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Shop Management - Page 250
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Gilchrist Metal Fabricating recognized by Bechtel
- Jun 9, 2017
- News Release
Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Co., Hudson, N.H., was recognized for outstanding work on projects by Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit at the Bechtel Supply Chain Recognition awards. The awards recognize subcontractors and suppliers that supported Bechtel‘s work in...
- From The Fabricator
Optomec teams with Lockheed and GE to secure NextFlex contract award
- Jun 7, 2017
- News Release
Optomec, supplier of production-grade AM systems for 3-D printed metals and electronics based in Albuquerque, N.M., in partnership with Lockheed Martin, Binghamton University, GE, Intrinsiq Materials, and the University of Maryland, has been awarded one of five development projects from NextFlex®....
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Alamo Group acquires Santa Izabel Agro Industria Ltda.
- Jun 7, 2017
- News Release
Alamo Group Inc., Seguin, Texas, has completed the acquisition of Santa Izabel Agro Industria Ltda., which designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of agricultural implements and trailers sold throughout Brazil. “We feel the timing is good, as the market in Brazil is showing signs of...
- From The Fabricator
P4G Capital announces investment in Fore Machine and Aero Components
- Jun 7, 2017
- News Release
P4G Capital Partners, Fort Worth, Texas, has acquired the assets of Haltom City, Texas-based Fore Machine Co. Inc. and Aero Components Inc., also located in Fort Worth. Both companies provide coating/bonding, metal processing, and assembly for manufacturers in the aerospace and defense sectors, and...
- From The Fabricator
What sheet metal shops wish you knew: Reasonable tolerances, grain direction, and the base flange
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 7, 2017
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis continues a discussion of 3-D CAD and precision sheet metal manufacturing in Part II of a four-part series. In this installment, he focuses on reasonable tolerances, grain direction, and the base flange.
- From The Fabricator
Exit from Paris Climate Accord works for manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jun 7, 2017
- Blog Post
The decision for the U.S. to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord and a presidential executive order asking the EPA to look at regulations that place an undue burden on coal-fired electric utilities and oil and gas producers pretty much means that the Obama-era Clean Power Plan is dead. That should make many manufacturers happy.
- From The Fabricator
New ERP release includes cloud-based analytics, global electronic compliance
- Jun 6, 2017
- Product Release
Epicor Software Corp. has introduced the latest version of Epicor ERP software. The new release offers increased cloud deployment flexibility and new business functionality out-of-the-box, including new capabilities to support global growth and expansion, business transformation, and efficiencies...
- From The Fabricator
The secrets to sequential manufacturing
- Jun 6, 2017
- Article
Like many custom fabricators, Bensenville, Ill.-based Ace Metal Crafts Co. struggled with scheduling. Today the shop has stellar on-time delivery, and sequential manufacturing helped get it there.
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Hexagon acquires FASys Industrie-EDV-Systeme GmbH
- Jun 6, 2017
- News Release
Hexagon AB has completed the acquisition of FASys Industrie-EDV-Systeme GmbH, a Germany-based provider of software and hardware systems for production-oriented tasks. FASys has an established working relationship with the Hexagon-owned CAD/CAM provider Vero Software, and the acquisition enhances...
- From The Fabricator
GKN Aerospace, Oak Ridge National Laboratory partner on AM technology
- Jun 6, 2017
- News Release
GKN Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to used additive manufacturing (AM) to develop large titanium parts for aerospace applications. GKN Aerospace’s AM process, Laser Metal Deposition with wire (LMD-w), combines metal wire feedstock with a...
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Solar Atmospheres receives MedAccred certification for third consecutive year
- Jun 6, 2017
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres has achieved the MedAccred certification for heat treating at its Souderton, Pa., facility for a third consecutive year.
The company manufactures vacuum heat-treating and brazing furnaces.
- From The Fabricator
Good marketing helps custom metal fabricators find the right spot
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 6, 2017
- Article
What do a parking garage and marketing for custom fabrication have in common? A lot.
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: PMI® at 54.9 in May; 15 of 18 industries reported growth
- Jun 6, 2017
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in May, and the overall economy grew for the 96th consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued June 1 by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the...
- From The Fabricator
U.S. steel-consuming manufacturers oppose steel tariffs
- Jun 5, 2017
- News Release
The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) have urged the Trump administration to take a deliberative approach in the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel, warning that unilateral steel tariffs or import quotas...
- From The Fabricator
A lean transformation’s impact on accounting and finance
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jun 5, 2017
- Article
The beginning of most lean journeys usually focuses on operations. People in accounting and finance, including the CFO, aren’t really involved. Over the long term, though, they can help everyone focus on improvements that matter most: those that cut costs, add revenue, or do both.
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