May 2019 Volume 1

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

In 1992, Rimrock partnered with ABB and became a preferred integrator for die casting, foundry and forging projects. As the only provider in North America for ABB warranty service and parts, Rimrock is a primary supplier for ABB robot repairs and troubleshooting. The company offers ABB robots with foundry plus IP 67 protection, which allows them to be washed with high-pressure steam, making them ideal for use in harsh environments. The company has received five North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) awards and five United Way Award of Excellence awards, and are a Robotic

design for easier maintenance access. The trouble-free steel conveyor belt systems is designed with heavy duty side panels, wide guide angles, safety bottom pans built in up to 8’ length pieces. Transcon’s custom systems include flush top belt conveyors for heavy duty carrying of large and bulky items during process or assembly operations. The company also offers three chain driven conveyors— live rollers that can accumulate product while the chain driven roller belt continues to move, rubber belt conveyors and chain driven wire mesh equipment. Other specialty products include troughing and flat idler rubber belt and powered roller belt conveyors. The company is ISO9001:2015withDesign certified. Established in 1959, Transcon is located in Mentor, Ohio. Their web address is www.transconinc.com. Rimrock has two locations; the headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohiowith an additional division in Fort Collins, Colorado managed by Wolf Industries (formally ABB Welding), a company dedicated to robotic arc welding and cutting, and machine tending, handling and removal. Wolf Industries was acquired by Lincoln Electric, a Cleveland-based company, in 2015. Learn more about Rimrock and their products at www. rimrock.com. The company remains committed to three basic principles: integrity, reliability, and customer service. It strives to treat suppliers ethically, lead trends in the industry and provide customers with the highest quality steel at competitive prices and exceeding customers’ expectations. It is also ISO 9001: 2000 ISO 9001:2008 certified. Founded in 1979, the corporate and sales 14,500 square foot facility is in Imperial, Pennsylvania, with an 80,000 square foot warehouse containing several bar bays, saw and bar shears resides in Chicago, Illinois. Turret Steel Industries has an affiliate Sunbelt-Turret Steel, Inc. with 11 locations across the country, who supplies cut forged and rough-turned carbon and alloy bars. In December 2010, Turret Steel also acquired the assets of Wilcox Steel inGreen Bay, Wisconsin. Turret Steel’s website (www.turretsteel.com) provides more information about the company’s products and services. Industries Association (RIA) certified robot integrator and ISO9001:2015 certified.

Transcon Inc. Transcon Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes long-lasting traditional and custom conveyor belt systems for commercial and industrial production. The company’s traditional conveyor systems include chipremoval, scraphandlingandsteel belting. Transcon’s “chip-out” chip removal systems are built to outperform and outlast conventional units for increased productivity and higher efficiency. The advanced scrap handling systems are either closed frame, engineered to be less costly, or in an open, stronger truss see-through frame

Turret Steel Industries Turret Steel Industries is the premier distributor of Special Bar Quality Carbon and Alloy bar products in the United States. They ship rounds, squares, flats, round cornered square, hexagons, billets and blooms from ¼” up to 32” diameter throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company stocks hot rolled, forged, rough turned, annealed and heat treated bars. Additionally, Turret Steel Industries offer specialty services, including bar turning, straightening, cold drawing, saw cutting/shearing to length, heat treating and customer inventory stocking.

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