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Shop Management - Page 218
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“Buy American” requirements are weakened in defense spending bills
- By Stephen Barlas
- Nov 14, 2017
- Blog Post
As Congress looks to reconcile House and Senate versions of defense spending bills, it is planning to reduce domestic spending requirements and to implement a pilot program intended to strengthen a defense network of small and medium-sized businesses.
- From The Fabricator
Welding enclosures designed for additive manufacturing
- Nov 14, 2017
- Product Release
During welding of titanium and any other reactive metal for additive manufacturing, the welding zone must be purged of oxygen and nitrogen to a level as low as 10 PPM or less of O2. Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, HFT® has developed Flexible Welding Enclosures® to encompass volumes of 1,059 cu....
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AAM appoints VP of strategic and business development
- Nov 14, 2017
- News Release
American Axle & Mfg. Inc., Detroit, a designer and manufacturer of driveline, metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive, commercial, and industrial markets, has named David M. Buckley as vice president – strategic and business development. Buckley worked most recently for...
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FABTECH 2017 “steels” Chicago
- Nov 14, 2017
- News Release
FABTECH® 2017, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event, hosted more than 1,700 exhibiting companies and a total of 44,935 attendees from 120 countries to celebrate manufacturing’s industrial evolution Nov. 6-9 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. With more...
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TRUMPF announces strategic collaborative agreement with A3DM Technologies
- Nov 14, 2017
- News Release
Farmington, Conn.-based fabricating machinery manufacturer TRUMPF Inc. and A3DM Technologies have entered a collaboration agreement to develop specialty metal powders and laser parameters. As part of the agreement, A3DM Technologies will have a TRUMPF TruPrint 1000 powder bed system installed at...
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Work order automation added to quoting and production software
- Nov 13, 2017
- Product Release
SecturaSOFT LLC has introduced a new release of its SecturaFAB™ quoting and production software for short-run, high-mix, quick-response fabricators. This version includes features for work order process automation and improved approval management to help ensure the parts have the correct...
- From The Fabricator
Metal Technologies named 2018 Business of the Year
- Nov 13, 2017
- News Release
Metal Technologies Inc., Bloomfield, Ind., has received the 2018 Business of the Year Award from the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce. The firm, which opened in 2005, has a 230,000-sq.-ft. facility that manufactures parts for automotive companies and other industries. The company has grown from 25 to...
- From The Fabricator
Study predicts record-breaking automotive vendor tooling spending in 2018
- Nov 13, 2017
- News Release
Southfield, Mich.-based Harbour Results Inc. has released the results of its study on the current state of the automotive vendor tooling industry. The analysis predicts 2018 automotive vendor tooling spending in North America will reach a record high of $11 billion. The key factor driving...
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Harbor Freight Tools makes donations to veterans organizations
- Nov 13, 2017
- News Release
Harbor Freight Tools has announced that, in honor of Veterans Day, its Harbor Freight Tools Foundation has made contributions to two organizations that support and serve veterans and their families: the United States Veterans Initiative and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. The...
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Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elects new leaders
- Nov 13, 2017
- News Release
The Houston-based Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, which represents companies in the farm implement industry in the U.S. and Canada, has elected two new board members. Mark Lamboley is director of business development for HCC Inc., Mendota, Ill., which designs and manufactures reels and...
- From The Fabricator
Pneumatic clamps perform identification stamping, staking, crimping
- Nov 13, 2017
- Product Release
PHD has introduced the series PNC pneumatic identification stamping clamp, also known as the Number Cruncher® clamp, featuring a high clamp force to stamp characters in draw-quality steel. Available in three sizes, the largest produces up to 48,330 lbs. of clamp force with 87 PSI to stamp dates,...
- From The Fabricator
Ichor acquires Talon Innovations
- Nov 10, 2017
- News Release
Ichor Holdings LLC has entered into a stock purchase agreement for the acquisition of Talon Innovations Corp., Sauk Rapids, Minn., a manufacturer of high-precision machined parts used in semiconductor tools. Based in Fremont, Calif., Ichor offers design, engineering, and manufacturing of critical...
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Max Weiss Co. names VP of sales
- Nov 10, 2017
- News Release
Max Weiss Co., a custom metal bending and fabricating company in Milwaukee, has named Alan Sanders as vice president of sales. He joined the company in 1989, serving most recently as sales and estimating manager. Sanders has been a journeyman structural steel fabricator since 1994, earned through a...
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FABTECH 2017—Day 4
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 9, 2017
- Blog Post
Day 4 of the Chicago FABTECH may be the shortest day, but it’s still a happening day—very much so. New attendees arrive, and it’s student day, which means that many young people gain exposure to the immense scope of metal fabricating and related careers.
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FABTECH 2017—Day 3
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 9, 2017
- Blog Post
Day 3 at FABTECH offered a glimpse into the future in terms of the economy, the fabricating industry, and technology. So much to see and do and so little time. This was a day in which a clone would have been nice.
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