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Shop Management - Page 127
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The link between lean manufacturing and better insurance
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 10, 2019
- Article
The less risk a business has, the more insurable it is. Implemented and sustained in the right way, lean manufacturing reduces risk substantially.
- From The Fabricator
Allied Metal earns ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Oct 9, 2019
- News Release
Allied Metal Ltd., a metal fabricator based in Calgary, Alta., has announced it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. The process for certification took the fabricator more than 18 months and began with the design and implementation of its quality management system. Desmond Peddle, operations...
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3D optical scanning gets bird-damaged 737 back in the skies fast
- Oct 9, 2019
- Product Release
SituationBirds and planes can be an expensive and disruptive mix, costing airlines worldwide billions of dollars in damages each year. Bird strikes in 2017 cost the civil aviation industry at least 71,253 hours of aircraft downtime, and the FAA estimates that $400 million in damages annually can be...
- From The Fabricator
QuickBooks Enterprise survey shows manufacturers are still hiring, investing in the future
- Oct 7, 2019
- News Release
After conducting a survey of about 1,070 manufacturing executives and hiring managers, QuickBooks Enterprise states that reports of a manufacturing crisis may be premature. Despite a slowdown, manufacturers plan to hire additional skilled labor over the next 12 months. Seventy-eight percent of...
- From The Fabricator
Rozema Boat Works proposes expansion for building larger boats
- Oct 7, 2019
- News Release
Rozema Boat Works, Mt. Vernon, Wash., has proposed an expansion of its existing metal fabrication building, as well as the construction of a wharf on Padilla Bay. As reported by the Skagit Valley Herald, the 30- by 110-ft. wharf, which would extend about 20 ft. into the water, would allow the...
- From The Fabricator
Dalsin Industries named as finalist for Manufacturing Excellence Award
- Oct 4, 2019
- News Release
Dalsin Industries, a Bloomington, Minn., contract manufacturer, has been recognized as one of five finalists for Twin Cities Business magazine’s inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Award. This designation recognizes the company’s consistent growth at twice industry averages, application of...
- From The Fabricator
Wemo to open U.S. facility
- Oct 4, 2019
- News Release
Wemo, a manufacturer of sheet metal processing lines, has announced plans to set up a U.S. location. For the past 20 years, the company has served the U.S. market from its office and production facility in the Netherlands. To establish an independent North American operation for sales and...
- From The Fabricator
Trane acquires Arctic Chiller Group
- Oct 4, 2019
- News Release
HVAC systems manufacturer Trane has announced its acquisition of Arctic Chiller Group (ACG).
Based near Toronto with a facility in South Carolina, ACG produces air- and water-cooled magnetic bearing, modular, and process chillers for commercial HVAC and process cooling applications.
- From The Welder
Nebraska high school opens $1.2 million welding, fabrication lab
- Oct 3, 2019
- News Release
Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Neb., in partnership with the Westside Foundation, has opened a welding, fabrication, and manufacturing lab at Westside High School. The project was funded by more than 40 donors, including several Nebraska corporations and the Nebraska Department of Labor....
- From The Fabricator
Force Control marks 50th anniversary
- Oct 3, 2019
- News Release
Force Control Industries is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing oil shear clutches, brakes, and clutch brakes. The company was established in 1969 in Fairfield, Ohio, where its current campus includes three manufacturing facilities with more than 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, along with...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing slowdown continues as ISM index hits worst level in decade
- By Gareth Sleger
- Oct 3, 2019
- Blog Post
A key economic manufacturing indicator has hit its worst slowdown in a decade. ISM not only registered a contracted PMI for the second consecutive month, but the 47.8 reading is the lowest it's been since the end of the Great Recession. Industry analysts, however, say recession talks are premature.
- From The Fabricator
McKinstry opens larger office in Washington
- Oct 2, 2019
- News Release
McKinstry, which specializes in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of high-performing buildings, has announced the opening of a larger office in Pasco, Wash. The expanded office houses more staff and serves as a regional hub to coordinate project teams and job site operations...
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF marks 50th anniversary of U.S. subsidiary
- Oct 1, 2019
- News Release
TRUMPF Inc. marked its 50th anniversary on Sept. 30 at its headquarters in Farmington, Conn. The U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based TRUMPF was established in Farmington in July 1969, offering sales and service for the company’s metal fabricating machinery. Today TRUMPF comprises several locations...
- From The Fabricator
Navistar to build manufacturing facility in Texas
- Sep 30, 2019
- News Release
Commercial truck and bus manufacturer Navistar has announced plans to begin building a more than $250 million facility in San Antonio, Texas, in late 2019. The plant, expected to create about 600 jobs, will produce Class 6-8 vehicles. The facility is scheduled for completion in late...
- From The Fabricator
L&M Radiator completes $25 million expansion
- Sep 30, 2019
- News Release
L&M Radiator Inc., a manufacturer of heating and cooling systems for heavy off-road and mobile equipment, has completed an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Hibbing, Minn., reports The Ranger, a publication of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation. The $25 million expansion project,...
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