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Shop Management - Page 231
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Configuration tables and parametric links allow for quick switching between product variations
- By Gerald Davis
- Sep 18, 2017
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis discusses transforming a model for a single design into several models for a product line.
- From The Fabricator
What makes a custom fabricator unique?
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 15, 2017
- Article
A custom fabricator’s marketing message isn’t necessarily about technology and processing capabilities. After all, competing fabricators can buy identical equipment. Instead, the true “brand” of a custom fabricator is about people who are there to help.
- From The Fabricator
Tyonek Fabrication receives two DLA contracts
- Sep 15, 2017
- News Release
Tyonek Fabrication Corp., Madison, Ala., a subsidiary of Tyonek Mfg. Group Inc. and Tyonek Native Corp., has received two contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture two types of pilot display units (PDUs) for the U.S. Army's UH-60 A & L Black Hawk fleet. The new PDUs incorporate...
- From The Fabricator
Production system networks all work steps
- Sep 15, 2017
- Product Release
Heidenhain has developed a Connected Machining system of production in which all work steps, from the design to the deliverable component, are networked via the company’s TNC 640 control. It can access all order-related information in a company network, enabling efficient exchange of data, the...
- From The Fabricator
Making the move to automated stretch wrapping
- By Tom Brizek
- Sep 15, 2017
- Article
Like for many processes that take place under a shop roof, management often throws bodies at them to make them work. The desire to maintain part quality and avoid rework has changed the approach over the years, and now every aspect of the fabricating value chain is coming under scrutiny—including packaging.
- From The Fabricator
Problem solving in metal fabrication: Look past the symptom to find the root cause
- By Jeff Sipes
- Sep 14, 2017
- Article
Focus on the symptom, and the problem is bound to reoccur. Tackle the root cause, and you solve the problem for good.
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Tech dedicates advanced automation center for manufacturing in Indianapolis
- Sep 14, 2017
- News Release
Lincoln Tech’s Indianapolis campus has opened a newly rebuilt center for manufacturing career training. Lincoln Educational Services Corp., parent company of Lincoln Tech, dedicated the career training facility—named the Gene Haas Center for Advanced Automation—in a ceremony on Sept. 12. The...
- From The Fabricator
Workshops for Warriors receives $1 million donation from Ariel Corp.
- Sep 14, 2017
- News Release
San Diego-based Workshops for Warriors, an accredited school that trains, certifies, and helps place veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers, has received a $1 million donation from Ariel Corp., a manufacturer of separable reciprocating gas...
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF opens smart factory in Chicago
- Sep 14, 2017
- News Release
Machine tool manufacturer TRUMPF has opened a new 50,000-sq.-ft., $15 million technology center in Chicago. According to the company, it is the first smart factory for Industry 4.0 systems that was designed for digitally connected production processes throughout. The smart factory, which houses $15...
- From The Fabricator
Finding the right help still a concern for fabricators
The U.S. has what appears to be a business-friendly president, and manufacturers are optimistic. But they still have the same main concern that they have had for the last six years: attracting and retaining skilled labor.
- From The Fabricator
Deere & Co. acquires Blue River Technology
- Sep 13, 2017
- News Release
Deere & Co., a provider of agricultural equipment and services based in Moline, Ill., has completed the acquisition of Blue River Technology, Sunnyvale, Calif. Blue River has designed and integrated computer vision and machine learning technology that will enable growers to reduce the use of...
- From The Fabricator
Cargill sells U.S. steel fabrication centers to Metal One
- Sep 13, 2017
- News Release
Minneapolis-based agricultural trading company Cargill has agreed to sell its eight U.S. steel fabrication centers to Japan-based Metal One.
Cargill exited the steel mill business in 2016 with the sale of its stake in North Star BlueScope Steel.
- From The Fabricator
Machine-mount mist collector offers three-stage filtration
- Sep 13, 2017
- Product Release
The Industrial Gas Filtration and Generation Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has launched the SmogHog® SHM Machine Mount (MM) media mist collector. The unit is designed for direct-mounted systems and collecting coolant mists from processes such as CNC machining, cold forming, sawing, lathes, and...
- From The Welder
Practical Welding Today relaunched as The WELDER
- Sep 12, 2017
- News Release
FMA Communications (FMAC), Elgin, Ill., has announced that its publication Practical Welding Today has become The WELDER, a relaunch with new features, a new look, and a new focus on the welder. The first issue to reflect the changes is the September/October issue. The publication will maintain its...
- From The Fabricator
ELFA survey of equipment finance activity reports overall new business volume grew 2.5 percent in 2016
- Sep 12, 2017
- News Release
New business volume grew 2.5 percent in the equipment finance industry in 2016, according to the “2017 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA),” released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), Washington, D.C. The rise in new business volume marked the seventh consecutive...
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