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Shop Management - Page 306
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Orbital ATK, Fly S.p.A. announce $68 million, long-term supply agreement
- Jul 19, 2016
- News Release
Orbital ATK Inc., Dulles, Va., a provider of aerospace and defense technologies, has entered into a long-term aerospace supply agreement with Fly S.p.A. of Italy, a division of the Forgital Group. Under the $68 million agreement, Fly will provide metallic case components through 2026 for the...
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Still Building America—Pablo Guerrero’s art and ancestry
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 19, 2016
- Blog Post
Starting your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. It helps if you are inspired by an ancestor who did the same. Here’s the story of how Pablo Guerrero made his own mark while honoring his grandfather.
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FCA US Belvidere Assembly earns bronze status for World Class Manufacturing efforts
- Jul 19, 2016
- News Release
FCA US, Auburn Hills, Mich., has announced that its Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois has been awarded bronze status for its efforts to improve in World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Belvidere Assembly earned a minimum of 50 points in 10 technical and 10 managerial pillars following a two-day...
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Vacuum generator platform enhanced
- Jul 19, 2016
- Product Release
Improved and intelligent blowoff functions, a split unit design, and a self-adhesion control feature are some of the newly added extras on offer in Piab’s premium piCOMPACT®23 vacuum generator platform. The system also includes IO-Link communication. The compact, all-in-one ejector platform...
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Fronius names regional sales manager for Northeast
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Fronius USA, Portage, Ind., has promoted Wes Doneth to regional sales manager for the Northeast. He joined the company in 2008 as tech support manager for the Perfect Welding Division. In 2013 he moved into sales and held the position of area sales manager for Michigan and Indiana. Doneth has a...
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Northeast Ohio student wins SkillsUSA national welding competition
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Connor Roberts, a high school student from Willoughby-Eastlake Tech Center in Willoughby, Ohio, took home the gold medal from the SkillsUSA Championships held June 22-23, 2016, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Roberts will receive a Lincoln Electric POWER MIG® 210 MP...
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Epic Systems, Boy Scouts team up for STEM workshop
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Manufacturing engineering and fabrication firm Epic Systems Inc. recently teamed up with the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America for a mini-engineering event. The workshop, held at Epic’s fabrication and manufacturing engineering facility in South Saint Louis, Mo., had more than...
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Metal fabrication is a communication business
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 18, 2016
- Blog Post
Most view metal fabrication as a technology business. But custom fabricators are complex, albeit usually small businesses. In such complex environments, good communication can make things a lot easier.
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Cadence Inc. moves into new Wisconsin facility
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Cadence Inc. has completed its move into a new, 63,000-sq.-ft. facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The company is a single-source manufacturing partner for medical device, diagnostics, industrial, and automotive companies worldwide, with core capabilities in precision and microstamping, multislide...
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BeAM Machines establishes operations in Kentucky
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
BeAM Machines Inc., a European manufacturer of metal 3-D additive manufacturing machines using laser-metal deposition (LMD) technology, has established operations in Hebron, Ky. Machines for the U.S. market are manufactured at one of Fives Machining’s U.S. machine tool facilities. BeAM also...
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Ajax Tocco names GM – aftermarket sales
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Warren, Ohio-based Ajax Tocco Magnethermic® Corp., a manufacturer of induction heating and melting equipment, has hired Joe Hawkins as general manager of aftermarket sales. He has more than 20 years of induction melting and heating experience. Hawkins began his career with Lectrotherm in 1991...
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Filter delivers HEPA performance with MERV 16 rating
- Jul 18, 2016
- Product Release
Tri-Mer Corp.’s Tri-Flow Compact filter technology for submicron particulate and fumes has a MERV 16 rating and is designed to deliver HEPA filter-quality performance. According to the manufacturer, the system provides two to three times more filtration area than filter bags with efficiencies...
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Lubrication control system controls dispensing to a fraction of a drop
- Jul 14, 2016
- Product Release
Unist offers Quantum™ minimum-quantity lubrication (MQL) technology. The system interfaces directly to machines to digitally control lubricant dispensing down to a fraction of a drop. Using the system with the company’s spindle kit allows through-spindle MQL. Since the system supports up to...
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DENSO invests in Battle Creek, Mich., plant, receives grant for training
- Jul 13, 2016
- News Release
Global auto supplier DENSO is investing more than $37 million in machinery and equipment to expand automation at its DENSO Manufacturing Michigan Inc. (DMMI) facility in Battle Creek. The investment supports localization of component manufacturing for several customers. The Michigan Strategic...
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Pliers instantly adjust to hold large or small workpieces
- Jul 13, 2016
- Product Release
Strong Hand Tools® has introduced the new Strong Grip® Big Mouth pliers. The pliers have a four-position adjustment so the user can adjust the jaws for holding capacities from ¼ to 3 in. The patented crank handle opens and closes the plier jaws quickly. The crank handle also can be used to...
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