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Shop Management - Page 211
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Lean manufacturing in metal fabrication: How are your parts presented?
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 9, 2018
- Article
How do your welders receive parts from upstream operations? How do your material handlers group cut parts before taking them downstream? When tackling continuous improvement, part presentation matters.
- From The Fabricator
Tidewater Boats expands production at South Carolina facility
- Jan 8, 2018
- News Release
Tidewater Boats, a manufacturer of saltwater boats, is investing $8.3 million to expand its manufacturing center in Lexington, S.C., with the construction of a new plant. The company expects to create 100 new jobs. The new facility will allow for more streamlined production, as well as production...
- From The Fabricator
AISC releases new certification standard
- Jan 8, 2018
- News Release
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has released a new standard, AISC 207-16, Certification Standards for Steel Fabrication and Erection and Manufacturing of Metal Components. The standard unites provisions from existing ones related to steel building fabrication, steel bridge...
- From The Fabricator
App allows operators to communicate with tonnage monitors via smartphone
- Jan 6, 2018
- Product Release
Toledo Integrated Systems has introduced TT ForceView, an Android® app for communicating via Bluetooth® with most of the manufacturer’s tonnage monitors from a smartphone. Vital information such as peak tonnage and tonnage alarms can be viewed. Tonnage signatures can be viewed and stored for...
- From The Fabricator
Black Hills Metal Fabrications welcomes the makers
Black Hills Metal Fabrications is trying to grow its business, so instead of turning away potential customers and other interested parties, it's attempting to welcome them into its shop--during scheduled hours, of course.
- From The Fabricator
Power straightener processes high-yield materials
- Jan 5, 2018
- Product Release
Coe Press Equipment has introduced its upgraded series 250 power straightener. Featuring design enhancements to enable processing of a wider range of materials, including AHSS, the straighteners offer a 30+ percent improvement in strength and rigidity because of increased roll journal diameter and...
- From The Fabricator
Venturedyne Ltd. acquires Lakewood Fab Tech
- Jan 4, 2018
- News Release
Pewaukee, Wis.-based Venturedyne Ltd., a holding company for manufacturing, sales, and service companies, has purchased Lakewood Fab Tech of Holland, Mich. Lakewood manufactures machines, subassemblies, and parts for food processing, material handling, and automated assembly at its 50,000-sq.-ft....
- From The Fabricator
ULT opens U.S. branch
- Jan 4, 2018
- News Release
ULT, a Germany-based vendor of air treatment and fume extraction technology, has opened a subsidiary, ULT LLC, in Milwaukee.
The U.S. branch is headed by Wolfgang Köhler.
- From The Fabricator
Camfil APC launches website for purchasing dust collector filters
- Jan 4, 2018
- News Release
Camfil APC, Jonesboro, Ark., has launched an e-commerce site that stocks retrofit filters for most dust collector brands. The site, at www.cleanfactoryair.com, features HemiPleat® retrofit filter cartridges, which use a patented pleating technology that exposes more filter media to the air stream....
- From The Fabricator
Women in Manufacturing, Case Western Reserve University to hold third annual Leadership Lab
- Jan 4, 2018
- News Release
Registration is now open for the third annual Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing. The program, a joint initiative by Women in Manufacturing™ (WiM) and Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, was created in 2014 to provide an executive education program...
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH previews the future of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 4, 2018
- Article
FABTECH® 2017 provided a preview of what looks to be a very positive 2018. Conferences and keynotes also brought industry trends and challenges front-and-center: flexible automation, software, Industry 4.0, and the perennial search for the engaged skilled tradesperson.
- From The Fabricator
Cartridge collectors offer up to 85,000 CFM
- Jan 3, 2018
- Product Release
Clean Air America Inc. has introduced the BRAHM™ series of cartridge collectors, offering up to 85,000 CFM. Features include a decreased can velocity, lower internal static pressure losses, refined control loops on the variable-frequency drive, and enhanced pulsing algorithms that increase filter...
- From The Fabricator
Toggle clamps available in numerous styles, sizes
- Jan 3, 2018
- Product Release
Toggle clamps from Carr Lane Mfg. are made in the U.S. to provide fast, easy workholding, says the company. Styles include horizontal and vertical handle hold-down, push/pull models, latch-action clamps, toggle pliers, and air-powered clamps. They are available in a variety of sizes and holding...
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: December PMI® at 59.7 percent; 16 of 18 industries reported growth
- Jan 3, 2018
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December, and the overall economy grew for the 103rd consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued Jan. 3 by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the...
- From The Fabricator
FabMetals to expand, add jobs
- Jan 2, 2018
- News Release
Metal fabricating company FabMetals, New Carlisle, Ohio, is investing up to $8 million in an expansion that is expected to create 20 to 25 new jobs. Established in 1986, the company is building a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility. It currently employs about 25 full-time workers and 25 to 30 temporary...
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