Stainless steel sheet fanners
Eriez Magnetics, headquartered in Pennsylvania, US, has released Hi-Powr Permanent Magnetic Sheet Fanners built with a powerful magnetic circuit that separates and fans light or heavy gauge steel, eliminating doubles and increasing production. ThyssenKrupp USA CEO Mr Soulliere to retire
ThyssenKrupp USA has reported that Mr Bob Soulliere, president and CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and one of the people who announced the company would build in Alabama, announced on 7 August 2009 that he will retire on 30 September 2009. Mr Christoph Lackinger will replace Mr Soulliere. TVA nuclear plans
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which had earlier said it was considering the construction of up to four reactors at its Bellefonte site in Alabama, US, is now looking into building just one unit at the site. Stainless steel price increases
Two major stainless steel flat-rolled mills are planning what amounts to a 3% increase in August 2009 transaction prices for cold-rolled sheet. POWER MIG 216 welding system
Lincoln Electric has released the POWER MIG 216 welding system for the autobody and sheet metal fabrication industries. 
The application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM) conference will be held this year in Vancouver, Canada, from 6-9 October 2009. 
StatoilHydro, together with operator Anadarko and partners, made a discovery in the Vito prospect in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. 
LS Starrett Co. has introduced a new line of carbide tipped band saw blades named Advanz. 
Henkel Corp. has introduced two new water-soluble Multan metal removal lubricants formulated to generate minimal foam and to be used continuously for years with minimal biological degradation.