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Shop Management - Page 112
- From The Additive Report
Smartphones: smarter than I thought
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 1, 2020
- Blog Post
Writer Kip Hanson offers a mea culpa for reporting that cell phones can’t scan objects.
- From The Fabricator
Metcam names sales and marketing director
- Apr 1, 2020
- News Release
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Metcam, a fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has hired John Mazurek as director of sales and marketing. Mazurek previously launched two metal fabrication companies in Illinois and Texas. He headed Mazurek Marketing Services for more than 12 years and...
COVID-19 response and oil price war throw industry into disarray
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Mar 31, 2020
- Article
When taking a sip of a cold drink during a big game, most fans probably don’t give any thought to all the steps involved with getting the product from tank to can. Part of that magic is in the hands of those who develop the product’s recipe, but the individuals who develop the pathway to...
Joining an industry association can help you tackle the most difficult challenges
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Mar 31, 2020
- Article
Thinking about joining an industry association? Columnist Lisa Wertzbaugher details some of the tangible and intangible benefits of membership.
Check fixtures do far more than verify a tubular component’s dimensions
- By Calvin TenBrink
- Mar 31, 2020
- Article
Disagreements between suppliers and OEMs can arise when they use different quality control tools and processes, even though the parts meet the dimensional criteria. In tube and pipe fabrication, using two identical check fixtures can help to alleviate such misunderstandings.
- From The Fabricator
FMA economist: Turning the coronavirus corner in four to five weeks
Economist Chris Kuehl says the economy could be closer to back in business in four to five weeks if most U.S. citizens adhere to some committed level of social distancing to steer clear of the coronavirus.
- From The Fabricator
FMA stands up for metal fabricators
- Mar 30, 2020
- News Release
Ed Youdell, president/CEO of Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Elgin, Ill., recently wrote to President Donald Trump regarding the essential nature of the metal fabrication industry and its importance to helping put an end to the COVID-19 virus. Youdell is now asking metal...
- From The Fabricator
Harbor Freight Tools accepting applications for Teaching Excellence prize
- Mar 30, 2020
- News Release
Applications now are open for the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, which will award cash prizes totaling $1 million to 18 of America’s best public high school skilled trades teachers or teacher teams and their programs. Applications will be accepted through May...
- From The Fabricator
Custom metal fabricators in essential supply chains step up
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 30, 2020
- Blog Post
Custom metal fabricators with diverse customer bases and strong balance sheets keep busy in the face of COVID-19 uncertainty.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing’s problem: Even in this COVID-19 crisis, people don’t see it as essential
Metal fabricating helps maintain a lifestyle that many citizens take for granted, as one Pennsylvania manufacturer of medical equipment batteries found out. Job shops provide the infrastructure of life, and the COVID-19 crisis is proving that out more correct than ever.
- From The Additive Report
Manufacturers step up during health crisis
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 26, 2020
- Blog Post
There are countless examples of manufacturers, including members of the 3D printing industry, working to combat the sr
- From The Fabricator
Government action to avoid historic cash crunch in auto manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 26, 2020
- Article
As COVID-19 continues to negativity impact markets, manufacturers throughout the automotive supply chain face the prospect of no revenue and continued payables. This isn’t sustainable.
- From The Fabricator
North Carolina fabricator fast-tracks hospital ventilation system job
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 25, 2020
- Article
North Carolina-based US Duct bands together to complete complex hospital ventilation component in just over 24 hours to help COVID-19 crisis.
- From The Fabricator
Metal manufacturers to President Trump: End Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs immediately
- Mar 25, 2020
- News Release
The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users has issued the following statement: “The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) strongly urges the Trump administration to immediately terminate the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs to help U.S. manufacturers...
- From The Fabricator
CTE Coalition formed to help tech students continue learning during COVID-19 crisis
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
The manufacturing industry is already facing a skilled labor shortage, and the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has presented an additional challenge for educational institutions, temporarily closing schools across the nation and interrupting face-to-face learning. To help meet the challenge of...
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