Ellwood Group Inc. of Ellwood City, Pa., will acquire McInnes Rolled Rings, a manufacturer of seamless carbon, alloy and stainless steel rolled rings. The deal is scheduled to close on March 31, and Ellwood expects to run Erie, Pa.-based McInnes independently as a wholly owned subsidiary. Operations at both companies are expected to continue seamlessly throughout the acquisition process. The deal fits Ellwood’s strategy to provide quality metals and custom-engineered components for critical applications around the world.

The EcoMet 30 semiautomatic and manual grinder and polisher is designed for use in heat treatment, automotive, aerospace and laboratory environments where fast, reliable results are required.

Designed for the structural steel market, SBX-One (which stands for “structural blade extreme”) has been through prototyping and testing with select customers.

The forging industry will meet in Cleveland for the third consecutive time at Forge Fair 2019. The new Huntington Convention Center will host the biennial event May 21-23, 2019.

Do you ever wonder what readers are looking at on our website? Here’s a list of the top 5 articles on www.forgemag.com according to page views in 2018. All are linked for your convenience. Enjoy!

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The WMC SafetyRobot telerobotic welding system allows operators to perform remote floodwelding in a temperature-controlled environment.

In today’s challenging business climate, with company cultures changing and growing quickly, the important focus on safety and reliability has changed how we need to think about the equipment we operate in our plants.

If there is one machine on your manufacturing floor that isn’t getting the attention it deserves, it’s most likely your bandsaw. For many forging houses, it is a bottleneck at worst and ignored at best.