Spectralytics, a Cretex Medical company, a laser cutting and processing contract manufacturer serving the global medical device industry, has opened a product development center in Maple Plain, Minn. The new facility is dedicated to helping customers develop concepts, validate designs, design for...

TigerStop offers a new upgrade for TigerTouch software called Dynamic Pack Optimization, which nests packs or bundles of material for the greatest yield. The function optimizes entire packs or bundles of like-profiled material, rather than single pieces. It does so quickly and accurately while...

CGTech marks three decades in business in 2018. Based in Irvine, Calif., the company has 10 wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, Singapore, India, Brazil, and Korea. The company started when founder Jon Prun recognized a need to verify NC tool path programs...

Many managers feel uncomfortable talking to direct reports about their career goals. But they avoid it at their peril, particularly when hiring millennials, and especially in these times of poaching and record low unemployment.

A fabricator needs technology, but what really sets it apart are its talented people, and according to participants of FABTECH’s workforce development panel, the industry needs to engage to find more.

Sassy Engines is a leading engine manufacturer for the sport of tractor pulling. When lead times for small fabricated parts grew into several weeks, management decided to venture into the world of fabricating as well. It’s been a winning combination since that decision was made in early 2017.

The first fundraiser of the year for Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT) will take place during FMA’s Annual Meeting on March 7 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The annual silent auction, held during the opening Welcome Reception, offers an interesting collection of items, making this...

In December 2017 a large injection molding operation purchased a $45 million custom fabricator, a large shop with high revenue diversity. No one customer made up more than 3 percent of revenue. One more thing: Seven years before, the fabricator was just an $8 million shop.

NAI, a manufacturer of global connectivity systems for the industrial technology, telecom, data, and medical industries, has announced plans to open a factory in Gaylord, Mich. The company moved its manufacturing operations out of the U.S. in 2009 during the telecom market collapse. Its return of...