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Shop Management - Page 274
- From The Fabricator
Welding bench captures fumes at the source
- Feb 10, 2017
- Product Release
RoboVent has released a new, larger version of its CrossFlow table. The all-in-one welding bench and source-capture system provides ample room for a variety of manual welding applications while keeping weld fumes out of the breathing zone. The table comes in 4- and 5-ft.-wide models, with space...
- From The Fabricator
Management in the metal fabrication industry
- By Aaron Continelli
- Feb 9, 2017
- Article
Just as shop floor workers require special skills, shop managers do so as well. Here is an overview of management duties and what employers in the metal fabrication industry are looking for in managers.
- From The Fabricator
What shop owners really look for in employees
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 9, 2017
- Blog Post
Metal fabricating covers a wide range of technical skills. What shop owners are looking for in new hires depends on the shop’s processes and the services it provides. In this post, three shop owners share some new-hire criteria.
- From The Fabricator
DeWys Mfg. celebrates 40th anniversary
- Feb 9, 2017
- News Release
Marne, Mich.-based DeWys Mfg. Inc. marks 40 years in business in 2017. The company was founded in 1977 in a small, red barn as a producer of fireplace inserts. Today the firm is a 90,000-sq.-ft. contract manufacturer with 160 customers. The company offers precision sheet metal, contract...
- From The Fabricator
BMI completes sale of large component fabricator and machine shop
- Feb 9, 2017
- News Release
BMI Mergers & Acquisitions has announced the sale of The Rose Corp. to Edmund Gaffney of Haverford, Pa. As part of the transaction, The Rose Corp. also sold its Mark Metals steel sales and service division. The Rose Corp., Reading Pa., a privately owned contract manufacturing steel fabrication...
- From The Fabricator
70-W LED light mounts on existing beams
- Feb 8, 2017
- Product Release
Larson Electronics has released a 70-W, explosionproof LED light fixture mounted on an adjustable beam clamp to simplify mounting on existing beams. The EPL-LP-70W-LED-HDBC-20-EPP weatherproof fixture comes with an adjustable aluminum mount that makes it suitable for industrial applications,...
- From The Fabricator
Walter Surface Technologies appoints president/COO
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies, Pointe-Claire, Que., a supplier to the metal surface treatment industry, has announced the appointment of MarcAndré Aubé as president/COO. Before joining the company, he was president/COO of GardaWorld Protective Services. He holds an MBA and CFA and has experience...
- From The Fabricator
LSP Technologies awarded SBIR funding to develop modeling tool
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Dublin, Ohio-based LSP Technologies Inc., a provider of laser peening services, technology, and equipment, has been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I funding to develop a probabilistic modeling tool that provides high-cycle-fatigue failure rate prediction models relative to...
- From The Fabricator
AMUG awards scholarships for additive manufacturing conference
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), Milwaukee, has announced the recipients of its scholarships. Dr. Haijun Gong, an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship. Claire Belson, a chemical engineering student at the University of...
- From The Fabricator
Capital Machine to hold open house March 7-8
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Tampa, Fla.-based Capital Machine has announced plans to hold an open house March 7-8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at its Dallas Technology Center. The facility has been expanded more than 12,000 sq. ft. Fourteen machines will be displayed under power. Attendees can experience live demos and...
- From The Fabricator
Dot peen system permanently marks metal parts
- Feb 8, 2017
- Product Release
The ec1 marking system from SIC Marking uses dot peen technology to achieve permanent marking of all industrial components. The column-mounted machine marks at high speed and is suitable for all types of dot peen marking, including texts, logos, 2-D codes, QR codes, and data matrix codes. This...
- From The Fabricator
Castolin Eutectic Group acquires Furnace Mineral Products Inc.
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
The Castolin Eutectic Group, a division of Messer Eutectic Castolin GmbH Holding with headquarters in Bad Soden, Germany, has announced the acquisition of Furnace Mineral Products (FMP) Inc., Toronto. FMP specializes in the R&D, manufacture, and application of inorganic-hybrid coatings. The company...
- From The Fabricator
Shaft collar 3-D prototype allows rapid proof-of-concept testing
- Feb 8, 2017
- Product Release
Stafford Mfg. Corp. offers a 3-D prototype development service that lets users create a 3-D printed part from a print within a few hours to test the form, fit, and function for immediate feedback on proof-of-concept testing. The finished machined part—typically shaft collars, couplings, and...
- From The Fabricator
Casters and wheels withstand high heat
- Feb 7, 2017
- Product Release
Hamilton Caster has introduced casters and wheels engineered to withstand temperatures from 250 to 750 degrees F. The wheels are available in diameters from 3 to 12 in. Load capacities per caster are 260 to 9,000 lbs. The wheel line includes the Ultratherm™, rated at 530 degrees and featuring a...
- From The Fabricator
Gibraltar Industries sells U.S. bar grating assets
- Feb 7, 2017
- News Release
Gibraltar Industries Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y.-based manufacturer and distributor of building products, has sold substantially all of its U.S. bar grating assets by its Amico U.S. subsidiary to Fisher & Ludlow, a subsidiary of Nucor Corp. Gibraltar continues to manufacture and distribute expanded...
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