5/6/2013 – Joining Technologies Highlights Precision Laser and Micro Manufacturing Capabilities for Medical Devices at MD&M East

ISO 13485 medical device certification demonstrates commitment to medical industry

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, is highlighting its precision laser and micro manufacturing capabilities for the medical market at MD&M East, June 18-20, 2013, at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Booth #2033.

Engineering experts will be on hand to discuss Joining Technologies’ capabilities for precision laser cutting and welding, as well as expanded micro manufacturing capabilities, tool and fixturing design, complete systems design and integration, and supply chain management. [Read more...]

04/17/2013 – Joining Technologies Announces Appointment of Matt Francoeur as General Manager

Experienced professional will oversee operations and strategy

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that Matt Francoeur has been appointed as General Manager. In this role, Mr. Francoeur will be responsible for overseeing operational continuity and implementing the company’s business strategy. He will work closely with the company president and co-owner Dave Hudson to organize internal teams and execute a forward-thinking plan for continued growth. [Read more...]

04/05/2013 – Joining Technologies Showcases Capabilities at EASTEC 2013

Laser welding, laser cladding, supply chain management, and electron beam welding

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that it will be exhibiting at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ EASTEC 2013 Exposition, to be held May 14-16, 2013 at the Eastern States Exposition, in West Springfield, MA, Booth #2042. Joining Technologies will be highlighting its capabilities in laser welding, laser cladding of metal alloys, laser cutting, and laser system integration. The company will also discuss its supply chain management services, as well as electron beam welding capacity.

Known as a problem solver to many industries, Joining Technologies will be highlighting the accomplishments of its highly innovative engineers in a variety of disciplines, including systems integration, robotic and CNC system design, tooling design, advanced process development, and material science. [Read more...]

03/05/2013 – Joining Technologies Announces Product Commercialization Capabilities

Expert knowledge helps customers ramp up production and speed time to market

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that it has expanded its core competencies to include product commercialization assistance. Experts in laser welding, electron beam welding, and laser additive manufacturing, Joining Technologies also supports customers through supply chain and project management, and quality assurance validation expertise. Using these skills, along with an appreciation for the customer’s goals for a product, Joining Technologies’ product commercialization assistance helps ramp up production and speed time to market. [Read more...]

01/17/13 –  Joining Technologies Certified to ISO 13485 Standard for Medical Device Quality Management System 

Demonstrates commitment to processing parts to rigorous standards

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that it has successfully obtained certification to the ISO 13485 standard for the manufacture of medical devices. Joining Technologies is one of very few welding service companies who have met the rigorous ISO 13485 medical device standard, setting it apart from other welding houses. The achievement demonstrates Joining Technologies’ commitment to processing parts to the same rigorous standards as its major medical device customers.

Attaining the new standard strengthens Joining Technologies’ relationships with its current customers, and is expected to help the company grow its medical customer base,  and further enhance its capabilities with Tier 1 suppliers. [Read more...]

01/11/13 - Joining Technologies to Feature Expanded Laser Additive Capabilities at LIA’s Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop
 Partnership with Fraunhofer ILT yields cutting edge research and development capabilities

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, will be highlighting its laser additive capabilities at the Laser Institute of America’s 5th annual Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop (LAM®), to be held February 12-13, 2013, in Houston, Texas. In addition, Joining Technologies will be showcasing the cutting edge work done by the Joining Technologies Research Center (JTRC), a partnership with world-renowned laser development and research institutes: Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT), located in Aachen, Germany and Fraunhofer Center for Laser Technology (CLT), located in Plymouth, MI.

Joining Technologies, a gold level sponsor of LAM will highlight its capabilities using innovative laser cladding of metal powder alloys to enhance, repair, or freeform material for applications in aerospace, power generation, valve and OEM-supplied components. The precision laser cladding processes accomplish virtually unlimited build-up heights in complex geometric dimensions. The company will also showcase its newly expanded capabilities for internal diameter (ID) cladding. The technique is ideal for extending service life to oil and gas equipment, pumps, sleeves and extruder components. [Read more...]

12/07/12 - Joining Technologies Expands Laser Additive Manufacturing Capabilities – Now Offers ID Cladding
Innovative technology provides wear or corrosion-resistant coating to tubes or pressure vessels

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that it has expanded its additive manufacturing capabilities to include internal diameter (ID) cladding. Together with its partners Fraunhofer ILT, Pallas Oberflaechentechnik GmbH & Co KG and Laserline, Inc., Joining Technologies has installed a specialized ID cladding station. While laser cladding has gained wide acceptance as a cost effective way to add wear or corrosion-resistant coatings, or to repair worn-out or mis-machined parts, most of the cladding to date has been limited to easy-to-reach external part features. The new ID cladding station is a technological leap forward. [Read more...]

10/17/12 - Joining Technologies Celebrates 20^th Anniversary
 Entrepreneurial firm solves metal joining challenges with innovation and service

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that it is celebrating its 20^th anniversary in business. Founded in 1992 by Michael Francoeur, Joining Technologies has built its reputation on innovation, and is known for developing new technologies and processes to solve metal joining challenges previously thought to be impossible. With its customer base primarily in the northeast United States, Joining Technologies is growing quickly and is poised to significantly increase its market share.

From welding services and component manufacturing to a growing range of complete systems delivered to the customer’s production floor, Joining Technologies has focused on solving the most challenging material and joining needs. The company provides laser welding, electron beam welding and transferred arc welding, laser cladding, and supply chain management services. [Read more...]

10/12/12 - Joining Technologies Announces Appointment of Michael Francoeur To BEACON Board Of Directors
Innovative leader to support mission of highlighting medical device manufacturing in CT

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that founder and CEO Michael Francoeur was recently elected to the board of directors of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of medical technology.

In announcing the appointment, BEACON founder and president Joseph D. Bronzino PhD, PE, said, “Michael Francoeur is a well-known innovator who has been instrumental in the fabrication of products in both the aerospace and medical device domain. He brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the BEACON Board of Directors.”

Mr. Francoeur founded Joining Technologies in 1992, with a vision of focusing on innovative laser welding, providing research and development, design assistance, production service and complete laser system solutions. Joining Technologies has nurtured several strategic alliances, most notably with Fraunhofer ILT, headquartered in Aachen, Germany. The company also offers expert electron beam welding services. [Read more...]

10/09/12 - Joining Technologies Named Top Workplace Two Years in a Row by Hartford Courant/Fox CT
Company shows innovation and openness to new ideas

Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that has been named to the Hartford Courant/Fox CT Top Workplaces list of the 50 Top Workplaces for 2012. Joining Technologies was also named to the list in 2011, when it won a special innovation award. The company was one of only two winners in the manufacturing category.

The list of 50 winners of the top workplaces in the Greater Hartford area was generated by an outside research firm selected by The Courant and Fox CT to analyze employees’ responses to 24 questions about the organizations’ leadership, direction and culture. [Read more...]