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Shop Management - Page 377
- From The Fabricator
Knowing and appreciating the craft of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 15, 2015
- Blog Post
The recipe for precision metal fabrication includes technology and craft. We hear a lot about the technology, but not so much about the craft.
- From The Fabricator
Zontec hires sales and marketing leaders
- Jul 15, 2015
- News Release
Cincinnati-based Zontec Inc., an international developer of SPC software, has added David Kennard as sales manager and Travis Nipper as marketing manager. Kennard has more than 10 years of sales experience in various industries including transportation and construction and more than six years of...
- From The Fabricator
Wallover Oil hires chemist
- Jul 15, 2015
- News Release
Wallover Oil Co., a Strongsville, Ohio-based producer of metalworking fluids and industrial lubricants, has hired Michael Wojtalewicz as chemist. He served most recently as an analytical lab senior technician at BASF. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Baldwin Wallace...
- From The Fabricator
Employee engangement drives the manufacturing economy
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 15, 2015
- Article
Automation and other advanced manufacturing technology have become the ticket for entry to compete in custom fabrication, but people still make the difference.
- From The Fabricator
De-Sta-Co consolidates U.S. manufacturing operations
- Jul 15, 2015
- News Release
De-Sta-Co, Auburn Hills, Mich., has announced it will consolidate several U.S. manufacturing operations for its workholding and automation products to a new site in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Consolidation will occur in multiple phases over the next 18 to 24 months. It includes phasing out...
- From The Fabricator
Cartridge collector handles high airflows with low pressure drops
- Jul 15, 2015
- Product Release
AAF International® offers the OptiFlo® RC cartridge collector. Features include a patented active mandrel to help improve filtration efficiency, a quick-release door for simplified maintenance and minimized leakage, and a cartridge support mechanism for cleaning efficiency. The unit is...
- From The Fabricator
Building a manufacturing workforce
Alexandra Industries, a producer and fabricator of aluminum extrusions in Alexandria, Minn., recognized the need to get involved in the local school district to boost the image of manufacturing in the eyes of students. But it didn't just volunteer to send over speakers. It heavily influenced the curriculum at the new high school and donated new manufacturing technology.
- From The Fabricator
Vance Metal marks 135 years in business
- Jul 14, 2015
- News Release
Geneva, N.Y.-based Vance Metal, a large-capacity metal fabricator and weld shop, celebrates 135 years of business in 2015. The company was founded Aug. 7, 1880, when James R. Vance started Vance Boiler Works with a newly patented boiler. The company made its first winery tank in the early 1990s...
- From The Fabricator
Remy to be acquired by BorgWarner
- Jul 14, 2015
- News Release
Remy Intl. Inc., Pendleton, Ind., has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by BorgWarner Inc., a provider of powertrain components and systems. Remy Intl. is a manufacturer, remanufacturer, and distributor of alternators, starter motors, and electric traction motors for the automotive...
- From The Fabricator
Emulsion mist collectors offer high collection efficiency
- Jul 14, 2015
- Product Release
A new line of Handte EM Profi emulsion mist collectors from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) offers high collection efficiency while operating 24/7. The units can clean up contaminants generated during milling, drilling, tapping, turning, and grinding processes that use emulsion mist coolants....
- From The Fabricator
Schaefer Ventilation releases video about confined-space ventilators
- Jul 14, 2015
- News Release
Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, Sauk Rapids, Minn., a manufacturer of ventilation and thermal comfort products, has released a sales video for Americ® confined-space ventilators. The video, available at www.schaeferventilation.com/products/americ-confined-space-ventilators/, demonstrates...
- From The Fabricator
Meritor purchases assets of Sypris facility in North Carolina
- Jul 14, 2015
- News Release
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc. has purchased the majority of the assets at the Sypris Solutions Inc. manufacturing facility in Morganton, N.C. The facility currently manufactures trailer axle beams, carriers, and differentials for Meritor, in addition to producing light vehicle components for other...
- From The Fabricator
Vegetable-based coolants use no chlorine, formaldehyde, silicones
- Jul 14, 2015
- Product Release
Condat has introduced Mecagreen vegetable-based soluble oils for machining and grinding applications. According to the company, these coolants provide long sump life and excellent cutting performance without the use of chlorine, DEA, DCHA, formaldehyde, or silicones. Point-of-cut studies...
- From The Fabricator
DeWys Mfg. announces change in leadership structure
- Jul 14, 2015
- News Release
DeWys Mfg. Inc., a precision metal fabrication company based in Marne, Mich., has announced a change in leadership roles. Owner Jon DeWys has transitioned from president to CEO. Owner C.T. Martin has moved from vice president to president. Mark Schoenborn has moved into the newly created...
- From The Fabricator
Software tracks truth on the manufacturing shop floor
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 14, 2015
- Article
Manufacturing execution systems manage schedules based not about assumptions on available capacity, but on data gathered directly from manufacturing equipment.
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