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Shop Management - Page 103
- From The Fabricator
Cadence marks 35 years in business
- Jul 21, 2020
- News Release
Cadence Inc. is celebrating its 35th anniversary as a contract manufacturer of products, technologies, and services to medical device, diagnostics, aerospace, and commercial companies worldwide. Founded as Specialty Blades in July 1985 by engineer Martin Lightsey, the company developed a...
- From The Fabricator
Why cross-training is so critical in custom metal manufacturing
- By Steven Guisgond
- Jul 21, 2020
- Article
A typical custom metal fabricator must manage highly variable demand. That’s why cross-training continues to play a central role.
- From The Additive Report
California firm is a ‘one-stop shop for anything high temp’
- By William Leventon
- Jul 20, 2020
- Article
Vision Miner is all about high-performance-polymer 3D printing, offering 3D printing and consulting services, materials, machines, and technical know-how.
- From The Fabricator
The many roads toward automated metal processing
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 20, 2020
- Article
Because different metal fabrication shops have different cultures, customers and demands, their strategies for automated metal processing vary greatly.
- From The Fabricator
Metal artist sculpts without welds or fasteners
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 19, 2020
- Article
Metal sculptor Gail Chavenelle, owner of Chavenelle Studio Metalworks in Dubuque, Iowa, once worked with sheets of paper to create sculptures but transitioned to metal flashing and finally to sheet metal. The medium changed, but the strategy didn’t. She still relies on folds and bends, using no fastening techniques.
- From The Fabricator
A mask provides more protection than a metal fabricator realizes
Wearing masks during this pandemic has turned into a political statement. In the eyes of a judge, however, masks might be viewed as an attempt to protect workers. That keeps businesses safe from another possible scourge: lawsuits.
- From The Fabricator
10th annual Women in Manufacturing Summit 2020 going virtual
- Jul 16, 2020
- News Release
The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) will hold its 10th annual Summit Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 in a virtual format. It replaces the in-person event scheduled for the same dates in Cleveland. The agenda includes more than 35 hours of content delivered live and on demand. The program includes...
S.A.F.E. to host virtual maintenance safety symposium
- Jul 16, 2020
- News Release
S.A.F.E. Structure Designs will host “Troubleshooting Technology,” a maintenance safety symposium for helicopter mechanics, on Sept. 23, 2020. The virtual conference will provide interactive presentations on the new generation of aircraft that requires an understanding of technology beyond the...
- From The Fabricator
NIMS marks 25th anniversary, launches Smart framework
- Jul 15, 2020
- News Release
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), Fairfax, Va., celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2020. The nonprofit organization, founded in 1995, provides skills training, validation, and credentialing. It also develops industry standards against which credentialing candidates are tested....
- From The Additive Report
Metal 3D printer eliminates the debinding step
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 15, 2020
- Article
Rapidia’s metal 3D printer uses a paste of metal powder, water, and just 0.3% to 0.4% of a polymer binder.
- From The Welder
Welding Trick: Bungee cord keeps welding gun out of the way
- Jul 15, 2020
- News Release
Sometimes we have to reach over objects, like the welding table, to weld. I like to keep the welding gun unencumbered so that it doesn’t get caught around or over something else. That’s why I hang my welding gun from a bungee cord. This makes it easier to get over and around things and puts...
- From The Fabricator
Perfection Global hires executive VP
- Jul 14, 2020
- News Release
Perfection Global LLC, Elk Grove Village, Ill., a provider of industrial asset management and reseller of used metal fabricating machinery, has appointed Scott Magnuson as executive vice president – surplus asset management solutions. He has more than 30 years of experience in industrial asset...
- From The Fabricator
Power Pool Plus to expand in South Carolina
- Jul 14, 2020
- News Release
New Jersey-based industrial generator manufacturer Power Pool Plus has announced plans to establish a new facility in Greenwood, S.C., to provideindustrial power generation equipment manufacturing, contract steel fabrication, and generator services. The $1.5 million project, expected to create 21...
- From The Fabricator
EPA aims to get tougher on stormwater permitting
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jul 13, 2020
- Blog Post
If the Environmental Protection Agency gets its way, fabricated metal products companies could find themselves having to take on even more rigorous testing responsibilities for stormwater discharges.
- From The Fabricator
The FABRICATOR and FMA celebrate 50 years together
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 13, 2020
- Article
The FABRICATOR and its publisher, the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International (FMA), celebrate their 50th anniversary of serving the metal fabrication industry.
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