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Shop Management - Page 82
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing for electronics goes high end
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 1, 2021
- Article
Additively manufacturing for electronics has entered the high-end and provides greater design freedom than other methods and lowers tooling costs. Learn how.
- From The Fabricator
Eberl Iron Works launches Stair Components & Systems website
- Mar 31, 2021
- News Release
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Eberl Iron Works has established a stand-alone website for its Stair Components & Systems division at stairpans.com, originally part of eberliron.com’s Metal Fabrication Services (MFS) division. Separation from the main website has eliminated excess navigation and extra...
- From The Fabricator
Using Hoshin Kanri Catchball to deploy manufacturing improvements
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 30, 2021
- Article
Hoshin Kanri Catchball is an effective, compelling lean manufacturing technique when managers deal with serious floor issues in a fabrication shop, need to have confidence that employees are aligned, and want to get the best out of everyone in the organization.
Dealing with derelict fab shop employees like abandoned boats
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Mar 30, 2021
- Article
Manufacturing business owners and managers, similar to boat owners, make a significant investment when hiring an employee, considering wages, benefits, onboarding, and ongoing training. Leaving a foundering employee to sink is like watching money go down the drain.
- From The Fabricator
Gasbarre Thermal Processing installs furnace at Thermal-Vac Technology
- Mar 29, 2021
- News Release
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems has delivered an electrically heated furnace to Thermal-Vac Technology, adding precision nitriding and FNC capabilities to its brazing, heat-treating, and finishing in Orange, Calif. The furnace uses Super Systems Inc. controls for automatic control of nitriding...
- From The Fabricator
President Biden’s "Made in America" order will help U.S. manufacturers
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 29, 2021
- Blog Post
The Buy American executive order that President Biden signed will benefit U.S. stamping manufacturers and metal fabricators supplying the federal government, despite the requirement that the materials they purchase be produced domestically as well.
- From The Additive Report
3DGence introduces 3D printer for thermoplastics
- Mar 26, 2021
- Product Release
3DGence says its new Industry F350 FFF-style 3D printer is suitable for a wide range of technical materials, including PEEK, PA6, PA-CF, PC, ABS, ASA, and PLA. The dual-extruder machine prints at speeds up to 400 mm/sec., has 1 m/sec. travel speed, can be remotely monitored, and features heated...
- From The Fabricator
How to cut lead times in job shops
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Mar 26, 2021
- Article
If a job shop wants to shorten lead times, it needs to reduce or eliminate delays. To identify those delays, fabricators and manufacturers must recognize how work flows through the entire organization, from quotes to cash.
- From The Fabricator
Mayville Engineering recognized by PACCAR as a top-performing supplier
- Mar 26, 2021
- News Release
Mayville Engineering Co. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., a provider of prototyping and tooling, production fabrication, coating, assembly, and aftermarket services, has announced that PACCAR, a manufacturer of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the DAF, Kenworth, and Peterbilt brands, has...
- From The Fabricator
How automation affects manufacturing shop culture
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 25, 2021
- Article
When automation reduces the need for skilled workers, what happens to shop culture for fabricators and manufacturers?
Reshoring manufacturing a priority
Although globalization has been making manufacturing ever more difficult for U.S. companies, the federal government recognized the value of this sector in the 1980s, and it is rediscovering manufacturing’s importance again in 2021. Tax incentives for innovation have been available for decades, and talk of reshoring has made its way to Washington, D.C.
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania expands with connector building
- Mar 23, 2021
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA has taken occupancy of a new, 15,000-sq.-ft. connector building at its headquarters in Hermitage, Pa. It joins the company’s existing 80,000-sq.-ft. vacuum furnace workspace to its current 10,000-sq.-ft. Nadcap laboratory, testing building, and vacuum oil quenching...
- From The Fabricator
DOE announces $52.5 million to support U.S. manufacturers and industrial workers
- Mar 23, 2021
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will fund up to $52.5 million for its Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which help U.S. manufacturers and wastewater treatment facilities improve their efficiency, save money, and reduce their carbon footprint. The IACs are university-based...
- From The Fabricator
Experienced workers are a job shop’s most valuable asset
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 22, 2021
- Blog Post
Don’t underestimate the importance of a skilled worker to a metal fabrication shop, writes Nick Martin of North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters. “If an experienced person comes around, don’t hesitate. Hire them, pay them well, and treat them well,” he says.
- From The Fabricator
Tech Etch opens Massachusetts Innovation Center
- Mar 22, 2021
- News Release
Tech Etch, a provider of critical components for military, medical, and aerospace applications, has opened an Innovation Center at its headquarters in Plymouth, Mass. The facility offers manufacturing services to guide every stage of project development, from early-stage concept verification to...
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