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Shop Management - Page 148
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Partsmaster launches new website
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Dallas-based MRO products provider Partsmaster has launched a newly designed e-commerce website at www.partsmaster.com. The site features increased search functionality, quick access to product information, and ordering capabilities. It is updated regularly with industry information, company news,...
- From The Fabricator
Lawrence Brothers Inc. to expand in Virginia
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Lawrence Brothers Inc., a provider of heavy metal fabrication and custom metal applications, has announced plans to expand its 80,000-sq.-ft. facility in Bluefield, Va. The expansion, which will include the purchase of a fiber laser and other equipment, machinery, and tools, is expected to create...
- From The Fabricator
VW expects to replace up to 7,000 routine-task jobs with automation
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Volkswagen AG has announced it expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by 2023 by not replacing employees who retire and automating routine tasks.
The automaker also intends to create 2,000 new jobs in technical development.
- From The Fabricator
Nissan lays off fewer employees in Mississippi than expected
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Nissan Motor Co. has cut 381 contractors from its van and truck production plant in Canton, Miss. The company had previously projected as many as 700 layoffs. No direct Nissan employees were affected. The automaker cut production of NV passenger and cargo vans from two shifts to one in January and...
- From The Fabricator
M.C. Dean to expand Virginia facility
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
M.C. Dean Inc., Tysons, Va., an electrical design-build and systems integration firm for mission-critical organizations, will invest $25.1 million to incorporate a new product line at its fabrication and distribution facility in Caroline County, Va. The project is expected to create 100 jobs. The...
- From The Fabricator
Weir to invest $15 million in Mississippi plant
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
The Weir Group is investing an additional $15 million in its Newton, Miss., manufacturing facility as part of a total $50 million plan supporting an additional 150 jobs at the plant. When the investment program is complete, more than 400 people will be employed there, a 60 percent increase from...
- From The Fabricator
Toyota WV president weighs in on materials, electrification
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 14, 2019
- Article
Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia President Leah Curry was a keynote speaker at FMA’s Annual Meeting in Nashville on March 6. She addressed lightweighting, materials, electrification, tariffs, and her view on where the automotive industry is heading.
- From The Fabricator
Meritor names senior VP/CFO
- Mar 13, 2019
- News Release
Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., a supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket systems for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has promoted Carl Anderson to senior vice president/CFO. He succeeds Kevin Nowlan, who has resigned from the position. Anderson has served as Meritor’s...
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabrication shop’s success and the employer-worker connection
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 13, 2019
- Blog Post
Mutual respect, consideration, and commitment between employers and workers are vital to a metal fabrication shop’s success. Read what fabricators have to say about this.
- From The Fabricator
Section 232 panel addresses how tariffs affect supply chain
- By Gareth Sleger
- Mar 12, 2019
- Blog Post
Now that a year has passed since President Donald Trump imposed the Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, how has it played out for metal fabrication and other metalworking sectors? That was the focus of the “232 Tariffs and Quotas: The Mechanism of Protection” panel discussion, which took place during the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville.
- From The Fabricator
The PMMI Foundation partners with Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs to support summer manufacturing camps
- Mar 12, 2019
- News Release
The PMMI Foundation, part of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va., is supporting 10 summer manufacturing camps in 2020 and 2021 with a $100,000 grant to Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.,...
- From The Fabricator
2019 starts with second-largest January for manufacturing technology orders in two decades
- Mar 12, 2019
- News Release
The most recent United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report from AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va., shows that orders for January totaled $396 million, marking the second-strongest January in the history of the USMTO program. Orders declined 10.5...
- From The Fabricator
Fusion Coolant Systems names CEO/president
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Fusion Coolant Systems, Canton, Mich., a manufacturer of coolant and lubrication systems, has hired Brian Ahlborn as CEO/president. He has more than 30 years of experience working with OEMs, suppliers, startups, and consulting firms in the automotive sector. Ahlborn previously worked for precision...
- From The Fabricator
Messer acquires businesses from Linde, launches Messer Americas
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII have completed the planned acquisition of certain businesses in North and South America from Linde plc and launched Messer Americas. With more than 70 production facilities in five countries, Messer Americas produces and delivers industrial, medical,...
- From The Fabricator
Anchor Partners acquires Quality Industries
- Mar 8, 2019
- News Release
Dallas-based Anchor Partners has acquired Quality Industries Inc., based in LaVergne, Tenn., with a second location in Denton, Texas. Quality Industries, which will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Anchor Partners, offers punching, cutting, welding, forming, bending, and stamping...
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