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Shop Management - Page 186
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Miller Welding & Machine expands capabilities
- Jun 12, 2018
- News Release
Metal fabrication company Miller Welding & Machine Co. (MWM) has expanded its leveling capabilities with the addition of an Arku FlatMaster® 120 at its facility in Brookville, Pa. The hydraulic leveling equipment produces flat stamped, laser-cut, and plasma-cut parts and can level materials from...
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TRUMPF Inc. expands training capabilities for customers, employees
- Jun 12, 2018
- News Release
TRUMPF has completed a $3 million, 18,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its training center in Farmington, Conn. The facility, now 40,000 sq. ft., offers classroom and at-the-machine instruction in precision metal fabrication. With the expansion, the company can train 5,000 students within 630 training...
- From The Fabricator
The basics of equipment financing
- By Mike Miroshnikov
- Jun 11, 2018
- Article
This guide can help business owners find the right firm and financing options for manufacturing equipment acquisition.
- From The Fabricator
Making metal fabricating “cool”
The real heroes of the manufacturing trade don’t seek the spotlight because they are busy making a difference, not a scene.
- From The Fabricator
Aero Gear to expand Connecticut facility
- Jun 11, 2018
- News Release
Aero Gear, a manufacturer of power drive gear systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, is adding 24,000 sq. ft. to its facility in Windsor, Conn. The expansion was necessitated by simultaneous growth of the commercial and military defense industries and their need for assembled gearboxes, the...
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Advanced Heat Treat Corp. breaks ground on new addition
- Jun 11, 2018
- News Release
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) has broken ground on a new, 15,000-sq.-ft. expansion at its corporate headquarters in Waterloo, Iowa. The addition will allow the company to segregate its UltraGlow® (ion nitriding/nitrocarburizing) and UltraOx® (gaseous ferritic nitriding/nitrocarburizing and...
- From The Fabricator
Lean manufacturing in custom metal fabrication: How to define the current state
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jun 11, 2018
- Article
The weld and assembly cost and lead-time metrics are way out of whack. Something’s amiss, and it becomes obvious that the welding area is well-suited for a lean pilot project. Before changing anything, though, you need to define the current state.
- From The Fabricator
Growth in custom metal fabrication: Staying small while getting big
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2018
- Article
S&B Metal Products grew not by opening a massive facility but by opening numerous smaller locations. It’s a common pattern throughout the FAB 40—but why? Location, location, location.
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FMA honored with a “Best Manufacturing Associations to Work For” award
- Jun 8, 2018
- News Release
In the first year of its “Best Manufacturing Associations to Work For” awards program, the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) named the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA), International, as one of its winners. FMA, with its more...
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Master Magnetics moves to new location
- Jun 8, 2018
- News Release
Master Magnetics Inc., a provider of magnets and magnetic products, has moved to a new headquarters in Castle Rock, Colo., that brings all its Colorado production, warehousing, and shipping operations under one roof. The facility consolidates 85,000 sq. ft. in the company’s seven different...
- From The Fabricator
TAB Perfect Storm automated wrapping system offered in new sizes
- Jun 8, 2018
- Product Release
TAB Industries LLC has introduced its fully automated Perfect Storm wrapping system in two new models. Previously offered with a 100-in. wrapping ring as standard to accommodate 60- by 60-in. pallets, it now is offered with 40- and 80-in. wrapping rings to accommodate 24- by 24-in. and 48- by...
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How a fab shop earned 24,000 Instagram followers
- By Katherine Burrows
- Jun 8, 2018
- Article
Paul Vreugdenhil of The Machining Center Inc., Quinte West, Ont., turned to Instagram to attract talent and new customers. So far it’s worked out pretty well.
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One of the largest metal fabricators set to break sales records
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2018
- Article
MEC, the largest fabricator on the FAB 40 for many years running, is expecting to achieve record sales this year. How did the company get to where it is? We spoke to two MEC executives to find out.
- From The Fabricator
Grant boosts SCCC, HVCC manufacturing worker training programs
- Jun 7, 2018
- News Release
The Center for Economic Growth, Albany, N.Y., has received a $250,000 donation from the KeyBank Foundation which will go to Schenectady County Community College and Hudson Valley Community College over the next two years to support expansion and marketing of training programs for manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
MEC named top fabricator for eighth consecutive year
- Jun 7, 2018
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has once again been named first on the FAB 40 list of the nation’s largest fabricators which is published by The FABRICATOR® magazine. This marks the eighth consecutive year that MEC has led the list. The company serves the agriculture, commercial...
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