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Shop Management - Page 124
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Fabricating a custom drive-thru speaker enclosure for a barbecue joint
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 22, 2019
- Blog Post
When an odd job comes through the door – this time to fabricate a custom metal drive-thru speaker enclosure for a barbecue joint – Barnes MetalCrafters of Wilson, N.C., is up for the challenge.
- From The Fabricator
Using gatekeepers to manage manufacturing production results
- By Bill Frahm
- Nov 21, 2019
- Article
Manufacturing a quality product is a series of decisions and steps. Controls such as monitors, sensors, and analysis can help manufacturers decide if a product is ready to enter the next phase of production to ensure a quality end result.
- From The Fabricator
CAMMU letter to Senate Finance Committee urges sunset provision to Section 232 tariffs
- By Gareth Sleger
- Nov 20, 2019
- Blog Post
In a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, a coalition of U.S. metalworkers and members of other manufacturing sectors have reignited pressure to put an end to the ongoing Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.
- From The Fabricator
Discount Steel rebrands as Coremark Metals
- Nov 20, 2019
- News Release
Discount Steel, with facilities in Minneapolis and Fort Worth, Texas, has announced it has changed its name to Coremark Metals. The company provides metals, fabrication and design services, and hardware to commercial buyers, manufacturers, creators, and...
- From The Fabricator
Metalcraft of Mayville acquires VersaTran
- Nov 20, 2019
- News Release
Mayville, Wis.-based metal fabricating company Metalcraft of Mayville Inc. has announced the acquisition of VersaTran Inc., Watertown, Wis., a manufacturer of equipment transport products. The companies have worked together since 2017, when Metalcraft inherited several metal fabrication projects...
- From The Fabricator
Steel industry veteran works to ensure manufacturing’s future in the U.S.
For his 40 years leading Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. and continued efforts representing the steel industry and manufacturing in policy battles, Bill Hickey has been named Steel Executive of the Year by his peers.
- From The Fabricator
Accurate Brazing adds second hot isostatic press from Quintus Technologies
- Nov 19, 2019
- News Release
Quintus Technologies, Västerås, Sweden, has delivered a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) machine to Accurate Brazing, a provider of heat-treating services in Goffstown, N.H. This is the company’s second QIH 122 M URC HIP machine. Both presses are equipped with the proprietary uniform rapid cooling...
- From The Fabricator
Miller Fabrication Solutions appoints director of business processes
- Nov 18, 2019
- News Release
Brookville, Pa.-based Miller Fabrication Solutions, a metal fabricator serving OEMs in the construction, forestry, transportation, and oil and gas industries, has appointed Paul Sorek as director of business processes. In this position, he oversees the automation, engineering, process development,...
- From The Fabricator
Automotive Aluminum Advisors to host aluminum body sheet course
- Nov 18, 2019
- News Release
Automotive Aluminum Advisors, Plymouth, Mich., will hold its inaugural aluminum body sheet course Feb. 11-12, 2020, in Plymouth, Mich. The course, designed for the continuing education of automakers and their suppliers, will cover aluminum body sheet alloys and applications, forming and stamping,...
- From The Fabricator
UAW reaches agreement with Ford
- Nov 15, 2019
- News Release
The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) has ratified its agreement with Ford Motor Co. Terms of the new agreement include increased use of temporary employees, closure of one engine plant, special retirement program, and no increase to pension...
- From The Fabricator
Morgan Olson to open $58 million facility in Virginia
- Nov 14, 2019
- News Release
Michigan-based aluminum step van manufacturer Morgan Olson has announced plans to invest nearly $58 million in a facility outside Danville, Va., creating more than 700 jobs. This is the fourth expansion in six years for the company, which supplies vans to food distributors, uniform and textile...
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH Days 2 and 3: LestaUSA revolutionizes robotic finishing; metal artist David Madero
- By Gareth Sleger
- Nov 14, 2019
- Blog Post
Days 2 and 3 at FABTECH were chock-full of activity. What stood out? The launch of LestaUSA and its self-learning finishing technology; ESAB’s partnership with renowned metal artist David Madero; and Bystronic’s creative metal U.S. map structure.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH and the power of asking, What if?
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 13, 2019
- Blog Post
Several years ago I asked, What if a cobot could weld? Now they can. This FABTECH presents a host of new “what if” questions, and with them, infinite possibilities.
- From The Fabricator
KCC Mfg. to build second facility in Kentucky
- Nov 13, 2019
- News Release
Kentuckiana Curb Co., dba KCC Mfg., has announced plans to build a second facility in Louisville, Ky., less than two miles from its headquarters. The HVAC systems manufacturer will invest $50 million in the 300,000-sq.-ft. project, which is expected to create up to 400 jobs. The plant will design...
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH Day 1: Game-changer in automated folding; Amada unveils fiber lasers
- By Gareth Sleger
- Nov 12, 2019
- Blog Post
Day 1 of FABTECH couldn’t be slowed down by an unseasonable polar vortex in Chicago. The first day was busy as Amada unveiled two new high-powered fiber lasers and MetalForming introduced game-changing automation for folding large metal parts.
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