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Chris Kuehl, chief economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International, told attendees at the joint meeting of the Association of Steel Distributors and Association of Women in the Metal Industries to expect a lot of the same on the political and economic front in the coming months.

By opening a company primary care clinic near its South Bend headquarters, Steel Warehouse enhances healthcare options for its employees, while lowering its costs.

Schelling America, the U.S. subsidiary of Schelling Anlagenbau GmbH based in Schwarzach, Austria specializes in high-end plate saws for cutting non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper and brass.

Simonds International, Fitchburg, Mass., offers a band saw blade designed to provide low vibration and high efficiency cutting of steel grating.

To be profitable running a bandsaw and getting the most out of a machine - you need to a modern design at reducing vibration to maximize blade life, be able to obtain parts at a reasonable cost and control systems that are easy to understand. BTM Saws, Woodstock, Ontario, offers products that are designed for profitable operation, the company claims.

The VA-L 500 has joined the line of high-performance circular cold saws from Behringer Saws, Inc., Morgantown, Pa. The line was designed for cutting nonferrous materials.

The KASTOwin pro AC 5.6 band saw was designed to reduce cutting time for operators. Depending on the type of blade, cutting times can be cut by 50 percent or more, the Export, Pa.-based company claims.

The PMI-455 fully automatic, high-speed circular saw from Pat Mooney, Inc., Addison, Ill., was designed for cutting aluminum extrusions and solids to precise lengths.

The S-280CNC miter, CNC automatic, metal-cutting band saw is part of the StructurALL family of horizontal metal cutting scissor saws from DoALL, Minneapolis. The S-280CNC can also be classified as a horizontal structural, scissor-style miter-cutting saw.

The M.K. Morse Company has launched a new Bi-Metal Hole saw line, ideal for metal and wood hole boring. Manufactured exclusively in Canton, Ohio, this bi-metal hole offers a deeper cut depth, improved side slot, and impressive, proprietary cutting edge. Tests confirm the saw works more quickly and cleanly than all other bi-metal hole saws, the company claims.