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Shop Management - Page 345
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Caterpillar gives record $13 million in United Way campaign
- Dec 11, 2015
- News Release
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. employees and retirees have pledged more than $13 million to the United Way agencies across the U.S. as part of its 2015-2016 campaign. This record amount includes a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the Caterpillar Foundation. The United Way has been...
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The prototype for a successful fab shop
Not all job shops are interested in prototype development, but that doesn't mean that one day they won't be.
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Metaldyne announces departure of president/CEO
- Dec 10, 2015
- News Release
Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. (MPG), Southfield, Mich., a provider of highly engineered components for use in powertrain and safety-critical applications for the global light, commercial, and industrial vehicle markets, has announced that Thomas Amato, co-president of MPG and president/CEO of...
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Dynacast acquires Tek-Cast Inc.
- Dec 10, 2015
- News Release
Dynacast, a Charlotte, N.C.-based manufacturer of precision metal components, has signed an agreement to acquire Tek-Cast Inc./MH Machining Group in Bensenville, Ill. The acquisition further expands Dynacast's multislide zinc, aluminum, and CNC machining capabilities in North...
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Making your welding operation safer with source-extraction systems
- By Benjamin Howell
- Dec 10, 2015
- Article
Ventilation systems help make the air safer in welding operations. Source extraction offers optimal benefits for welders.
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U.S. expected to lead as the top manufacturing nation by 2020, says Deloitte report
- Dec 9, 2015
- News Release
The U.S. is expected to become the most competitive manufacturing nation over the next five years, with the current leader China sliding into second position, according to the upcoming "2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index" report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.'s Global Consumer &...
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Robotic blast system adapted for grit blast surface preparation
- Dec 9, 2015
- Product Release
Guyson Corp. has introduced a new version of its RB-10 robotic blast system that is adapted for grit blast surface preparation of gas turbine blades and buckets up to about 3 ft. long. The system’s 60- by 60-in. finishing chamber is designed with a heavily reinforced 60- by 48-in. vestibule...
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Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs foundation awards manufacturing scholarships
- Dec 9, 2015
- News Release
Fifteen students pursuing careers in manufacturing each earned $2,500 or $3,500 toward their postsecondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill. For the spring 2016 semester, NBT awarded...
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Congress finally commits to infrastructure investment
- By Stephen Barlas
- Dec 9, 2015
- Blog Post
The recently approved highway bill increases domestic content and funding for railway cars.
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Epic Systems appoints business development coordinator
- Dec 8, 2015
- News Release
Epic Systems Inc., a multidiscipline engineering and fabrication firm in St. Louis, has promoted Eric Coale to business development coordinator. He oversees the commercial stages of packaging systems and custom machines projects, coordinates contract negotiations, and manages industrial customer...
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Waukesha Metal Products welcomes seventh-graders as part of Be the Spark campaign
- Dec 8, 2015
- News Release
On Dec. 3, Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, Wis., hosted 23 students from Alcott School as part of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives' (COSBE) Be the Spark Education Tours program. The seventh-graders were welcomed by President/CEO Jeff...
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The IFH Group acquires Bowman Mfg.
- Dec 8, 2015
- News Release
The IFH Group Inc., Rock Falls, Ill., a producer of industrial fluid storage and handling systems and fabricator of custom hydraulic reservoirs and fuel tanks, has acquired Bowman Mfg. Co. Inc., Arlington, Wash., to create The IFH Group West LLC. Bowman’s manufacturing operation, in an...
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CNA leader elected to FMA’s Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs foundation
- Dec 8, 2015
- News Release
Franklin Maccotan, director and industry leader of manufacturing for commercial insurance writer CNA, has been elected to serve as a director for a two-year term on the board of Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA),...
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Orbital stretch wrapping machines wrap products fed by conveyor
- Dec 8, 2015
- Product Release
Tab Industries LLC offers the Tab Wrapper Tornado line of orbital stretch wrapping machines. The machines can be fed from a chain, belt, or roller conveyor. Featuring a patent-pending design that keeps the wrapping ring stationary while the film is wrapped around a horizontal axis, the unit is...
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Southern Metal Fabricators adds wing for automated finishing operations
- Dec 7, 2015
- News Release
Custom metal fabricator Southern Metal Fabricators Inc. has opened a new wing at its facility in Albertville, Ala., adding 30,000 sq. ft. to its shop floor, most of which is devoted to an automated finishing operation. This allows the company to bring all blasting and painting for its...
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