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Shop Management - Page 381
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Aluminum-media shotblast machines provide gentle cleaning of light workpieces
- Jun 25, 2015
- Product Release
Walther Trowal has introduced the THM continuous-feed shotblast system for use on light metals such as aluminum and magnesium, as well as steel, zinc, and brass components. This troughed-belt machine employs aluminum blast media rather than stainless steel media. It handles large quantities of...
- From The Fabricator
Shell Lubricants announces Platinum Sponsorship of Manufacturing Day
- Jun 24, 2015
- News Release
Shell Lubricants has announced its participation as a Platinum Sponsor of Manufacturing Day™ 2015. This is the third straight year that Shell Lubricants has sponsored Manufacturing Day, and its second year as the exclusive Platinum Sponsor. Manufacturing Day sponsors provide the resources to...
- From The Fabricator
Michigan Manufacturing International (MMI) names global quality manager
- Jun 24, 2015
- News Release
Stevensville, Md.-based Michigan Manufacturing Intl. (MMI) has named Praburaman Rengaramanujam as global quality manager. In this role, he is responsible for quality systems at all MMI locations. Rengaramanujam has 14 years of experience in the quality assurance industry, specializing in quality...
- From The Fabricator
Curveballs in a small fabricating shop
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 24, 2015
- Blog Post
Diversity is essential for a small shop’s viability. It also can make for some interesting jobs that require ingenuity and produce beautiful work.
- From The Fabricator
NBT awards grants for 24 summer manufacturing camps
- Jun 24, 2015
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), has awarded $50,000 in grants to community and technical colleges nationwide that host summer manufacturing camps for students 12 to 16 years old. A complete listing...
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF Ltd. names managing director
- Jun 24, 2015
- News Release
Annette Doyle will take on the role of managing director of TRUMPF Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K., a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group, effective July 1. In this role, she is responsible for business operations in the U.K., including customer service, technical training, product sales, and...
Lean manufacturing in producing square, retangular tubing
- By Jurgen Jost
- Jun 24, 2015
- Article
Tube and pipe mills conventionally use a set of tooling for every tube or pipe diameter, and the tools are mounted to opposing stands. Cage forming provides an alternative forming process that uses a single set of tools.
- From The Fabricator
A job shop story about diving in head first
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 23, 2015
- Blog Post
Many fab shop owners aren't in this business for the money. The act of diving in head first drives them.
- From The Fabricator
NAPW inducts Jim Manuel Iron Works owner into VIP Woman of the Year Circle
- Jun 23, 2015
- News Release
The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), Garden City, N.Y., has inducted Regina Lee Manuel, owner of Jim Manuel Iron Works, into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle. "Regina Lee Manuel is a prime example of a woman determined to get a college education despite all the...
- From The Fabricator
Mobile app combines with vibration sensor to collect machinery data
- Jun 23, 2015
- Product Release
SKF USA Inc. has introduced Enlight, a combination mobile app and Bluetooth®-enabled vibration sensor that allows nonexpert staff to gather critical machinery data on their smartphones or tablets. The product comprises the Data Collect app and the Wireless Machine Condition Detector (WMCD), a...
- From The Fabricator
Lucifer Furnaces equips Laboratory Testing with furnace
- Jun 23, 2015
- News Release
Warrington, Pa.-based Lucifer Furnaces has delivered a second Red Devil dual-chamber furnace to Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), a materials testing lab near Philadelphia. The furnace is a customized model RD8-KHE24 with Eurotherm 3204 programmable controllers and Honeywell UDC1200 overtemperature...
- From The Fabricator
Coldwater Machine hires regional sales manager
- Jun 23, 2015
- News Release
Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, a manufacturer of precision equipment for a variety of industries, has appointed Bryan Vezina as regional sales manager for Michigan, focusing on automotive tier accounts. He is located at the newly opened Troy, Mich., sales office. Before joining the...
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AMT appoints two senior executives
- Jun 23, 2015
- News Release
AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va., has announced two senior executive appointments. Edward Christopher has been named vice president—global services, overseeing AMT’s international offices, business development programs, and services. Christopher’s previous...
- From The Fabricator
How basic training in lean manufacturing establishes a common view
- By Dick Kallage
- Jun 23, 2015
- Article
To ensure every employee has a common view of what’s ideal versus what needs to be improved, a few hours of basic lean training can go a long way.
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres corporate president wins Heat Treating Achievement Award
- Jun 22, 2015
- News Release
Souderton, Pa.-based Solar Atmospheres Inc. has announced that Corporate President Roger Jones has received the 2015 Heat Treating Society (HTS) George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award. The award recognizes distinguished and significant contributions to the field of heat treating through...
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