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Shop Management - Page 181
A worldwide view from Düsseldorf
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 23, 2018
- Article
Tube and pipe expo provides global perspective on state of the industry
- From The Fabricator
Castolin Eutectic offers EuTronic GAP 3511 DC Synergic welding, coating system for automated and manual applications
- Jul 23, 2018
- Product Release
The EuTronic® GAP 3511 DC Synergic from Castolin Eutectic is suitable for manual and automated welding applications. The 8.4-in. touchscreen control panel displays all settings, and up to 1,000 memory locations are available for saving welding parameters. Features include synergic mode and impulse...
- From The Fabricator
TEKFAB adds new building to Oregon campus
- Jul 20, 2018
- News Release
After a year of construction, TEKFAB has added a 20,000-sq.-ft. building to its campus in Albany, Ore. The new building adds more space to the production floor for higher project volumes and larger projects. It also includes a conference room that offers a panoramic view of the new production...
- From The Fabricator
Jorgenson Machine Tools announces opening of Bud’s Machine Tools
- Jul 20, 2018
- News Release
Salt Lake City, Utah-based Jorgenson Machine Tools has announced the opening of Bud's Machine Tools, run by Bryan "Bud" Jorgenson, which will service Jorgenson’s customers moving forward.
The firm offers new and used machinery.
- From The Fabricator
VV85G precision guides from DESTACO offer reliability in sheet metal welding
- Jul 19, 2018
- Product Release
DESTACO has announced the availability of its VV85G series precision guides. When used in conjunction with the company’s power clamp, pin clamp, and pin packages, the guides help increase operational reliability in applications such as sheet metal welding for automotive body-in-white, the company...
- From The Fabricator
Kaast Machine Tools moves into new building
- Jul 19, 2018
- News Release
Kaast Machine Tools has moved to its new home in Aldan, Pa. The 42,500-sq.-ft. building features a showroom, technical training center, and expanded machine and spare parts inventory. Horizontal band saws, ironworkers, and press brakes will be on the floor, as well as the newer VF-series machining...
- From The Fabricator
Learning lessons from the Ol' Ball Coach
Winning football games is not necessarily the same thing as running a successful metal fabricating business, but both take strong leaders. Steve Spurrier, who has more than 200 victories as a college coach, knows a thing or two about leading successful programs. He also has some thoughts on how that might apply to the business world.
- From The Fabricator
Imperial Systems names director of sales and marketing
- Jul 18, 2018
- News Release
Imperial Systems, a provider of industrial dust and fume collection equipment based in Mercer, Pa., has hired Tomm Frungillo as director of sales and marketing. Frungillo has 25 years of experience in the industry. He most recently held the position of director of sales at The Systems Group. Before...
- From The Fabricator
Family, friendship, and metal fabricating
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 18, 2018
- Article
Longtime friends Cody Shipp and Tony Kramer are the S and K in S&K Sheet Metal LLC, a custom job shop located in Monroeville, Ind. They officially opened their doors last fall and have been learning on the job ever since.
- From The Fabricator
Aid helps to eliminate shop floor pain
A grinding shop owner develops a standing aid that allows an operator to stand over a machine tool for a shift without experiencing debilitating pain.
- From The Fabricator
Hutchinson Mfg. president receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jul 17, 2018
- News Release
Hutchinson, Minn.-based Hutchinson Mfg. has announced that its president, Tom Daggett, will receive the 2018 Made in Minnesota Manufacturing Awards Lifetime Achievement Award from Minnesota Business magazine. Daggett’s parents started Hutchinson Mfg. and Sales Inc. in 1953. He began doing work at...
- From The Fabricator
Oshkosh Corp. to open manufacturing facility in Tennessee
- Jul 17, 2018
- News Release
Oshkosh Corp., a designer and manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, will establish a manufacturing facility in Jefferson City, Tenn. The company expects to create more than 300 jobs over the next three years. The 500,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will house welding and fabrication...
- From The Fabricator
Loc Performance Products acquires Demmer Corp.
- Jul 16, 2018
- News Release
Plymouth, Mich.-based Loc Performance Products Inc., a manufacturer of large CNC machined components, fabricated structures, and assemblies for military and industrial applications, has acquired Demmer Corp., Lansing, Mich. This acquisition is expected to generate a total capital investment of...
- From The Fabricator
Chartering a lean manufacturing kaizen event
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jul 14, 2018
- Article
You know what’s wrong. You’ve gone to the shop floor, and you’ve seen the problems. Now it’s time to dive in, hold a kaizen event, and fix everything, right? Not so fast. First, you need a project charter.
- From The Fabricator
Opportunity zones and investment in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 14, 2018
- Article
The opportunity zone program in the new tax law could have significant impact for metal fabricators and other manufacturers, small and large alike.
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