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Shop Management - Page 41
- From The Fabricator
How shops can relaunch and sustain a lean manufacturing program
- By Jeff Sipes
- Aug 29, 2022
- Article
Has your metal fabrication shop's lean manufacturing journey stalled or faltered? If so, it’s time for a relaunch.
- From The Fabricator
Ekō Solutions acquires CSI Equipment Sales
- Aug 26, 2022
- News Release
The ekō Solutions division of Land Betterment Corp., Fishers, Ind., has acquired CSI Equipment Sales LLC, Decatur, Ala.
- From The Fabricator
Ventcon Inc. to open manufacturing plant in Tennessee
- Aug 25, 2022
- News Release
Ventcon will invest $6.7 million to establish manufacturing operations in Jackson, Tenn., its first plant outside of company headquarters in Allen Park, Mich. The expansion is expected to create 75 jobs.
- From The Additive Report
Researchers engineer superelastic shape memory alloy for 3D printing
- Aug 25, 2022
- News Release
New method could lead to wider use of nickel-titanium SMAs
- From The Fabricator
Finding flow in custom metal fabrication with an efficient shop floor layout
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 25, 2022
- Article
A decade ago, a speaker at an FMA lean manufacturing conference revealed a proposed shop layout to promote flow. The bones behind the concept still apply to the industry today.
- From The Fabricator
Ace Metal Crafts named one of Chicago’s best places to work
- Aug 24, 2022
- News Release
Ace Metal Crafts Co., Bensenville, Ill., a provider of fabrication, machining, and engineering services for the production of sanitary stainless steel components, has been named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2022.
- From The Additive Report
3D printing helps rocket maker meet vertical integration goals
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 23, 2022
- Article
Roughly 70% of Launcher’s space hardware is printed on one of the California company’s LPBF 3D printers.
Hiring and nurturing interns pays off in manufacturing
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Aug 22, 2022
- Article
Onboarding Gen Z interns is a popular topic these days in the manufacturing industry, and with a new school year quickly approaching, it’s the perfect time to go over some best practices to ensure that an organization's new hires get off to the best start possible.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturers’ optimism declines amid rising inflation and continued supply chain challenges, report finds
- Aug 22, 2022
- News Release
As material costs increase and supply chain challenges continue to delay production, manufacturers’ optimism has declined, according to a new industry report.
- From The Fabricator
How a Wisconsin-based metal manufacturer builds flexible capacity with automation
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 22, 2022
- Article
A new, flexible tube laser cutting and bending cell exemplifies MEC’s approach to automation. Part volume isn’t the only consideration for the manufacturing giant.
- From The Fabricator
The pains of routine machine maintenance in a job shop
- By Nick Martin
- Aug 22, 2022
- Blog Post
Barnes MetalCrafters manager Nick Martin ruminates about the pains of routine machine maintenance in a job shop, and recalls one particular Monday where one problem after another kept popping up.
- From The Welder
Metal fabricators, don’t let your shop become a time capsule
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 21, 2022
- Article
Some metal fabrication shops end up becoming time capsules, with little to no change since they opened their doors. Josh Welton says it shouldn’t have to be that way since the industry is all about change.
- From The Fabricator
C&S Machine Products to expand in Michigan
- Aug 19, 2022
- News Release
Precision components manufacturer C&S Machine Products will expand its operations in Bertrand Township, Mich.
- From The Fabricator
Behrman Capital acquires George Industries
- Aug 19, 2022
- News Release
New York-based private equity investment firm Behrman Capital has acquired George Holding Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Whirlpool Corp. announces acquisition of InSinkErator
- Aug 18, 2022
- News Release
Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich., has entered into a definitive agreement with Emerson Electric Co. to acquire InSinkErator, a manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial use.
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