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Shop Management - Page 126
- From The Fabricator
Key accounts manager joins Abicor Binzel
- Oct 31, 2019
- News Release
Abicor Binzel, Frederick, Md., has hired Jeff Barron as key accounts manager – automotive. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Barron comes to the company after many years in the welding and manufacturing sector. Barron began his career as a sales rep for Roy Smith Co. and later worked as...
- From The Fabricator
A thumbs up and positive reinforcement in a job shop go a long way
- By Nick Martin
- Oct 31, 2019
- Blog Post
The grind at a small metal fabrication business can be relentless and, oftentimes, thankless. Nick Martin of Barnes MetalCrafters reminds us that a little positive reinforcement and some doughnuts can go a long way in the job shop.
- From The Fabricator
NBT commends manufacturing’s finest contributors at inaugural awards gala
- Oct 28, 2019
- News Release
Elgin, Ill.-based Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., held its inaugural awards gala Oct. 24 to celebrate the philanthropic gifts and dedication to NBT’s mission exemplified by the award finalists. Each of the three awards...
- From The Additive Report
FABTECH to feature 3D/additive manufacturing pavilion
- Oct 28, 2019
- Blog Post
FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. Some 50,000 attendees and 1,800 exhibitors are expected at the Nov. 11-14 event in Chicago, including more than 60 exhibitors in the 3D/Additive Pavilion.
How the R&D tax credit rewards job shops and contract manufacturers
- By Tracy Lustyan
- Oct 25, 2019
- Article
Enacted in the 1980s, the R&D tax credit is an incentive created by Congress to help U.S. industry where it needed help the most: where innovation happens. This isn’t just for Fortune 500 companies or other big businesses, but small companies like yours as well. The real action in innovation and job expansion happens among the countless small companies that have just dozens of employees, so why not take advantage of this tax break?
- From The Fabricator
3 rules for job shops to follow to avoid unprofitable work
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Oct 24, 2019
- Article
A job shop that submits a quote for every request that comes in the door might keep its estimators busy, but with a lot of wasted effort.
- From The Fabricator
AIDA-America promotes four staff members
- Oct 22, 2019
- News Release
Dayton, Ohio-based metal stamping press manufacturer AIDA-America has announced several employee promotions. Steve Easterling has been promoted to planning manager. He joined the company’s planning department in 2013. Jacob Leet, who joined the company’s welding department in 2013, has been...
- From The Fabricator
Innovative manufacturers: To patent or not to patent?
- By Marshall Honeyman
- Oct 22, 2019
- Article
Inventive metal fabricators have a lot of intellectual property guidelines to consider if they want to file a patent on a product.
- From The Fabricator
Icon Caster Wheels launches new website
- Oct 21, 2019
- News Release
Los Angeles-based Icon Caster Wheels, a manufacturer of heavy-duty casters and wheels for lighter duty, has launched a website. The site is designed to be an updated showroom of the company’s standard and customized caster wheel...
- From The Additive Report
Response to fake news about additive manufacturing, Part 2
- By Kip Hanson
- Oct 21, 2019
- Blog Post
3D printers, like multitasking lathes and 5-axis machining centers, are expensive, but they bring us one step closer to the “Done in One” manufacturing concept.
- From The Fabricator
Bassett to purchase assets of Crimson Casual
- Oct 18, 2019
- News Release
Bassett Furniture Industries Inc., Bassett, Va., has announced it is finalizing an agreement to purchase certain assets of Crimson Casual Inc., a manufacturer of aluminum outdoor furniture located in Haleyville, Ala. Crimson Casual employs a powder-coat finishing process to customize furniture...
- From The Fabricator
Where lean manufacturing and Six Sigma meet
- By Jeff Sipes
- Oct 17, 2019
- Article
Simple observation is often enough to improve manufacturing processes in the early stages. But as your lean Six Sigma initiative evolves, data plays a bigger role.
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF event marks 50 years in U.S. metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 17, 2019
- Article
TRUMPF marked 50 years in America with an event at its campus in Connecticut.
- From The Fabricator
Sterling Machinery Exchange to hold demonstration event
- Oct 14, 2019
- News Release
Sterling Machinery Exchange will hold a Demo-Day Oct. 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT in South El Monte, Calif. Both its Fabricating Showroom and Chipmaking Showroom will be open to the public, with free shuttle service between the two locations. Several manufacturers will demonstrate machines...
- From The Fabricator
Solar Mfg. moves to new location in Pennsylvania
- Oct 14, 2019
- News Release
Solar Mfg. Inc., a manufacturer of vacuum heat treating, sintering, and brazing furnaces, has relocated from Souderton, Pa., to a newly constructed building three miles away in Sellersville, Pa. Situated on a combined 8.5 acres, the $10 million facility offers 40,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space,...
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