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Shop Management - Page 217
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Magnetic clamp locates and holds steel stock in vertical position for tack welding
- Nov 7, 2017
- Product Release
Strong Hand Tools® has introduced the Magnetic Grasshopper Clamp for locating and holding steel workpieces vertically, with minimal obstruction for tack welding. The spring-loaded, fully adjustable clamp arm delivers positive, self-adjusting holding pressure and is suitable for tight-spot holding....
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Customized visual dashboards support 5S and lean goals
- Nov 7, 2017
- Product Release
Visual Workplace Inc. offers customizable key performance indicator boards to support 5S and lean activities. The boards help users keep track of objectives, displaying metrics at the point of use and keeping team members informed about key goals for quality, safety, and productivity. The boards...
- From The Fabricator
Lean tools in metal fabrication: Go to Gemba
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 7, 2017
- Article
A Gemba walk helps everyone at the company understand what is really happening. It helps solve problems and puts the focus on where you can have the greatest impact for the customer.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH 2017—Opening Day
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 6, 2017
- Blog Post
If opening day is any indication, FABTECH 2017 is a resounding success. For those who waited patiently for the exhibition to open, it likely was worth the wait. Here are a few highlights from one editor’s perspective.
- From The Fabricator
Air blowoff device dries complex shapes
- Nov 6, 2017
- Product Release
The Nozzle Bar® from Maxum is a patented air blowoff device that looks and installs like an air knife but offers the full blowoff power of individual air nozzles. Its internal nozzle system is customizable, providing the force required to reach deep cavities and varying part shapes and distances....
- From The Fabricator
LaserNett launches redesigned website
- Nov 6, 2017
- News Release
LaserNett Inc., a custom metal fabrication company located in Mississauga, Ont., has launched a redesigned website at www.lasernett.ca. The site provides comprehensive information, guides, and photos highlighting the company’s capabilities in laser cutting, metal fabrication, laser engraving,...
- From The Fabricator
Workshops for Warriors receives $100,000 grant from Boeing
- Nov 6, 2017
- News Release
Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a San Diego-based accredited school that trains, certifies, and helps place veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers, has received a $100,000 grant from Boeing. The nonprofit school offers courses on CNC milling...
- From The Fabricator
Software helps simplify CNC connectivity
- Nov 6, 2017
- Product Release
Heidenhain Corp. has announced the availability of the new StateMonitor for CNC manufacturing personnel who are implementing connected systems as part of the Industry 4.0 initiative. This software is an option with the company’s TNC controls and connects with PC systems to allow the user to view...
- From The Fabricator
Controlled chaos—FABTECH setup
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 5, 2017
- Blog Post
If you come to FABTECH, you’ll be impressed by the size and scope of the show and the amazing technology on display. If you witnessed setup, you’d be even more impressed by the knack exhibitors have for taking a concept and making it come to life, much like fabricators do every day.
- From The Fabricator
Big data wellspring for optimal flow in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2017
- Article
A tour for the North American industry press of Belgian and Dutch fabricators reveals that no matter how complicated an operation becomes, it’s still all about flow—and driving that flow, now and in the future, are software and big data.
- From The Fabricator
Lean meets the internet of things
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2017
- Article
Industrial Sales & Manufacturing launched a unique improvement methodology while investing in machine monitoring and connectivity. The two initiatives go hand in hand.
- From The Fabricator
Eriez celebrates 70 years of partnership with Dominion-Carolina
- Nov 2, 2017
- News Release
Eriez®, an Erie, Pa.-based provider of separation technologies, is marking 70 years of partnership with High Point, N.C.-based manufacturers’ representative agency Dominion-Carolina. In 1947 Bob Merwin, son of Eriez founder O.F. Merwin, and Dean Thomas, a retired school teacher who ultimately...
- From The Fabricator
Encouraging the future workforce
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 2, 2017
- Article
Hastings Air Energy Control Inc. has a long history of educating welders and factories about the dangers inherent in welding and the necessity for clean air in welding operations. The company recently presented the Welding Pavilion at the Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show. The pavilion featured a welding competition that attracted manufacturers and welders and benefited both.
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: October PMI® at 58.7 percent; 16 of 18 industries reported growth
- Nov 1, 2017
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October, and the overall economy grew for the 101st consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued Nov. 1 by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of...
- From The Fabricator
Orbital ATK demonstrates 3-D printed tactical solid rocket motor
- Nov 1, 2017
- News Release
Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies in Dulles, Va., has completed a series of static test firings of prototype tactical solid rocket motors built with critical metal components fabricated by additive manufacturing. These tests marked the first industry demonstration of a...
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