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One of the most important articles in this issue of International Metalworking News- Middle East & Africa is “Machining Nickelbased High-Temperature Alloy.” The basic assumption in machining is that cutting high-strength materials takes higher-strength tools. Nickel-based alloys used in gas and steam turbines are among the world’s strongest materials developed to allow power plants to run at higher temperatures. This not only provides power to those that need it, it increases plant efficiency and eliminates harmful emissions. Superalloys come into play in turbine blades that require high-strength, high-temperature creep resistance, phase stability, and resistance to oxidation and corrosion.
Of course, we do have editorials that can help you better your job; for most, that means sharpening your metalworking development skills. This month’s Laser Technologies/Welding Design & Fabrication section, features “Welding Robots for Today’s Flexible Needs.” The auto industry has changed at a blistering pace. Where once it was common to build one car on one line, manufacturers are now moving to a flexible production concept where multiple cars can be produced on the same line. The GateFramer robotic car body framing system builds from ABB provides the industry with flexible, accurate, expandable and fast solution that today’s car manufacturers demand; resulting in less investment over the lifetime of the system.
One final note, I encourage you to take a little time to let us know the products and technologies you would like to see in the magazine, and topics related to your day-to-day metalworking activities, so you can get an idea of what else is out there that you would like to try out.

International Metalworking News - Middle East & Af Magazine Description:

International Metalworking News – Middle East & Africa is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Arabic. The magazine is uniquely positioned to serve the needs of the metal forming and metal cutting industry across 20 countries in the Middle East and Africa. It offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the Middle East and Africa. Also included are exclusive content and articles from Ringier's family of metalworking industry magazines covering Greater China and South East Asia, such as International Metalworking News for China, International Mold & Die Making News for China, Modern Machine Tools and International Metalworking News for Asia. The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s metalworking website (metalworking.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.