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Shop Management - Page 220
- From The Fabricator
Industry 4.0 is alive and well
- By Simon Spencer
- Oct 23, 2017
- Article
Any revolution leads to change. Industry 4.0 is no exception. The age of interconnectivity is rapidly descending upon North American manufacturers, and the evidence of this future is already evident on the shop floors of some manufacturers.
- From The Fabricator
How to measure a laser in manufacturing
- By Gary Wagner
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
All the elements of a laser system—from beam delivery and gases to the optics and nozzle—must work together to deliver a beam tailored for the application. But as with anything else, a laser process can’t be managed or improved upon without good measurement.
- From The Fabricator
Partsmaster appoints president
- Oct 20, 2017
- News Release
MRO products provider Partsmaster, a Dallas-based division of NCH Corp., has appointed David Weiss as president. He succeeds Matt Oldroyd, who led the company for 12 years. Weiss has led NCH Corp.’s Asia business for the past eight years, directing sales, operations, finance, and manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Don’t be a one-trick pony
- By Jeff Sipes
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
The various tools in the lean toolbox do have worth on their own, but you uncover their true power when carefully chosen methods interact with each other. By choosing specific methods—a lean “recipe” tailored for your operation—you reap the benefits of continuous improvement
- From The Fabricator
Desktop Metal wins recognition from Popular Science
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Burlington, Mass.-based Desktop Metal has received the Popular Science 2017 Best of What’s New Award in the engineering category for its Desktop Metal Production System™. According to the company, the system, arriving in 2018, is the first metal 3-D printing system for mass production of...
- From The Fabricator
CNH Industrial plant in Minnesota achieves Bronze Level designation in WCM program
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
CNH Industrial N.V. has announced that its Case IH plant in Benson, Minn., has been certified Bronze Level in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. The site manufactures agricultural equipment, including cotton pickers, floaters, sprayers, and FlexAir applicators. The facility, which houses...
- From The Fabricator
Advantage TerraFab expands in Oklahoma
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Advantage TerraFab LLC, a steel fabrication and finishing company, has purchased a 55,000-sq.-ft. building in Muskogee, Okla., as part of a $3.5 million expansion. The company, which currently employs about 45 people, expects to hire 30 more workers over the next three years. It estimates the new...
- From The Fabricator
Airgas receives Gold Performance Excellence Award from Boeing
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Airgas, an Air Liquide company and supplier of industrial gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has been recognized by the Boeing Co. with a 2016 Gold Performance Excellence Award. Boeing issues the award annually to recognize suppliers that have achieved superior performance. Airgas...
- From The Fabricator
Cleaning automated weld lines with dry ice
- By Tyson Marlowe
- Oct 19, 2017
- Article
Have you ever looked at your downed, slag-coated, automated weld line and thought that there has to be a better, easier way to clean this mess than using stone-aged tools and harsh chemicals? A company that provides this cleaning service for major automakers’ production lines put aside its hammers, chisels, and toxic, caustic chemicals and saw improvements in the process, outcome, and bottom line by adopting dry ice technology.
- From The Fabricator
Sampson Community College receives $1.7 million for welding and fabrication program
- Oct 18, 2017
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Sampson Community College of Clinton, N.C., to construct an occupational training facility to support welding and metal fabrication skills. The project is expected to create 50 jobs, retain...
- From The Fabricator
Robinson Metal receives Educational Partnership Award, adds waterjet
- Oct 18, 2017
- News Release
Custom metal fabricator Robinson Metal Inc., De Pere, Wis., has won the Educational Partnership Award from the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance in recognition of its collaborative efforts with area educators to support the education and training required to fill manufacturing and...
- From The Fabricator
AHB Tooling & Machinery acquires Westbrook Eng. division
- Oct 18, 2017
- News Release
Roseville, Mich.-based metalworking distributor AHB Tooling & Machinery Inc. has announced the acquisition of Westbrook Eng.'s new machinery sales division. The new AHB will provide a broader range of metalworking machinery, including band and cold saws, CNC press brakes and shears, ironworkers,...
High-speed hose-crimping machine accelerates motorsports component manufacturing process
- By Eric Lundin
- Oct 18, 2017
- Article
Fluid transfer systems manufacturer Goodridge, a manufacturer of aftermarket hose, fittings, brake lines, clutch lines, fuel lines, and oil lines, has built a reputation for producing high-quality parts and it does so quickly. It relies on a Finn-Power crimper, model CC22, for much of this work.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricating in sequence, by color
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 18, 2017
- Article
Six years ago workers at Hillphoenix’s Iowa operation spent 13 weeks getting an order ready to ship to a customer—and they put in a lot of overtime to make it happen. It now takes them less than half the time. The company got there by manufacturing in sequence and focusing on job velocity.
- From The Fabricator
M. Davis & Sons acquires Val-Tech
- Oct 17, 2017
- News Release
Wilmington, Del.-based M. Davis & Sons Inc., a mechanical/electrical contractor and fabricator, has announced the acquisition of Valtech Inc., a manufacturer of power distribution equipment based in Newark, Del. M. Davis will continue the manufacturing and sale of this equipment under the new brand...
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