Content tagged with "flexible-manufacturing-system"

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August 1, 2009

Saying 'yes' when others can't These days a shop manager may look at material handling towers, offloading stations, and other automated setups and think the technology might be good for healthier times, but not today. What good is automation when even manual machines aren't running full-out even for one shift, let alone... Read more...

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August 26, 2008

Getting lean, job shop style Most managers at Ace have been with the company for years. President Dale Ball joined the firm 21 years ago. CEO Jean Pitzo took the reins of her father's business in 1989. Visit Ace Metal Crafts Co. in Franklin Park, Ill., a stone's throw away from landing lights at Chicago's O'Hare... Read more...

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July 11, 2006

Euros zoned in on competing Ilinox's Express Bender panel bending machine, which features automated load and unload of sheet metal blanks, is fed by its large Night Train storage system. A strong independent streak exists in the American psyche. It helped forge an industrialized nation out of the wilderness and... Read more...

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October 10, 2002

Metamorphosis: Topeka fabricator automates to emerge Signal equipment houses are nearly completed in production and await a shipping date in the PTMW fabrication facility in Topeka, Kan. Products are fabricated from aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and galvanneal. Powder coating, bulletproofing, and wiring options are available. Patti jon... Read more...

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