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Watlow partners with schools on job skills training, STEM initiatives
- Oct 17, 2017
- News Release
Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of complete thermal systems, has received the Made in Missouri Leadership Award from the Missouri Association of Manufacturers (MAM) in recognition of Watlow’s support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, training programs,...
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Fabricators weather impact of recent storms
- By Chris Kuehl
- Oct 17, 2017
- Blog Post
The third quarter Forming and Fabricating Job Shop Consumption Report from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association reveals that metal fabricators are still doing pretty well even as some bounce back from recent weather events.
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FarWest Fabricators awards $5,000 scholarship to Perry Technical Institute
- Oct 17, 2017
- News Release
FarWest Fabricators, Moxee, Wash., has presented a new $5,000 Jeff Carter Scholarship to Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, Wash., to support students pursuing technical training in its welding and machining and precision manufacturing programs. The scholarship is named after the company’s...
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Franklin Tech receives $495,000 grant for welding, metal fabrication program
- Oct 17, 2017
- News Release
Franklin County Technical School, Turners Falls, Mass., has received a $495,000 grant through the Massachusetts Skills Capital Grants program to upgrade its welding and metal fabrication program and to integrate it with digital design and robotics. In 2016 the Massachusetts Legislature established...
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The sunny side of energy savings
Cres Cor, a manufacturer of commercial warming cabinets and other products for the food service industry, turns to the sun for some of its energy needs.
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It's time to accelerate the quoting process
- By Brad Stropes, Patrick Medlin, and Robert Farrell Jr.
- Oct 17, 2017
- Article
By leveraging known pricing, run-time, and other production variables through the use of web-based quoting software, a fabricator knows if it had a profitable day, not just hope for it.
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Renishaw to hold Innovation Fest Oct. 25-26
- Oct 16, 2017
- News Release
Renishaw will hold its Innovation Fest at its new U.S. headquarters in West Dundee, Ill., Oct. 25-26. Attendees will get an up-close look at the company’s technology, and industry experts will make presentations on additive and smart manufacturing. The new headquarters and Solutions Center will...
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Rozell Industries announces plans for expansion in New York
- Oct 16, 2017
- News Release
Metal fabricating company Rozell Industries plans to build a 12,000-sq.-ft. facility in Kingsbury, N.Y. The $500,000 project is slated for completion in late spring 2018.
The company, which currently employs 230 people, anticipates hiring up to five more employees.
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GKN consolidates AM activity into GKN Additive
- Oct 16, 2017
- News Release
Global aerospace and automotive engineering group GKN has pulled its global additive manufacturing (AM) activity together into one new brand, called GKN Additive. GKN has produced AM aerospace components and automotive parts for decades, and it is a specialist powder producer through its Powder...
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Growth predicted in global gas and welding accessories market
- Oct 16, 2017
- News Release
In the new report “Global Gas and Welding Accessories Market 2017-2021,” analysts from Research and Markets forecast the market to grow at a CAGR of 4.90 percent in the next four years. The report identifies growing demand from the wind energy industry as one driver in the market. The...
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Greenberry hires fabrication general manager
- Oct 16, 2017
- News Release
Industrial contractor and fabricator Greenberry has named Robert Cowling as fabrication general manager for the company’s fabrication shops in Vancouver, Wash., and Corvallis, Ore. He has more than 30 years of experience in the fabrication industry, with special expertise in high-alloy steel...
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Initiative aims to increase manufacturing productivity in Wisconsin
- Oct 13, 2017
- News Release
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., Milwaukee 7, and Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership have announced the launch of the Transformational Productivity Initiative, a program designed to help small and midsize manufacturers in Wisconsin improve their productivity. The group is seeking...
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Skilled labor remains lead issue facing automotive tooling manufacturing, says survey
- Oct 13, 2017
- News Release
The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and Harbour Results Inc. (HRI) have released the results of their Q3 2017 Automotive Tooling Barometer. The survey results show that the tooling industry experienced a strong third quarter, with die shops experiencing a spike in capacity...
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Bosch Rexroth celebrates 50 years in the U.S.
- Oct 13, 2017
- News Release
Bosch Rexroth marks 50 years of continuous operation in the U.S. in 2017. Starting with a small office in Easton, Pa., in 1967 and a handful of associates, Rexroth grew quickly enough to expand into a newly built hydraulics manufacturing facility seven years later, the cornerstone of the...
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Mitchell Metal Products wins first National Reshoring Award
- Oct 12, 2017
- News Release
Mitchell Metal Products, based in Merrill, Wis., has received the first National Reshoring Award in recognition of its success in bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. The award, given by The Reshoring Initiative and the Precision Metalforming Association, honors a company that has effectively...
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