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Wabash National Corp. to divest aviation and truck equipment business to AFI Partners
- Jan 22, 2019
- News Release
Wabash National Corp., Lafayette, Ind., a diversified industrial manufacturer and producer of semitrailers, truck bodies, and liquid transportation systems, has announced it is selling its Aviation and Truck Equipment (AVTE) business to Garsite Progress LLC, an entity formed by AFI Partners, a New...
- From The Fabricator
Signet LLC creates Chemical Specialties Division
- Jan 22, 2019
- News Release
Private investment firm Signet LLC, Akron, Ohio, has formed a Chemical Specialties Division that includes four of its chemical manufacturing and service companies:Sprayroq, a provider of spray-applied resin technology for structural rehabilitation and corrosion protection of water and wastewater in...
- From The Fabricator
New Way Air Bearings welcomes middle-schoolers for What's So Cool About Manufacturing? program
- Jan 22, 2019
- News Release
New Way® Air Bearings, a manufacturer of modular air bearing products in Aston, Pa., recently hosted local middle school students for the What's So Cool About Manufacturing? program for the second consecutive year. The program, started in 2013 by the Manufacturers Resource Center in Allentown,...
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing isn’t just for billion-dollar organizations
- By Don Nelson
- Jan 22, 2019
- Blog Post
Every few months or so I read about a university, government agency, or manufacturing company that’s opening a research center devoted to advanced technologies. These organizations tend to be large and well-funded. GE, for example, invested approximately $1.5 billion in its Global Research...
- From The Fabricator
Voortman Steel Machinery adds sales support for U.S., Canada
- Jan 22, 2019
- News Release
Steel fabricating machinery manufacturer Voortman USA, Monee, Ill., a branch of Netherlands-based Voortman Steel Machinery, has hired Nathan Bury as regional sales manager. Bury previously worked in the rebar sector for 12 years in operations and sales. In his new role, he supports the Midwest,...
Energy market a windfall for tube, pipe producers in 2019 and beyond
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 22, 2019
- Article
In 2011, U.S. petro companies pumped a mere 5.4 million barrels of oil per day. By 2018 it was twice that, and it’s expected to keep growing as the international demand for oil grows.
- From The Fabricator
U.S. steel producers fight efforts to change what counts as domestic content in water projects
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jan 21, 2019
- Blog Post
In language that is evidenced in a 2019 appropriations request, domestic steelmakers successfully eliminated products “substantially transformed” as qualifying as domestic content in EPA water programs.
- From The Fabricator
Cornwell Quality Tools marks 100 years in business
- Jan 21, 2019
- News Release
Cornwell® Quality Tools, Wadsworth, Ohio, is marking 100 years since it was established by Eugene Cornwell, a skilled blacksmith, in 1919. The company began with Cornwell hammering hand tools on his anvil and experimenting with various steels and heat treatments in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. As demand...
- From The Fabricator
Record number of employers plan to increase or maintain head count as a result of automation
- Jan 21, 2019
- News Release
Robot workers replacing human jobs is the debate of the decade. In reality, the opposite looks true. ManpowerGroup’s report “Humans Wanted: Robots Need You” found that more employers than ever—87 percent—plan to increase or maintain head count as a result of automation for the third...
- From The Fabricator
Bumper guards protect TAB Wrapper Tornado orbital wrapping machines
- Jan 21, 2019
- Product Release
TAB Industries LLC has unveiled new bumper guards on its TAB Wrapper Tornado® line of orbital stretch-wrapping machines. This option features 16-ga. steel centered at the front of the orbital wrapper to protect the machine from contact with lift trucks. The bumper guards are covered in vinyl...
- From The Fabricator
Anticipate lean manufacturing’s toughest challenges
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 21, 2019
- Article
Expect things to change. Don’t backslide, become complacent, or let things wane just because one key person leaves.
- From The Fabricator
Tolerances on drawings can influence production costs
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 20, 2019
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis describes the impact of unreasonable tolerance callouts on CAD drawings.
- From The Fabricator
What makes a good leader in metal fabrication?
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 19, 2019
- Article
Who makes good leaders? At one Tennessee fabricator, it’s not about experience or years on the job. It’s about having new ideas and helping everyone be more productive.
- From The Fabricator
Modern-day artist uses millennia-old tools, techniques for copper creations
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 19, 2019
- Article
Although the Bronze Age put an end to the Stone Age millennia ago, modern-day artisans use tools, techniques, and processes that were pioneered thousands of years ago when mankind first discovered how to work metals.
- From The Additive Report
Formetrix hires CEO, commits to new HQ in Boston area
- Jan 18, 2019
- News Release
Formetrix Inc., a designer and producer of proprietary, high-performance steel alloys for additive manufacturing, has named Scott Pearson its new CEO. The company also announced that it has committed to moving into a new headquarters in the greater Boston area in March. “I am excited to join...
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