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Shop Management - Page 287
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NIMS wins federal contract to grow apprenticeships in manufacturing
- Nov 14, 2016
- News Release
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), a Fairfax, Va.-based developer of skills standards and credentials for the manufacturing industry, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor as an industry intermediary to support the expansion of registered apprenticeships within...
- From The Fabricator
Workshops for Warriors secures patent for leveling machines on support surfaces
- Nov 11, 2016
- News Release
San Diego-based Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit school providing veterans free training and nationally recognized industry credentials in CAD/CAM programming, CNC machining, and welding, has obtained a patent for its product that levels machines on support surfaces. The product offers a...
- From The Fabricator
Monitoring system offers insights into presses
- Nov 10, 2016
- Product Release
The Machine Monitoring System from Schuler provides comprehensive press monitoring to help increase machine availability and production, improve part quality, and lower energy consumption. The system is part of the Smart Press Shop, a collection of products for networking in the field of forming...
- From The Fabricator
Miller Industries announces staff changes
- Nov 10, 2016
- News Release
Miller Industries Inc., a producer of towing and recovery equipment in Chattanooga, Tenn., has announced the retirement of J. Vincent Mish, its executive vice president, CFO, and treasurer, effective Dec. 31, after more than 25 years of service to the company. The board of directors has elected...
- From The Fabricator
Workshops for Warriors receives $75,000 commitment from JPMorgan Chase
- Nov 10, 2016
- News Release
Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a San Diego-based nonprofit school providing veterans free training and nationally recognized industry credentials in CAD/CAM programming, CNC machining, and welding, has received a $75,000 commitment from JPMorgan Chase & Co. The funding will allow WFW to provide...
- From The Fabricator
Service app provides expert assistance at the press
- Nov 10, 2016
- Product Release
Schuler has introduced a free service app that allows customers to use their smartphones to interact with the service department to get equipment questions answered. Experts at the company will assess images and videos sent to them via the app to help solve problems. If a component needs to be...
- From The Fabricator
Global Shop Solutions names senior director of customer services
- Nov 9, 2016
- News Release
ERP software developer Global Shop Solutions, The Woodlands, Texas, has named Nick Knight as its new senior director of customer services. Knight joined the company more than 10 years ago, serving previously as a member of the service team, consulting project manager, and most recently as director...
- From The Fabricator
MSCI: Election shows restless voters want swift, decisive action
- Nov 9, 2016
- News Release
This election cycle is clear evidence that voters want a new direction for the economy and the country, and are looking for lawmakers to finally take strong action on trade, tax reform and infrastructure, M. Robert Weidner, III, president and CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI),...
- From The Fabricator
Polaris marks grand opening of Alabama facility
- Nov 8, 2016
- News Release
Medina, Minn.-based Polaris has celebrated the official grand opening of its new, $142 million manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Ala., which has been operational since summer 2016. The plant, which builds Ranger and Slingshot recreational vehicles, could employ up to 2,000 workers in the next...
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Modeling a ribbon cable
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 8, 2016
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis considers techniques for adding ribbon cable connections to 3-D models
- From The Fabricator
Logan Corp. relocates in Kentucky
- Nov 8, 2016
- News Release
Dump truck bed manufacturer Logan Corp. has moved to a 137,000-sq.-ft. facility in Salyersville, Ky. This relocation from a 27,000-sq.-ft. plant in Martin County, Ky., allows the company to get into the aluminum body business and increase its production. By January 2018, the company hopes to double...
- From The Fabricator
Making sense of manufacturing acronyms
- By Stu Johnson
- Nov 8, 2016
- Article
The enterprise software space has hundreds of three-letter acronyms—from MRP and ERP to MOM and MES—that represent technologies that help make managing business processes easier.
- From The Fabricator
MacLean-Fogg opens MacLean Curtis Mooresville plant
- Nov 7, 2016
- News Release
MacLean-Fogg Co., Mundelein, Ill., has announced the grand opening of the MacLean Curtis Mooresville, N.C., plant. The 96,000-sq.-ft. plant expands the company’s portfolio of products with more variations and increased capacity. Paul Hojnacki, president of MacLean Curtis, said, "By 2020, we'll...
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Mayville Eng. recognized as one of largest closely held companies in Wisconsin
- Nov 7, 2016
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has been recognized by the Wisconsin 75 program as one of the largest closely held companies in the state. The metal fabricating company has extensive operations in Wisconsin with manufacturing facilities in Mayville, Beaver Dam, Neillsville, and...
- From The Fabricator
Job security in manufacturing: Why all the negativity?
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 7, 2016
- Article
The labor market is tight. Wages are going up. In metal fabrication, small companies are paying just as well if not better than bigger firms, according to a recent survey from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International®. Considering all this, why all the negativity? High uncertainty about the future may have something to do with it.
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