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PennEngineering acquires Whitesell Formed Components and Whitesell Canada
- Jun 28, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
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PennEngineering®, a manufacturer of fasteners and installation systems in Danboro, Pa., has acquired Whitesell® Formed Components, with operations in Waterford, Romulus, and Novi, Mich., and Whitesell® Canada in Vaughan, Ont. Whitesell Formed Components, also known as FabriSteel®, is a...
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Protomet to expand in Tennessee
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
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Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Protomet Corp. has announced plans to invest $29.3 million to establish a new facility in Loudon, Tenn., creating 200 new jobs. The company will rehab a 224,000-sq.-ft. building to include manufacturing, engineering, and R&D capabilities. The plant is expected to be...
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Renishaw 3-D printers to create high-speed aerospace turbines
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
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Britain-based Renishaw has announced that its metal 3-D printers will help develop high-speed turbine blades for the aerospace industry. Through Spanish subsidiary Renishaw Ibérica, the company will join a number of Spanish engineering enterprises on the Futuralve project. The project also...
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The difference fiber lasers make on the shop floor
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 28, 2017
- Cutting and Weld Prep
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Robbins Mfg. Inc., Fall River, Wis., has long made investments in fabricating technology to stay ahead of the competition, and it recently replaced some of its CO2 technology with the latest in fiber laser cutting technology.
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Phillips Diversified Mfg. creates apprenticeship program
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Phillips Diversified Mfg. welcomed Kentucky Labor Secretary Derrick Ramsey to its facility in Annville, Ky., to announce the creation of a three-year welding apprenticeship program. The company is a contract manufacturer for printed circuit board assembly, appliance control panels, metal...
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Press brake forming insights: The return flange goes deep
- By Frank Baeumler and Larry Boden
- Jun 28, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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The deep return flange: How do you define it, how is it used, and how do you form one? Part geometries like the deep return flange present forming challenges best overcome with close collaboration among the part designer, manufacturer, and press brake operator.
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Workshops for Warriors awarded $10,000 grant for manufacturing training center
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
San Diego-based Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit school providing veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members free training and nationally recognized industry credentials in the advanced manufacturing industry, has received a $10,000 economic mobility grant from Bank of...
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A metal fabrication shop culture of opportunity
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
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Carey Mfg. Inc., a hardware manufacturer in New England, has some of the latest pieces of equipment in sheet metal fabrication, and everyone who operates them, many of them women, are in their early 20s.
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You can sit this one out, boss
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Not a fan of meetings? You’re not alone. Endless meetings, especially those in which little is accomplished, can seem like a colossal waste of time. However, the right type of meeting may be just what it takes to clear the air and lay the groundwork for improvement in a shop. This meeting can be even more productive if the boss does not attend.
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Low-profile stoppers block pipes instantly
- Jun 28, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
COB Industries offers a low-profile stopper for applications in which insufficient length of pipe is available for typical cylindrical or spherical stoppers. It can fit into a pipe end that is directly on an elbow or just inside a flanged neck on a casting. Other applications include blocking pipe...
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AGV handles heavy loads
- Jun 27, 2017
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Creform has designed a single-direction, 1-ton drive Tugger AGV for an automotive powertrain component manufacturer to use for moving finished goods, production parts, and supplies from the warehouse to the assembly area and to transport finished goods back from the assembly area to the warehouse....
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Steyr Arms to add manufacturing to Alabama facility
- Jun 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Firearms maker Steyr Arms has announced it will invest $2.9 million to add a manufacturing component to its Bessemer, Ala., facility. The project is expected to create up to 10 jobs. The Bessemer facility is the parent company’s only U.S. subsidiary that imports, distributes, and assembles Steyr...
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Blue Origin announces plans for rocket engine plant in Alabama
- Jun 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Private spaceflight company Blue Origin has announced plans to open a rocket engine production plant in Huntsville, Ala., pending the signing of a production contract with United Launch Alliance, a private satellite launching company. The $200 million factory will manufacture the BE-4 rocket...
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Valmont Industries appoints CEO
- Jun 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Valmont Industries Inc., Omaha, Neb., a provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure development and mechanized irrigation equipment and services for agriculture, has named Stephen G. Kaniewski as president/CEO, effective Dec. 31. He succeeds Mogens C. Bay, who will become...
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