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New version of ERP and business software released
- Dec 5, 2017
- Product Release
Macola Software has introduced Macola 10.6, the newest release of its ERP and business software. Targeted at mobile users, the software offers improved functionality across multiple devices, especially tablets. It is designed to allow users to access key data wherever they work, with real-time...
- From The Fabricator
Laminate-wrapped edge protection added to dunnage
- Dec 5, 2017
- Product Release
Orbis Corp. has added edge wrapping to its ORBIShield® capabilities. This technology provides custom-designed protective dunnage to install in hand-held totes or bulk containers, protecting parts and components as they move throughout the automotive supply chain. The edge-wrapping technology uses...
- From The Fabricator
Press brake bending basics: Going old-school with notch layout
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 5, 2017
- Article
Modern CAD has automated traditional notch layout. But knowing how these notches are measured and made will help you choose the best notch for the job and, ultimately, make better parts.
- From The Fabricator
Navigating the design for manufacturing and industrial design worlds
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 4, 2017
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis discusses challenges in product development, starting with communication between job shops and inventors who might turn into customers.
- From The Fabricator
Robinson Metal completes ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
Robinson Metal, a custom metal fabricator in De Pere, Wis., has completed the recertification process to the ISO 9001:2015 certification standard. The company offers pressure vessel and tank fabrication, providing machining, fabrication, and assembly services from inception through factory...
- From The Fabricator
Concept Laser breaks ground for new facility in Germany
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
Concept Laser has broken ground in Lichtenfels, Germany, for a global GE center for the production of 3-D metal printing machines.
The 430,556-sq.-ft. plant, which will unite R&D, production, service, and logistics, is scheduled for completion in early 2019.
- From The Fabricator
Wireless remote enables forklift driver to operate orbital wrapper while seated
- Dec 4, 2017
- Product Release
Tab Industries LLC has introduced a wireless remote control option on its Tab Wrapper Tornado line of orbital wrapping machines. With this option, a hand-held device enables forklift drivers to start, operate, and stop the wrapping process at the press of a button without leaving the seat of the...
- From The Fabricator
Proto Labs acquires Rapid
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
Proto Labs, Maple Plain, Minn., a digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production, has completed its acquisition of Nashua, N.H.-based Rapid Mfg. Group LLC, a custom parts supplier offering quick-turn sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining. Rapid currently employs...
- From The Fabricator
Brandt to add manufacturing capacity in Illinois
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
The Brandt Group of Companies, Regina, Sask., has announced an expansion into the U.S. market with the acquisition of a 200,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant and equipment from Kongskilde Industries A/S in Bloomington-Normal, Ill. This acquisition is the company’s first manufacturing venture in the...
- From The Fabricator
Trucking in metal fabrication: Delivering on promises
- By Kate Bachman and Tim Heston
- Dec 4, 2017
- Article
Should a fabricator own its own trucks or contract with a carrier? A fabricator that also owns a full-fledged trucking company offers a unique perspective.
- From The Fabricator
2018 forecast: Another year of growth for metal fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 1, 2017
- Article
2018 is shaping up to be a good year, despite uncertainties in the political world. The industry’s largest fabricators are firing on all cylinders.
- From The Fabricator
HBD Industries acquires True Position Technologies LLC
- Dec 1, 2017
- News Release
HBD Industries, a manufacturer of alloy components, industrial rubber products, and power transmission systems in Dublin, Ohio, has announced the acquisition of True Position Technologies LLC, Valencia, Calif. True Position is a provider of complex machined components for flight control...
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Cincinnati Incorporated acquires New Valence Robotics
- Dec 1, 2017
- News Release
Harrison, Ohio-based Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has completed its acquisition of New Valence Robotics Corp. (NVBOTS). All employees of NVBOTS will be retained, and the base of operations will remain in Boston for the foreseeable future. CI partnered with NVBOTS as a value-added reseller in 2016...
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Lean manufacturing in metal fabrication: How about some visual cues?
- By Jeff Sipes
- Dec 1, 2017
- Article
Do your operators know what to work on next, or are they cherry-picking jobs based on what’s easiest or most convenient? If the latter, you might need some visual cues.
- From The Fabricator
Capital spending in metal fabrication scales up in 2018
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 30, 2017
- Article
The results of the “2018 Capital Spending Forecast,” published by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, predicts an extremely healthy capital equipment market next year. It’s one of the most positive spending reports metal fabrication has seen in years.
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