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Shop Management - Page 408
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Diversifying; restructuring; growing; and wearing a Ferrari
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 19, 2015
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Study confirms fabricators should diversify; restructuring helps revive businesses; Nebraska company on the growth track; and how you can wear a Ferrari
- From The Fabricator
Range Kleen Mfg. appoints quality control coordinator
- Feb 19, 2015
- News Release
Range Kleen Mfg. Inc., Lima, Ohio, has promoted Peggy Patton to quality control coordinator. She has been with the company for more than seven years, originally hired as an order technician and later promoted to quality control technician. The company manufactures OEM-quality replacement drip...
- From The Fabricator
Amada to open satellite center in Ohio
- Feb 19, 2015
- News Release
Amada America Inc., Buena Park, Calif., announces plans to open its newest North American satellite center on March 10, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. The company also has a satellite center in Dallas and will open a third in Charlotte, N.C., later in 2015. All three centers will showcase the...
- From The Fabricator
Power bead roller makes flanges in sheet metal up to 18 ga.
- Feb 19, 2015
- Product Release
Woodward-Fab has added a new power bead roller to its line of metalworking equipment. The model WFBR24P features a 24-in. throat depth, variable speed, and a 0.25-HP gear drive. The machine is designed to make strengthening beads, ribs, or flanges in sheet metal up to 18 ga. thickness. It...
- From The Fabricator
Aqueous cleaning system achieves aerospace cleanliness standards
- Feb 19, 2015
- Product Release
MecWash Systems offers the fully automatic, customizable, self-contained Midi aqueous cleaning system. According to the manufacturer, the system meets the highest cleanliness and inspection standards, including those for medical and aerospace. Suitable for cleaning applications within a...
- From The Fabricator
Adapters suitable for mold and die applications
- Feb 19, 2015
- Product Release
Techniks Inc. offers the SFS12 Modular ShrinkFIT system. The adapters feature an internal drawbar design for improved holding power and faster tool changes, states the manufacturer. Suitable for mold and die applications, the adapters are available for 0.125-in. up to 0.5-in. tool shanks, as...
- From The Fabricator
CB Fabricating expands facilities, production capacity
- Feb 18, 2015
- News Release
Anderson, Ind.-based sheet metal fabricator CB Fabricating Inc. has announced that in less than a year it has expanded its production capacity by 75 percent, added a second shift, and hired three full-time employees to meet growing demand from clients in multiple industries. The firm added an...
- From The Fabricator
Aluminum Extruders Council supports currency manipulation legislation to address unfair trade
- Feb 18, 2015
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., is in agreement with the efforts and recent statement of The Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws (CSUSTL), an organization of manufacturers, workers, and others dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of U.S. trade laws. The committee...
- From The Fabricator
Top-five U.S. utility company approves MagneGas2 as replacement to acetylene
- Feb 18, 2015
- News Release
MagneGas Corp., Tampa, Fla., has announced that one of the five largest electric utilities in the U.S. has approved MagneGas2® fuel to replace acetylene at its power and repair facilities. After testing the fuel for more than a year, the utility found that the cut speed was faster than acetylene...
- From The Fabricator
Meritor earns Top 20 Product Award from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine
- Feb 18, 2015
- News Release
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor® Inc., a global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket systems for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has earned Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) magazine's 2015 Top 20 Product Award for its P600 series heavy-haul planetary axles. The award honors the...
- From The Fabricator
Matheson acquires Sims Welding Supply
- Feb 18, 2015
- News Release
Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Matheson has acquired Sims Welding Supply, Long Beach, Calif. Sims, a supplier of industrial, specialty, and bulk gases, as well as welding equipment and supplies, operates out of seven locations in Southern California. Commenting on the acquisition, Scott Kallman,...
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication meets a seller’s market
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 18, 2015
- Article
Manufacturing is cool again, and fabricators wanting to sell their business are benefiting from a seller’s market. Nevertheless, high revenue concentration, a shallow talent pool, poor cash flow, reliance on sales from a single sector, and other factors still throw up red flags.
- From The Fabricator
Why buy new tooling for a sheet metal hand brake?
- By Steve Benson
- Feb 17, 2015
- Article
When bending with a hand brake, you can use the tooling that came with the machine, but investing in a tool with a radius on the punch nose has its benefits.
- From The Fabricator
MSC Software acquires Simufact
- Feb 17, 2015
- News Release
Newport Beach, Calif.-based MSC Software has announced the acquisition of Simufact Eng., a provider of simulation tools for metal forming and welding processes. "Too often, our customers tell me that poorly understood manufacturing processes result in products that don't function as designed...
- From The Fabricator
M. Davis purchases facility in Delaware
- Feb 17, 2015
- News Release
M. Davis, a manufacturer of skids, storage tanks, and structural steel frames in Wilmington, Del., has acquired a fabrication facility in Newark, Del.
The 20,000-sq.-ft. facility, which features three 20-ton overhead cranes, doubles the company’s current capacity.
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