50 years in Representing Quality Manufacturers

Eriez Lift Magnet Safety Training for Users

Clay O’Dana, Eriez, and Bon Carter, Dempsco, perform lift magnet safety training for users in the following departments : weld shop, machine shop, shipping, assembly, inspection, EHS, and maintenance.  Over 150 employees were trained across multiple sessions and the training was recorded for new hire orientation. Please contact us if you are interested in having … Continued

InterTech Newsletter

How can we eliminate filler blocks and get more accurate and faster large volume part leak test results?   InterTech’s Engineering Experts knew it was time to re-think how to manage adiabatic effects – increased temperatures when liquid or gas is added to a part for testing or decreases if a part is put under … Continued

Timken Acquires Diamond Chain Company

Timken Acquires Diamond Chain Company The Timken Company acquired Diamond Chain Company, a supplier of high-performance roller chains for industrial markets, from Amsted Industries. Indianapolis, Ind.-based Diamond Chain has manufacturing operations in the U.S. and China and employs approximately 370 people. The company uses enhanced heat-treatment processes that help pins maintain rigidity in the most challenging environments. Diamond Chain … Continued

Middex Introduces New Tool Monitor

Middex is offering a new tool monitor WK10 which checks tool lengths going back into the magazine. Advantages: Absolute rotary encode. Angle resolution is 0.01°. No home position required.  No mechanical stop.  Scanning range 360 degree. Triple sealed, absolute coolant leak-proof. Even with a test probe length of 600mm the WK10 is able to detect … Continued

Criterion NDT and Dempsco – Lunch & Learn on Non-Destructive Testing

LUNCH AND LEARN Bon Carter, Dempsco, and Joe Jessop, Criterion NDT, held a Seminar on Non-Destructive Testing with Eddy Current Technology this week at a customer’s facility.  Some of the questions covered were: What is eddy current technology & how does it work? How does it compare to other technologies? What are its advantages? What … Continued

Criterion NDT ST-11 Test Instrument Provides Solution for Gear Manufacturer

Criterion NDT used their ST-11 Material Structure Test Instrument Eddy Current Heat Treat Verification System to successfully detect incorrect honing or grinding and/or missing components in one of our customer’s gear sub-assemblies.  The ST-11 is integrated into a fully automatic robotic system which removes parts from baskets, inspects them for proper heat treatment and re-populates the … Continued

Keller Technologies Air Purification Equipment at Compounding World Expo in Cleveland

Dempsco, Inc. and Keller Technologies, manufacturer of air purification systems, have been exhibiting at the Compounding World Expo in Cleveland, Ohio this week.  This is an international show bringing the manufacturers of plastic additives and compounding together.  On the show floor, you will find the largest concentration of compounding related exhibits in the U.S. Keller … Continued

Manufacturing outlook positive — but growth slowing in Dayton region

After a few very successful years for Miami Valley manufacturing companies, local executives remain optimistic for 2019 but say prospects further down the road are looking “murky.” The 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum has impacted Dayton area steel companies by raising raw material prices 60 percent from fall … Continued

ASME Standards for Safe Operation of Lift Magnets

ASME standards now state additional considerations are required for the safe operation of close proximity lift magnets. If your organization uses lift magnets, send this to your health & safety officer or maintenance manager! The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B30.20, Below the Hook Lifting Devices was updated in 2018. Lift magnets must now … Continued