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Shop Management - Page 197
- From The Fabricator
Changing the lineup in a shop
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 28, 2018
- Blog Post
A fabricating shop is analogous to a sports team in that both need the right talent, equipment, and timing to succeed. This account of Barnes MetalCrafters’ recent experience handling higher-than-normal-volume gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) illustrates how important these aspects, along with foresight and cross-training, are to a shop’s success.
- From The Fabricator
Protolabs wins Manufacturing Leadership Award for operational excellence
- Mar 28, 2018
- News Release
Maple Plain, Minn.-based Protolabs, a provider of rapid prototyping and on-demand production, has been named as a winner of the Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Award for its outstanding achievement in operational excellence. Protolabs offers plastic injection molding, machining, 3-D...
- From The Fabricator
ULT names GulfTech as representative
- Mar 28, 2018
- News Release
Fume extraction equipment vendor ULT LLC, Mequon, Wis., has named Florida-based GulfTech Enterprises-Casiba Group to provide sales and service of ULT’s air treatment systems in Florida and southern Georgia. Gulftech, a provider of dust collection, air filtration systems, and aftermarket...
- From The Fabricator
Tariffs stop short of helping stamping manufacturers
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 27, 2018
- Blog Post
On the first day of The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association's (FMA) Annual Meeting, President Trump signed the Section 232 order imposing a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. The action and the topic framed the event. Steel industry executives pitched their positions in favor of the tariffs, and metal fabricators raised questions and voiced their concerns about them.
- From The Fabricator
Fairmont Concepts to host webinar on voice of the customer research
- Mar 27, 2018
- News Release
Fairmont Concepts, a consulting firm focusing on helping manufacturers improve their commercial engines, which spans marketing, sales, and service, will host a webinar on April 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET titled “How to conduct voice of the customer research that delivers.” While voice of the customer...
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
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.
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
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.
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
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,...
- From The Fabricator
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?
- From The Fabricator
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....
- From The Fabricator
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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