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Shop Management - Page 127
- From The Fabricator
Using pen and paper to self-assess your career capabilities and skills
- By Bill Frahm
- Sep 9, 2019
- Article
Even in this era of advanced technology and digital integration, two of the most effective self-assessment tools are still old-school pen and paper.
- From The Fabricator
Where's the next generation of fabricators?
This year's "What Keeps You up at Night?" survey reveals a record number of fabrication and manufacturing companies listing "availability of skilled workers" as their top concern.
- From The Fabricator
How automation spurs manufacturing economic development
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 8, 2019
- Article
Squeezing the most out of cheap labor can’t be a community’s economic engine. Manufacturing plants and fabrication shops that offer more skilled positions and higher wages help communities grow.
- From The Fabricator
CageSaver from Superior Die Set protects ball-bearing retainer cages
- Sep 7, 2019
- Product Release
Superior Die Set has developed the CageSaver for protecting ball-bearing retainer cages during die handling. The product is compatible with all major suspended-style retainer cages (A-type, D-type, and L-type) used in North America. The product can be used to keep ball-bearing retainer cages in a...
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Detroit “social streetwear” clothing manufacturer York Project, Part I
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Sep 5, 2019
- Blog Post
When Josh York launched his “social streetwear” clothing company, York Project, seven years ago in Detroit, he centered his business around quality American- and handmade clothing and giving back to the homeless community.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing industry contracts for first time in three years as PMI drops below 50 percent
- By Gareth Sleger
- Sep 4, 2019
- Blog Post
ISM’s August PMI registered below 50 percent for the first time in exactly three years, signifying that the manufacturing industry is contracting.
- From The Fabricator
BLM Group USA hires service director
- Sep 4, 2019
- News Release
BLM Group USA, a manufacturer of tube and flat sheet processing systems, has named Michael Martin as service director. Martin brings to the position a background in Six Sigma and lean manufacturing, as well as more than 25 years of experience leading large and small service...
- From The Fabricator
Messer to build air separation plant in Indiana
- Sep 4, 2019
- News Release
Messer has announced plans to invest $38 million to build a new, large-scale air separation unit (ASU) in Indianapolis for the production of industrial and medical gases. It is scheduled for completion in Q1 2021. This investment is expected to create 23 new, permanent jobs by the end of 2021. In...
- From The Fabricator
On Point Solutions named exclusive distributor for Costa Deburring
- Sep 3, 2019
- News Release
Metal fabrication equipment distributor On Point Solutions, Sheboygan, Wis., has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Costa Deburring. On Point also holds exclusive agreements with Bystronic, Faccin, Lean Manufacturing Products, SouthTek Nitrogen Generation, and Slat Pro...
- From The Fabricator
5 steps to faster quoting in the job shop
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Sep 3, 2019
- Article
Custom metal fabricators that scrutinize their quoting process can gain a huge competitive edge with these 5 steps.
- From The Fabricator
Coal-burning 1938 Citroën prime example of fabrication innovation
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 1, 2019
- Blog Post
World War II-era coal-burning automobile from France on display at Detroit-area car show is a long-lost display of fabrication and engineering ingenuity.
- From The Fabricator
Lean in heavy fabrication
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 1, 2019
- Article
Because heavy and large fabrications usually are complex jobs, it is both difficult and critical to know the status of each operation at all times. If you place information at the point of use using visual tools, the workplace will tell you the condition and status of the work and what to do next.
- From The Additive Report
Metal and plastic 3D printing: hype and the quiet revolution
- By Frank Marangell
- Aug 31, 2019
- Article
The buzz surrounding metal 3D printing has raised additive manufacturing’s profile. But all the buzz is starting to resemble the hype surrounding plastic printers 10 years ago.
- From The Fabricator
Vice President Pence visits Sargent Metal Fabricators in South Carolina to tout USMCA
- By Gareth Sleger
- Aug 29, 2019
- Blog Post
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stopped by Sargent Metal Fabricators during a visit to South Carolina to rally support for the Trump administration’s USMCA trade deal.
- From The Fabricator
Hockmeyer to expand in North Carolina
- Aug 29, 2019
- News Release
Hockmeyer Equipment Corp. has announced plans to add 35,000 sq. ft. to its facility in Elizabeth City, N.C.
The manufacturer of immersion mills, mixers, dispersers, agitators, discharge presses, and tank washers plans to invest $6 million in the project and add 90 jobs.
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