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Shop Management - Page 116
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing's skills gap crisis at a critical juncture
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2020
- Article
Millions of manufacturing jobs remain unfilled. What can a fabricator do? A skilled labor panel at the FABTECH show in November discussed some real solutions.
- From The Fabricator
Peer-to-peer interaction leads to greater manufacturing satisfaction
Metal fabricators and manufacturers have the chance to learn from their industry peers at the FMA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, March 3-5.
- From The Fabricator
Spreading knowledge in metal fabrication for 50 years
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2020
- Article
So much has changed in the metal fabrication and manufacturing industries since The FABRICATOR magazine launched 50 years ago, but one thing hasn’t: the need for real, actionable knowledge.
Tax prep 101: 5 reasons why planning now can prevent a big bite later
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Jan 19, 2020
- Article
Nobody wants to deal with taxes, but making a plan to deal with them now, and reviewing your plan quarterly, can make the entire exercise much less painful. An interview with CPA Jim Daufeldt provides several tips and insights for developing a year-round tax planning strategy.
- From The Fabricator
Turning Golden Gate Bridge handrails into home furnishing
- By Sue Roberts
- Jan 19, 2020
- Article
Rick Bulan makes furniture and accessories out of steel from the Golden Gate Bridge.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Celebrating more than half a decade
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 18, 2020
- Blog Post
This past October the Still Building America series celebrated its fifth anniversary. Detroiters Josh and Darla Welton have been interviewing up-and-coming skilled tradespeople, manufacturing entrepreneurs, fabricators, blacksmiths, machinists, welders, hot rod builders, and metalworkers across the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Optimized Armor opens plant in South Carolina
- Jan 17, 2020
- News Release
Columbia, S.C.-based armor steel supplier c has announced plans to establish operations in Rock Hill, S.C. The $3.7 million investment is expected to create 100 jobs. The plant houses large-scale laser cutting machines, heavy-duty press brakes, and skilled welding engineers for the production of...
- From The Fabricator
Superior Abrasives launches new website
- Jan 17, 2020
- News Release
Superior Abrasives LLC, Vandalia, Ohio, has revamped its website. It highlights the company’s coated and nonwoven abrasive products available in quick-change discs, cartridge rolls, flap wheels, belts, and PSA discs. Other products include bore polishers, disc wheels, goblet wheels, cones, caps,...
- From The Fabricator
USMCA expected to benefit metal manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jan 16, 2020
- Blog Post
Metal manufacturers are anxious to see what life will be like under the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaces NAFTA. The biggest change is likely to benefit those in automotive supply chains.
Tube® expo to highlight some of the many changes in store over next few years
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 16, 2020
- Article
The biennial Tube® expo in Düsseldorf is always a reflection of the state of the industry, an up-to-date display of tube- and pipe-related production and fabrication technologies as they are used throughout the world. At the forthcoming expo, March 30 – April 3, visitors are likely to see a richer use than ever before of Industry 4.0 technologies, robotics, and the advanced materials that lead to ever-more-rigorous tube and pipe products.
Manchester Tool & Die celebrates 60 years
- Jan 15, 2020
- News Release
Manchester Tool & Die Inc. marks its 60th year in business in 2020. Glen Blocher founded the company in 1960 as a job shop; by the mid-1960s, he had built the company’s first tube end forming machine. The company now occupies a 65,000-sq.-ft. facility in North Manchester, Ind., under the...
- From The Fabricator
Metal Form joins United Enertech family of companies
- Jan 15, 2020
- News Release
United Enertech Holdings LLC, Chattanooga, Tenn., has acquired Metal Form Mfg. Co., Phoenix, a manufacturer of ventilation, security, and sound-reduction systems. United Enertech is a portfolio company of Dallas-based DalFort Capital Partners. Metal Form, which operates out of an 80,000-sq.-ft....
- From The Fabricator
Auto Bolt establishes new website
- Jan 14, 2020
- News Release
Cleveland-based fastener manufacturer Auto Bolt has launched a new website highlighting its products and capabilities, as well as offering downloadable resources and industry-related blogs. In addition, the company is moving its shipping department to a recently acquired 30,000-sq.-ft. building...
- From The Fabricator
NBT awards $23,500 in manufacturing scholarships
- Jan 14, 2020
- News Release
Fourteen students pursuing careers in manufacturing received scholarships valued from $1,500 to $2,500 toward their postsecondary studies in the spring 2020 semester from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., Elgin, Ill. The...
- From The Fabricator
Mid Atlantic Machinery to host fabrication event Feb. 4-6
- Jan 14, 2020
- News Release
Mid Atlantic Machinery Inc. will host its 16th annual metal and steel fabrication event for the manufacturing industry Feb. 4-6 at its showroom in Harrisburg, Pa. “Steel Tech: Revolutionize your Future” will feature more than 30 machines from more than 25 manufacturers, including Cidan, CR...
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