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Shop Management - Page 201
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How a Wisconsin metal fabricator rebounded after tough times
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 10, 2018
- Article
As it did for many businesses, the Great Recession exposed Maysteel’s weakness. But today the Wisconsin custom fabricator has a renewed focus and is again on the growth path.
- From The Fabricator
Orbus hosts spring Boot Camp display training program
- Mar 9, 2018
- News Release
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group®, a trade supplier of display, exhibit, and event products, will host its annual spring Boot Camp display training program April 26-27, 2018, at its headquarters in Woodridge, Ill. The event is designed for tradeshow, sign, and promotional industry veterans, as well...
- From The Fabricator
Air recycling assembly on TAB Industries’ TAB Wrapper Tornado stretch-wrappers stops plastic film buildup
- Mar 9, 2018
- Product Release
Orbital stretch-wrapping machines in the TAB Wrapper Tornado line from TAB Industries LLC feature a new, optional air recycling assembly that captures hydraulic exhaust air and directs it toward the cutting blade to blow away any excess plastic film. Available on models with the company's automated...
- From The Fabricator
Wire-Mesh Products acquires R.E.D Mfg.
- Mar 8, 2018
- News Release
Wire-Mesh Products (WMP), a manufacturer of wire mesh conveyor belts in York, Pa., has acquired R.E.D Mfg., a Lancaster, Pa.-based woven wire conveyor belt manufacturer that specializes in food and architectural belting. The merger adds a second facility to the organization, increasing total...
- From The Fabricator
Electrolux postpones expansion in response to steel, aluminum tariffs
- Mar 8, 2018
- News Release
In response to the Trump administration’s announcement about tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, kitchen appliance manufacturer Electrolux has announced it has postponed the $250 million, 400,000-sq.-ft. expansion it had planned for its Springfield, Tenn., facility over the next two years. The...
- From The Fabricator
CenterLine named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2017
- Mar 8, 2018
- News Release
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., Windsor, Ont., has maintained its status as a Gold Standard Requalified winner and has been recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Award. The award, sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith...
- From The Fabricator
SMS group, Jacobs University kick off joint R&D project
- Mar 8, 2018
- News Release
SMS group has launched a research and development project on intelligent production planning in cooperation with Jacobs University of Bremen, Germany. The project will cover dynamic reaction to specific production situations, use of artificial intelligence, and autonomous learning of automation...
- From The Fabricator
Product Highlights: Portable work light withstands tough conditions
- Mar 8, 2018
- Product Release
Big Ass Light, a division of Big Ass Fans, has introduced the battery-powered LED Light Bar work light. It is designed to survive being doused and dropped, making it suitable for use on tough jobs. The work light...
- From The Fabricator
Learning to weld in a shipyard
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 8, 2018
- Article
A rare opportunity at a Charleston, S.C. shipyard gave artist Matt Wilson a springboard into welding, metalworking, and sculpting in three dimensions. Now the resident artist at Detyens Shipyards, where he fabricates metal models of the ships that the shipyard services, Wilson uses the skills he learned on the job to create lifelike sculptures out of old flatware and other upcycled items.
- From The Fabricator
Profits in metal fabrication: Selling time
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 7, 2018
- Blog Post
On-time delivery is critical, of course, but it's also a component of another metric, without which a business can't sustain itself: profitability.
- From The Fabricator
Grow Your Business: Finding your best end markets—Part II
- By Chip Burnham
- Mar 7, 2018
- Article
Identifying your best end markets requires a two-step approach: A pocket income analysis, followed by a market viability analysis. Part I of this article discussed the pocket income analysis. This part explains the market viability step.
- From The Fabricator
Weldstar, Depke Gases and Welding Supplies complete merger
- Mar 7, 2018
- News Release
Aurora, Ill.-based Weldstar and Depke Gases and Welding Supplies, Danville, Ill., have completed a merger. Depke continues its operations as a subsidiary of the Weldstar Co. Both companies serve the welding supply, gas, and specialty gas markets. The merger combines Weldstar’s four locations with...
- From The Fabricator
Lean manufacturing basics: Who are your internal customers and suppliers?
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 7, 2018
- Article
Do your employees know who their internal customers and suppliers are? You receive work from your internal supplier and send completed work to your internal customer. This logic is straightforward, yet many pay little to no attention to the idea.
- From The Fabricator
What is a custom metal fabricator?
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 6, 2018
- Article
What are custom metal fabricators? That’s not easy to answer, and it may be why investors are looking at custom metal fabrication with such keen interest.
- From The Fabricator
Trade Partnership report predicts loss of 146,000 jobs as a result of Section 232 tariffs
- Mar 6, 2018
- News Release
The Trade Partnership, Washington, D.C., has published a brief that examines the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of proposed tariffs applied to targeted steel and aluminum imports from all countries. “Does Import Protection Save Jobs?” finds that the tariffs would...
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