355, a laser cutting and welding system for splicing iron and nickel-based strip alloys. An all-in-one design incorporates laser welding and cutting with a single head.

Rolling Meadows, Ill. – BEST Inc. announces the release of SMT metal stencil fabrication capability. In conjunction with long-time metal stencil fabricator, MRC, Fremont, Calif., BEST will be servicing Midwest clients with metal stencil requirements.

Lombard, IL  –  More than 8000 visitors per day were in attendance at the Fabtech Mexico show, co-located with the Metalform and Weldmex shows, to see more than 400 exhibitors. Hundreds visited the Han-Kwang booth to watch the company’s plate laser, Model FS3015, in action.

Quebec, Canada – The Minister of State for Canada Economic Development has awarded $390,000 in repayable funding to J.L. Leclerc & Fils Inc. through the Business and Regional Growth program for the acquisition of a 3D laser cutter to help the company pursue its expansion.

Ann Arbor, Mich. – JP Sales Company Inc. has announced the formation of a joint venture between CIGNYS and Jay Industries Inc. aimed at bringing the benefits of large-scale vertically integrated manufacturing to customers in the defense, aerospace, automotive, agricultural equipment, and numerous other industries.

Avon, Conn. – OFS has created an all-fiber beam combiner, a component that enables multi-kilowatt laser applications, and is working closely with Hypertherm, a manufacturer of metal cutting systems, on a product that incorporates the all-beam combiner technology.

Lombard, Illinois -- Han-Kwang USA has opened a 13,000 square-foot facility with a showroom for laser machine demonstrations, as well as application engineering, parts and service departments.

Rochester Hills, Michigan - Appliances with stainless steel outer panels, particularly refrigerators with French doors, have become a hot item in home décor, and manufacturers are scrambling to get new models into stores. For help in getting new products to market fast, GE, one of the world’s largest appliance makers, turned to 3-Dimensional Services Group.

Auburn Hills, MI—Dumur Industries, a White City, Canada, precision metal manufacturing specialist serving the ground vehicle defense market, experienced major gains in manufacturing efficiency using the DELMIA Robotics simulation from Dassault Systèmes , a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management Applications.

Aachen, Germany – Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) will show, at the April Hannover Fair, a flexible system concept for laser cutting, welding, structuring and inscribing processes. Because of its high flexibility with regard to component geometry this system is suitable for the production of prototypes and small production runs.

Alberta, Canada--GT Metal Products (www.gtmetal.com) provides custom fabrication services using two Mazak STX510 MkII 2.5kW laser cutters. The company had previously been running two CAM systems to drive the lasers, but experienced problems that made them consider alternative solutions.

Hanover, Germany - EuroBLECH 2010, the 21st International Technology Exhibition for Sheet Metal Working, will be held October 26-30 Hanover, where it will be the focus of the global sheet metal working industry for its role as the world’s leading trade exhibition and trend barometer for this industry sector.

St. Paul, MN—Quality Tool Inc., a metal-fabrication contract manufacturer, has added a turret punch/laser system, the Amada EMLK3610NT, with an energy-efficient servo-electric drive system. This equipment delivers high-speed, tight-tolerance punching and laser cutting in combination with forming capability and automated load/unload material handling systems.

A laser cutting system helps Lindsay Corporation meet growing demand in core irrigation systems business, while expanding into traffic control products and contract manufacturing

Sheffield, UK--MTL Group Ltd., a global supplier of processed armor steel, has been awarded TL approval from the German Federal Arm. TL approval is a pre-requirement for any company wanting to supply components to the BWB.

Chicopee, MA--PRIMA North America has received ISO 9001:2008 certification for the Champlin, MN, and Chicopee, MA, facilities, and all three of PRIMA North America’s businesses--Laserdyne Systems, Convergent Lasers, and Prima Systems.