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Swedish Steel Prize 2018 finalists stand out with pioneering designs
- Mar 27, 2018
- News Release
SSAB has announced the four finalists for the 2018 Swedish Steel Prize. The winning design concepts use high-strength steel to achieve the highest possible performance. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 24. CTE Spa, Italy, has developed a small, truck-mounted...
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Grow Your Business: Know Your Customers, Part I
- By Chip Burnham
- Mar 27, 2018
- Article
Clearly identifying your target audience and the voice of your customer is foundational to a strong commercial engine, yet many manufacturers use legacy data and opinions rather than hard facts derived from sound research. Learn an effective method for uncovering the voice of the customer, with downloadable tools and templates.
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Wall Colmonoy celebrates 80 years in business
- Mar 27, 2018
- News Release
Wall Colmonoy, a manufacturer of surfacing and brazing products, castings, and engineered components, marks its 80th anniversary this year. The firm was established in 1938 in Detroit by Albert F. Wall. The company purchased Cincinnati-based Aerobraze in 2006 and Franklin, Pa.-based Franklin Bronze...
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AP&T adds online functions to help customers with Industry 4.0
- Mar 26, 2018
- News Release
AP&T has invested in new online functions to help customers and operators gain better control over their production equipment’s availability and efficiency. Together with a large manufacturer of sheet metal components for the automotive industry, the company is testing a new, complete Industry...
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Still Building America—Logan Merry solves problems with functional art
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 26, 2018
- Blog Post
Logan Merry is the personification of the cliché, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” He combined his creativity, training, and skills to set up his own commission-based operation creating functional, artistic solutions to problems, and he enjoys the entire process, from consulting to cashing checks.
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FlexQube opens subsidiary in Germany
- Mar 22, 2018
- News Release
FlexQube has set up a subsidiary, FlexQube GmbH, in Oberursel, Germany, to serve customers in Germany and neighboring countries. It has hired Jan Brettmann as its first German salesperson. Before joining the company, he served as senior business development manager at Triloqiq Deutschland GmbH. The...
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Chemetall opens laboratory in Mexico
- Mar 22, 2018
- News Release
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall® brand, has opened a laboratory at its 38,700-sq.-ft. manufacturing and office facility in Querétaro, Mexico. The lab facilitates simulation and product development, offering analytical,...
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My home office is 100 percent solar-powered right now
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 22, 2018
- Blog Post
My local power supplier had a power interruption this morning. No problem. We flipped a switch at our breaker box and voila!!! I am connected directly to my rooftop solar array. My computer, modem, printer,and desk lamp are completely powered by my solar array right now. Could metal fabricators power mission-critical operations in a power interruption via solar energy?
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Northern Mfg. named Business of the Year
- Mar 22, 2018
- News Release
Northern Mfg., Oak Harbor, Ohio, has been recognized as Business of the Year by the Ottawa County Improvement Corp. Each year the organization recognizes outstanding companies and individuals that have demonstrated success in business and have contributed to the growth and vitality of the region....
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February new business volume up 31 percent year-over-year
- Mar 22, 2018
- News Release
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA’s) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for February was $7.7...
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Atlas workstation from Newcastle Systems allows dimensioning throughout warehouse
- Mar 21, 2018
- Product Release
Newcastle Systems offers the Atlas series mobile dimensioning workstation. It is equipped with a QubeVu DimStation, which includes a supporting pole and integrated display, providing dimensioning on almost any shape, anywhere. The workstation is available in 30- and 48-in. lengths to hold scales,...
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AdvanTec to open plant in Alabama
- Mar 21, 2018
- News Release
AdvanTec Global Innovations, Langley, B.C., has announced plans to open a 40,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Robertsdale, Ala., creating 46 jobs. The facility is expected to open in April 2018.
AdvanTec produces marine closures and offers pipe bending for the oil and gas industry.
- From The Fabricator
Bucks County Community College to offer free metal fabrication training
- Mar 21, 2018
- News Release
Bucks County Community College is offering free metal fabrication training to those who qualify starting on May 7, 2018. Those interested must attend a mandatory information session at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 26, at the BCCC Gene and Marlene Epstein campus in Bristol Township, Pa. The training,...
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Paper reveals how lean manufacturers are reducing waste from scrapped materials
- Mar 21, 2018
- News Release
St. Paul, Minn.-based Synchrono®, a provider of demand-driven manufacturing software and synchronization technology, has released a new InSync paper, “Get Lean on Scrap,” available for download at www.synchrono.com. The paper establishes a link between e-kanban technology and reduced levels of...
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Newcastle Systems’ Apex mobile workstation is height-adjustable
- Mar 21, 2018
- Product Release
The Apex series height-adjustable mobile workstation is available from Newcastle Systems. It gives users full-screen access to ERP and MES while on the move. Manufacturing floor associates can go from standing to sitting with the touch of a button. The workstation has an integrated power system, so...
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