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Shop Management - Page 117
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NSA Industries expands, changes name to Momentum Manufacturing Group
- Feb 10, 2020
- News Release
NSA Industries, a provider of metal fabrication, machining, extrusion, and contract manufacturing operations in St. Johnsbury, Vt., has announced it has changed its corporate name to Momentum Manufacturing Group. The company serves industry sectors including automotive, aerospace, solar, security,...
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Sustainable manufacturing: Good for the environment and metal fabricators
- By Bill Frahm
- Feb 9, 2020
- Article
Sustainable manufacturing practices keep people safe and reduces waste. How can sheet metal forming professionals help?
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Cadence appoints VP of operations
- Feb 5, 2020
- News Release
Cadence Inc., a contract manufacturer based in Staunton, Va., has appointed Chris McHugh as vice president of operations for its five facilities. He succeeds Jack Abato, who has announced his retirement. McHugh most recently served as vice president of global operations and supply chain for Bemis...
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Manufacturing shows signs of expansion to start new year
- By Gareth Sleger
- Feb 4, 2020
- Blog Post
The first PMI report of 2020 from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) indicates that manufacturing, including the metal fabrication sector, grew in January. It’s the first sign of industry expansion since July.
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1970s: Metal fabricating finds its footing
The U.S. metal fabricating industry really began to establish itself during the 1970s. Here's a look back at the industry through the pages of The FABRICATOR magazine from decades ago.
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How one metal fabricator stays agile
Bloomington, Minn.,-based Dalsin Industries has earned The FABRICATOR’s 2020 Industry Award for its ability to remain successful and evolve as the metal fabrication market has changed.
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Kalamazoo Industries opens custom fabrication center
- Jan 31, 2020
- News Release
Kalamazoo Industries has added a 5,000-sq.-ft. custom fabrication center to its facility in Kalamazoo, Mich., to eliminate the backlog of the company’s standard products. “When we were modifying one of our standard products, we could always move it off to the side while we waited for a part...
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Toro to acquire Ventrac Tractors
- Jan 31, 2020
- News Release
Minnesota-based Toro has announced plans to acquire Venture Products, the Ohio-based manufacturer of Ventrac landscaping and outdoor equipment.
The deal is expected to close before the end of Toro’s fiscal second quarter.
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Renishaw appoints president
- Jan 31, 2020
- News Release
Renishaw Inc., West Dundee, Ill., a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, has appointed Denis Zayia as president of U.S. operations. He succeeds Howard Salt, who remains with the company as senior business manager encoder systems. A 33-year industry veteran, Zayia started...
Influencing skilled labor in 2020 and beyond with STEM
- By Greg Knarr
- Jan 30, 2020
- Article
The shortage of skilled labor is nothing new, but it’s more acute now than ever. The unemployment rate is at a historic low, and schools aren’t turning out enough graduates with knowledge in STEM fields. Solutions lie in investing in robotics and automation.
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Job shop management: Are scheduling problems really symptoms?
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Jan 29, 2020
- Article
Scheduling at a metal fabrication shop can be a mess. The root causes, though, might not have anything to do with scheduling. It comes down to the overall job shop organization.
- From The Fabricator
Need direction on your lean manufacturing journey? Listen to the data
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 27, 2020
- Article
Acting on gut feelings when analyzing lean manufacturing practices is just too risky for modern business. You need to know the root causes, and to uncover them, you need to listen to the data.
Manufacturers planning for 2020 and beyond
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 27, 2020
- Blog Post
If you’re a metal fabricator, you shouldn’t pay too much attention to the big-picture economic forecasts. Fabrication makes up just 2% of the U.S. gross domestic product, so you could say that 98% of an overall forecast doesn’t apply to this industry. By the looks of the recent FABTECH expo, it’s likely that we’re in for a robust 2020.
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Acme Metal Spinning adds automatic CNC spinning system
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Minneapolis-based Acme Metal Spinning has increased its automatic CNC spinning capacity by installing an additional spinning machine to produce high volumes of components for lighting fixtures, tanks, ventilation, and aerospace parts. The model PNC-600 from Prism Machinery Ltd. can produce spun...
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NACC team wins state manufacturing competition
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC), an FMA Certified Education Center, has announced that students Amy Hamilton (welder), John Headrick (machinist), and Ryan Rogers (designer) recently earned first place in the Project Manufacturing (Project MFG) state competition, held in Auburn, Ala....
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