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FABTECH 2019 announces roster of keynote speakers
- Aug 22, 2019
- News Release
FABTECH® 2019, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event, has released its roster of keynote speaker sessions Nov. 11-14 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The keynotes will be led by one of three featured speakers: three-time Super Bowl champion Chad...
A nation of adventurers, entrepreneurs, and do-it-yourselfers
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 22, 2019
- Blog Post
Looking at some of the aspects of U.S. culture that make it conducive to opening and running small businesses, including manufacturing and metal fabrication, which collectively form the foundation of the American economy.
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Exact Metrology Artec Micro 3D scanner offers point accuracy up to 0.004 in.
- Aug 22, 2019
- Product Release
Exact Metrology has announced the availability of the new Artec Micro 3D scanner. This automated desktop scanner handles tiny mechanical parts, such as engine valves or connectors, for inspection and reverse engineering, as well as other small objects for industries such as heritage preservation,...
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Hiring younger manufacturers who work to live
The younger generations of Millennials and Gen Zers are more about working to live instead of living to work. Can manufacturing and metal fabrication companies accommodate this reality?
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PennEngineering achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification for global headquarters
- Aug 20, 2019
- News Release
PennEngineering producer of PEM® brand fasteners, has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification for their global headquarters in Danboro, Pa. The ISO certification recognizes that the company has successfully implemented an environmental management system (EMS) that adheres to key elements within...
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Values-in-Action honors Majestic Steel and CEO
- Aug 20, 2019
- News Release
Majestic Steel USA President/CEO Todd Leebow was honored to be among the recipients of the Values-in-Action Foundation's Sam Miller Goodness Award at the foundation's 18th annual Celebration of Goodness luncheon. Ronald Kahn, co-founder of Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, presented the award,...
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Kloeckner Metals Corp. announces new appointments
- Aug 20, 2019
- News Release
Kloeckner Metals Corp. recently announced the appointment of CEO John Ganem to the management board of parent company Klöckner & Co. and the return of Andrea Moseley from Klöckner & Co. to the Kloeckner Metals team as its executive vice president of finance. Ganem has been CEO of Roswell,...
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Seats Inc. moves metal fabrication operations to Iowa
- Aug 19, 2019
- News Release
Seats Inc. will relocate its metal fabrication from Reedsburg, Wis., to Chariton, Iowa. The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a relocation project, which is expected to generate $5.3 million in capital investment by the company and create 64 jobs, of which 12 are incented at $20.09 per...
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Briggs and Stratton to close Kentucky facility
- Aug 19, 2019
- News Release
Briggs and Stratton recently announced it will close its Murray, Ky., operation by fall 2020. About 600 full-time positions will be affected. The Milwaukee-based company plans to consolidate production of its small vertical-shaft engines used in lawnmowers and other machines to its Poplar Bluff,...
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Reshoring Initiative’s president named as Department of Commerce Investment Advisory Council member
- Aug 19, 2019
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Commerce has named Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative, as a member of its new Investment Advisory Council. The council will advise the secretary of commerce on how government policies and programs affect the U.S.’s ability to attract and...
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Alliance Laundry Systems to expand in Wisconsin
- Aug 14, 2019
- News Release
Alliance Laundry Systems, Ripon, Wis., a global manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment, has purchased a vacant plant in Manitowoc, Wis., and announced plans to expand. The company plans to shift some functions from Ripon to the new location and create about 250 jobs in Manitowoc, but...
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Technology Spotlight: Flexibility in laser welding
A flexible laser welding tool from Alpha Laser US could prove useful in metal fabricating job shops.
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GN 860 and GN 862 pneumatic toggle clamps available from JW Winco
- Aug 13, 2019
- Product Release
JW Winco offers the GN 860 and GN 862 pneumatic toggle clamps. They use the over-center principle, which provides a positive lock during closing to maintain the retaining force even after loss of pressure at the cylinder. The low-wear design and the option to detect the position of the clamping...
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How to manage stubborn manufacturers who resist change
- By Jeff Sipes
- Aug 12, 2019
- Article
Everyone resists change to some degree, but some are more stubborn than others. That creates a problem that can’t be ignored especially as a manufacturing company attempts to modernize and adapt to lean manufacturing.
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May River Capital sells Pride Eng. LLC
- Aug 12, 2019
- News Release
Chicago-based May River Capital has sold Pride Eng. LLC, Minneapolis, to Arcline Investment Management. Pride is a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered tooling, equipment, and aftermarket parts for the aluminum beverage packaging manufacturing process. Its products include tool packs,...
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