IMTS: Registrations reached 100,200 at the Industrial Automation North America and International Manufacturing Trade Show, which ran from Sept. 10–15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event used 1.248 million ft² (116,00 m²), featured 1909 exhibiting companies and hosted visitors from 119 countries. Industrial Automation North America, which debuted at IMTS 2012 as a co-located event, was Deutsche Messe’s first-ever industrial technology event in the US and featured a range of automation products and solutions, as well as conferences and educational training.
Openings
Honeywell (Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada) announced on Oct. 2 that it has opened a new customer training and support center in Fort McMurray, AB, Canada. The full-service facility will serve as a regional hub for Honeywell’s many industrial process and building control customers in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It will also provide a resource for training with the latest automation technology. Rolled Alloys (Richburg, SC) on Oct. 1 announced its
recently-opened Richburg, SC facility has reached full operating status. The 33,000-ft² (3066-m²) service center contains an extensive inventory of PRODEC® 303, PRO- DEC® 304L, PRODEC® 316L and 17-4 stainless steel bar stock. It features the latest technology in sawing equipment and has the capability to process round bar up to 20" (508 mm) in diameter.
Partnerships
3D Systems Corp. (Rock Hill, SC) on Oct. 4 announced that it has delivered two leading production-grade additive manu- facturing printers to the Youngstown, Ohio-based National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), the federal initiative to enhance the competitiveness of US industry.
Web Updates
The Metals Service Center Institute (Rolling Meadows, Ill), a trade organization for the metals industry, unveiled a new enhanced Web site, MSCI.org. ME