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Shop Management - Page 223
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AM Machinery names executive sales director
- Oct 24, 2017
- News Release
AM Machinery, Warminster, Pa., has hired Brandon Storie as executive sales director. The company has worked with him for a few years through his previous position at Klingspor Abrasives. Storie holds a degree in applied physics (engineering) from Eastern Nazarene College. He has diverse experience,...
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Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Where’s the best place to start modeling?
- By Gerald Davis
- Oct 24, 2017
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis discusses uses of the world coordinate system, user coordinate systems, and split-body modeling to create assemblies.
- From The Fabricator
Illinois governor urges students to consider careers in manufacturing
- Oct 23, 2017
- News Release
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner highlighted exciting new advanced manufacturing career opportunities with a group of over 150 students from five Chicago high schools recently. “Manufacturing jobs have a reputation for being dirty and dangerous, but the industry continues to evolve and innovate every...
- From The Fabricator
Duvinage spiral stairs fabrication to be featured on “How It's Made”
- Oct 23, 2017
- News Release
Custom spiral stair manufacturer Duvinage, Hagerstown, Md., has announced it will be featured in a new episode of the “How It's Made” series on Discovery Channel. Filming took place in August 2016 at the company’s facility over two days. The stair produced during the segment is a custom...
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres Greenville facility’s scope of Boeing approval expanded
- Oct 23, 2017
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres has announced the expansion to its current scope of Boeing approval at its Greenville, S.C., facility to include the processing of precipitation-hardening, corrosion-resistant, and maraging steel parts to the requirements of Aerospace Material Specification AMS 2759/3. The...
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Industry 4.0 is alive and well
- By Simon Spencer
- Oct 23, 2017
- Article
Any revolution leads to change. Industry 4.0 is no exception. The age of interconnectivity is rapidly descending upon North American manufacturers, and the evidence of this future is already evident on the shop floors of some manufacturers.
- From The Fabricator
How to measure a laser in manufacturing
- By Gary Wagner
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
All the elements of a laser system—from beam delivery and gases to the optics and nozzle—must work together to deliver a beam tailored for the application. But as with anything else, a laser process can’t be managed or improved upon without good measurement.
- From The Fabricator
Partsmaster appoints president
- Oct 20, 2017
- News Release
MRO products provider Partsmaster, a Dallas-based division of NCH Corp., has appointed David Weiss as president. He succeeds Matt Oldroyd, who led the company for 12 years. Weiss has led NCH Corp.’s Asia business for the past eight years, directing sales, operations, finance, and manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Don’t be a one-trick pony
- By Jeff Sipes
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
The various tools in the lean toolbox do have worth on their own, but you uncover their true power when carefully chosen methods interact with each other. By choosing specific methods—a lean “recipe” tailored for your operation—you reap the benefits of continuous improvement
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Desktop Metal wins recognition from Popular Science
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Burlington, Mass.-based Desktop Metal has received the Popular Science 2017 Best of What’s New Award in the engineering category for its Desktop Metal Production System™. According to the company, the system, arriving in 2018, is the first metal 3-D printing system for mass production of...
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CNH Industrial plant in Minnesota achieves Bronze Level designation in WCM program
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
CNH Industrial N.V. has announced that its Case IH plant in Benson, Minn., has been certified Bronze Level in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. The site manufactures agricultural equipment, including cotton pickers, floaters, sprayers, and FlexAir applicators. The facility, which houses...
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Advantage TerraFab expands in Oklahoma
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Advantage TerraFab LLC, a steel fabrication and finishing company, has purchased a 55,000-sq.-ft. building in Muskogee, Okla., as part of a $3.5 million expansion. The company, which currently employs about 45 people, expects to hire 30 more workers over the next three years. It estimates the new...
- From The Fabricator
Airgas receives Gold Performance Excellence Award from Boeing
- Oct 19, 2017
- News Release
Airgas, an Air Liquide company and supplier of industrial gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has been recognized by the Boeing Co. with a 2016 Gold Performance Excellence Award. Boeing issues the award annually to recognize suppliers that have achieved superior performance. Airgas...
- From The Fabricator
Cleaning automated weld lines with dry ice
- By Tyson Marlowe
- Oct 19, 2017
- Article
Have you ever looked at your downed, slag-coated, automated weld line and thought that there has to be a better, easier way to clean this mess than using stone-aged tools and harsh chemicals? A company that provides this cleaning service for major automakers’ production lines put aside its hammers, chisels, and toxic, caustic chemicals and saw improvements in the process, outcome, and bottom line by adopting dry ice technology.
- From The Fabricator
Sampson Community College receives $1.7 million for welding and fabrication program
- Oct 18, 2017
- News Release
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Sampson Community College of Clinton, N.C., to construct an occupational training facility to support welding and metal fabrication skills. The project is expected to create 50 jobs, retain...
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