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S.A.F.E. to provide custom work platforms for U.S. Army helicopter fleet
S.A.F.E. Structure Designs has received a contract for custom work platforms for the U.S. Army fleet of UH-60 helicopters at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Tucson, Ariz. These maintenance stands will be developed to fit and function in the tight-spaced hangar layout at the Yuma facility. The stands...
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Brass Knuckle SmartCut BKCR303 glove offers dexterity, grip, cut protection
SmartCut BKCR303 gloves from Brass Knuckle combine a glass fiber and ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) shell—a composite yarn that has a strength-to-weight ratio eight to 15 times greater than steel—and polyurethane coating. The 13-ga. material provides dexterity, grip, and ANSI...
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Survey details "new normal" for small, medium-sized manufacturers amid pandemic
The Manufacturing Institute’s Center for Manufacturing Research and national CPA and advisory firm BKD have released the results from their first survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers. Manufacturing leaders were asked to describe the “new normal” for operations in the wake of the...
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Wildeck appoints VP of marketing
Wildeck Inc., Waukesha, Wis., a manufacturer of structural steel mezzanine platforms, lifts, and safety guarding products, has named Michael Troka as vice president of marketing. He has 20 years of experience in corporate marketing and advertising agency account management roles for Fortune 500...
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Welding community perfecting the art of adjusting on the fly
Since COVID-19 threw a massive kink in normal everyday life, we've all had to adjust on the fly. That includes everyone from 7-year-olds remote learning and welders pivoting to keep their careers and dreams alive, writes The WELDER Editor Amanda Carlson.
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Culture comes first for precision metal fab shop Laystrom Manufacturing
The FABRICATOR’s Industry Award winner for 2021, Laystrom Manufacturing Co., works to improve its internal culture, which leads to external successes at its Chicago precision metal fabrication shop.
A new year and a new normal (and some old normal) for manufacturing
Quite a bit of 2021 will be neither new nor normal. Coronaviruses aren’t new, vaccines aren’t new, keeping a distance from others isn’t new—but hopefully we’ll have a new way of holding meetings, seminars, conventions, and expos successfully so business can get back to normal, especially for the manufacturing industry and metalworking sectors.
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Tendon Manufacturing ramps up air purifier production
In early 2020 Cleveland-based fabrication shop Tendon Manufacturing jumped into action to meet an unprecedented, pandemic-induced demand for air purifiers.
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Brighter days ahead for metal fabricators
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association; Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs; and FMA Communications pledge to support the metal fabricating community in 2021, writes FMA President Ed Youdell.
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Material handling equipment store launches online
A new material handling equipment store has gone live at fadequipmentstore.com, offering free shipping on all products. Based in South Carolina, the new store offers lifting, material handling, safety, and load monitoring products to the manufacturing, warehouse, construction, oil and gas,...
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Eurovac downdraft table helps eliminate welding, grinding fumes
Eurovac offers a downdraft table designed to remove air impurities from processes such as welding, grinding, and sanding. It also can be used for the filtration of powder, dust, and other contaminants. Different sizes are available, along with accessories such as LED light kits, side and back...
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Rockford Systems names VP/GM of machine safeguarding unit
Rockford Systems LLC, Rockford, Ill., has promoted Matt Brenner to the position of vice president and general manager, Rockford Systems Machine Safeguarding. The company is a provider of safety systems for companies using metalworking, automation, material handling, and thermal processing in their...
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Manufacturing industry enters 2021 on a strong note
Manufacturing has entered 2021 riding the highest PMI in two and a half years while metal fabricators stake claim as the industry's top-performing sector for the third straight month.
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Brass Knuckle SmartCut BKCR2403 combines ANSI Level 2 cut resistance with fine motor dexterity
The Brass Knuckle SmartCut BKCR2403 glove is suitable for jobs that require cut and abrasion resistance along with a long-wearing grip and flexibility. The light-duty, cut-resistant glove provides ANSI Cut Resistance Level 2 protection while offering dexterity for tasks that need fine motor skills...
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The FABRICATOR’s most popular content of 2020
Like everything else in 2020, the pandemic has dominated the metal fabrication industry. That includes this year’s most popular content on thefabricator.com. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. Our most read articles and blogs include stories about how metalworkers powered through with essential work and helped fight the spread of COVID-19.
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