The Fabricator - August 2009

The Gene Haas Foundation, Amada America, and CNA Insurance Foundation recently contributed grants totaling $100,000 to Nuts, Bolts &

Thingamajigs (NBT), The Foundation
of the Fabricators & Manufacturers As-
sociation Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill.,
to help fund the winners of its 2009
manufacturing camp grant awards.
The Gene Haas Foundation do-
nated $50,000 to support 10 summer
camps for one year; Amada con-
tributed $40,000 to support three
camps for three consecutive years; and
CNA provided $10,000 to fund two
camps for one year. The camps expose
youth to math, science, and engineer-
ing principles, as well as provide op-
portunities to see the technology
being used in the industry and the
skills that will be required from the
work force.

With the support of sponsor companies, NBT awards grants to not-for-

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profit organizations and educational institutions that offer overnight or day camp experiences that introduce people ages 12 to 16 to careers in manufacturing and engineering. NBT also provides funding to organizations starting or expanding manufacturing camps for youth and issues scholarships to students at colleges and trade schools pursuing careers in manufacturing.

FMA is a professional organization with more than 2,300 members working to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry.

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M&M Manufacturing Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has installed a Mazak Hypergear 2D FMS laser cutting system. The machine is used primarily by the company’s Precision Products Division, and also used by its residential products division for production of prefab HVAC components.

The laser has automatic features designed to reduce operator work load. Automatic setup features allow the machine to switch from cutting ultra-thin to thick sheet, including painted galvanized sheet plate, with minimal operator involvement. The system cuts mild steel up to 1 in. thick.

The company is a sheet metal fabricator of round, rectangular, and spiral HVAC duct pipe and fittings.

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RathGibson files for bankruptcy protection

RathGibson Inc., Lincolnshire, Ill., a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, and its domestic affiliates recently filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. district court in Delaware. The company also filed a proposed reorganization plan that will allow unsecured creditors to be paid in full on undisputed amounts that were owed before the bankruptcy filing.

RathGibson, which cited an unsustainable debt load and reduced demand as reasons for the Chapter 11 filing, said day-to-day operations for it and its affiliates should not be affected.