August 2021 Volume 3

INDUSTRY NEWS

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you to make a container that meets your exact requirements. Powell Systems, Inc. has entered into a new distributor agreement with Skako Vibration. They can help you with all your material handling needs..

Powell Systems, Inc. Powell Systems in business for 101 years has been manufacturing corrugated steel material handling containers for the forging industry since 1920. Their

Powell Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 345 604 E 9th St. Fowler, IN 47944 Phone 765-884-0613 www.powellsystems.com

hot forging container (The Brute) is legendary for its durability and rugged design. Powell also offers a full line of standard containers including Drop Bottom, Flow-Matic, and two sizes of 4-way entry. All stackable with options such as rollover sleeves, impact plates, and many more options. Most Standards are available for quick delivery. If you need something special, have their design team can work with

of parts on its modern mechanical presses. Possessing captive design and engineering capabilities and extensive tool and die making equipment, Rex Forge is capable of providing high quality products and services to customers old and new.

Rex Forge Since its founding in 1867, Rex Forge has been producing functionally critical forged steel components at competitive prices to a demanding and loyal customer base. Rex initially forged a variety of products, from armaments to oxen shoes, using hammers driven by pulleys and belts powered by the adjacent Quinnipiac River. Today from a single 200,000 square foot facility on 15 acres of land in central Connecticut, the company is forging a wide range

Rex Forge 355 Atwater Street Plantsville, CT 06479 Phone: 727-519-5554 Fax: 860-621-0393 www.rexforge.com

thousands of trench picks which were used by our troops to fortify their positions and sometimes to defend themselves from their enemies. Over the many years of their existence, they have produced a huge variety of tools and today they serve seven main industries: Railroad track maintenance, mining, oil & gas, construction, agriculture, forestry, and first-responders.

Warwood Tool Warwood Tool started in 1854 making gardening and agricultural tools. There was a race to build a cross-country railroad so things shifted quickly to making rail tools; around the same time frame was the gold rush, and Warwood Tool led the U.S. in production of rail and mining tools. Warwood Tool quickly

Warwood Tool 164 North 19th Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Phone: 304-277-1414 Fax: 304-277-1420 www.warwoodtool.com

became known for their “Warwood Blue” tools and they expanded to produce even more mining, rail, and agricultural tools. When the World Wars came around, Warwood Tool produced tens of

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