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Shop Management - Page 146
- From The Fabricator
Protech Metal Finishing completes expansion in Tennessee
- Mar 29, 2019
- News Release
Protech Metal Finishing, a provider of electroplating, anodizing, and painting services, has completed the expansion of its new facility in Vonore, Tenn. The building was completed on July 1, and since then the company has been upgrading equipment to increase capacity. The company now has 32,000...
- From The Fabricator
Nucor to build plate mill in Kentucky
- Mar 29, 2019
- News Release
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will build a new, $1.35 billion steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Ky. The mill, which will be able to produce 1.2 million tons per year of steel plate products, is expected to be fully operational in 2022, employing more than 400 people. The mill will produce...
- From The Fabricator
Cortec’s recyclable moisture barrier papers protect all kinds of metals
- Mar 29, 2019
- Product Release
Cortec® Corp. offers fully recyclable/repulpable moisture barrier papers as an alternative to polyethylene and wax papers. Multimetal VpCI® papers protect all kinds of metals, and the natural kraft paper prevents package contamination. The papers are available in widths nearing 100 in. for...
- From The Fabricator
Hougen introduces kit for HMD2MT magnetic drill
- Mar 27, 2019
- Product Release
Hougen Mfg. Inc. has released the HMD2MT Fabricator’s Kit. It features the HMD2MT #2 Morse taper magnetic drill bundled with the 83000 tapping kit, 08821 drill chuck adapter, and a ½-in. drill chuck. This allows the operator to drill holes with annular cutters, drill small through or blind holes...
- From The Additive Report
Wohlers releases latest annual report on AM sales
- Mar 26, 2019
- News Release
The 24th installment of Wohlers Associates’ annual report on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing has been published. The 369-page Wohlers Report 2019 provides loads of data on 2018 sales of AM materials, equipment, software, and related systems, as well as services, design, patents,...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing expo to focus on cutting processes, new technology
- Mar 26, 2019
- News Release
Fox Machinery Associates, a provider of metal fabrication machinery, tooling, parts, and service in Exton, Pa., will host its 2019 Manufacturing Expo and Open House May 21 to 23. The annual event will focus on DDL, fiber, and CO2 lasers; plasma systems; and waterjet cutting technology. Educational...
- From The Fabricator
Wintriss ShopFloorConnect 6.0 software identifies production losses, bottlenecks
- Mar 22, 2019
- Product Release
Wintriss Controls Group has developed ShopFloorConnect® 6.0 OEE and shop floor data collection software. It gathers production data from every machine in the factory; displays the key performance indicators in real time; and produces detailed analytics, including comprehensive OEE reports in a...
- From The Fabricator
Fabricators unite in the fight against uncertainty
As metal fabricators face a sea of uncertainties, they look to their peers for wisdom. They had a prime opportunity to do that at the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 5-7.
- From The Additive Report
3D printing is a technology whose time has come—Al Gore
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 21, 2019
- Blog Post
Former Vice President Al Gore told an audience attending a conference sponsored by 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal that it takes longer than expected for new ways to take hold. Quoting an economist, he said, “Things take longer to happen than you think. Then they happen much faster than you...
- From The Fabricator
Trimble’s Tekla PowerFab software aids steel fabrication management
- Mar 21, 2019
- Product Release
Trimble has introduced Tekla® PowerFab, a software suite for steel fabrication management. It is designed to help project teams collaborate throughout the structural steel work flow. The software provides relevant, real-time information to all project parties. It allows project teams to see the...
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabricator’s dilemma: What to do about walk-in customers
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 21, 2019
- Blog Post
As Barnes MetalCrafters in Wilson, N.C., gets ready to open its new facility, product designer Nick Martin discusses how his metal fabrication shop handles walk-in customers and the small, unscheduled projects that come along with them.
- From The Additive Report
Production-scale use of 3D printing at ‘tipping point’
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
A study about additive manufacturing released in mid-March by Essentium Inc. and Dimensional Research concludes that confidence in and deployment of industrial-scale 3D printing (3DP) is at a tipping point among users. The study, “3D Printing at Scale,” reveals that 22 percent now use 3D...
- From The Welder
SAS 300 portable welding fume extractor offered
- Mar 20, 2019
- Product Release
The model 300 welding fume extractor from SAS offers HEPA, ULPA, or ASHRAE filtration to capture and filter harmful fumes and particulate created during the welding process. This source-capture fume extractor features heavy-duty casters for mobility, a flame-retardant and self-supportive flexible...
- From The Fabricator
LIFT hires director of government programs
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
Detroit-based LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored national manufacturing innovation institute, has hired Peter Czech as director of government programs. Czech previously spent more than nine years as a professor of program management and course...
- From The Fabricator
Northrop Grumman to expand in Maryland
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
Northrop Grumman is expanding its manufacturing operations in Elkton, Md., with plans to add 175 new jobs over the next five years. This operating sector of the company, which was known as Orbital ATK before it was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018, currently employs 400 workers. Northrop...
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