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Shop Management - Page 52
- From The Fabricator
Software automation in a high-mix sheet metal shop
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Mar 19, 2022
- Article
Software automation can improve efficiency, minimize production bottlenecks, and decrease downtime in a high-mix shop. What used to take days or weeks could occur nearly instantaneously.
Seeking solutions to supply chain snags
- By Rick White
- Mar 19, 2022
- Article
Many manufacturers have begun taking steps to reduce long supply chains; some government initiatives also will help, such as the Employee Retention Credit.
- From The Fabricator
Huron Capital’s aftermarket platform acquires Rago Fabrication
- Mar 18, 2022
- News Release
Private equity platform Huron Capital Partners LLC has announced that its off-road and overlanding automotive aftermarket accessories platform Horsepower has acquired Rago Fabrication.
- From The Fabricator
Snell Mfg. appoints president/CEO
- Mar 17, 2022
- News Release
Snell Mfg., a Nashville-based family of industrial companies, has hired Charles “Chuck” Banker as president/CEO to lead the company’s three holdings in its next phase of development.
- From The Fabricator
Growing supply-chain problems continue to challenge metal formers
- Mar 17, 2022
- News Release
Metal forming companies forecast a slight decline in business conditions during the next three months as supply-chain challenges continue to affect the manufacturing industry, according to the March 2022 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report.
- From The Fabricator
A succession strategy at CB Fabricating
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 17, 2022
- Article
The founder of an Indiana custom fab shop will be stepping away from the job within the next few years. And to ensure that the shop is left in good hands, he’s developed a succession plan that offers his employees security and embraces a long-term commitment to technology.
- From The Fabricator
Greenberry Industrial to create 100 jobs in Louisiana
- Mar 16, 2022
- News Release
Greenberry Industrial, a Vancouver, Wash.-based fabricator and contractor serving a variety of industrial markets, has announced it is converting a shipyard fabrication facility into a manufacturing plant.
- From The Fabricator
Cirrus Aircraft plans $25 million expansion in Minnesota
- Mar 16, 2022
- News Release
Cirrus Aircraft has announced plans for a $25 million expansion of its small-aircraft manufacturing facilities in Duluth, Minn.
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing goes to war
- By Kip Hanson
- Mar 15, 2022
- Blog Post
Blogger Kip Hanson reviews some of the ways 3D printing impacts war—and peace.
- From The Fabricator
Exair improves website accessibility with ADA compliance features
- Mar 15, 2022
- News Release
Cincinnati-based Exair has added improved web accessibility to its site at www.exair.com for people who are affected by impairments such as hearing, visual, mobility, and cognitive.
- From The Fabricator
Using social media to grow a side business focused on automotive aftermarket parts
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 11, 2022
- Blog Post
For many small job shops, there aren’t enough hours in the day for marketing on social media. But Nick Martin of Barnes Metalcrafters explains how they are using it to push for more exposure for its side business fabricating aftermarket parts for the new Ford Bronco.
- From The Fabricator
How metal fabricators can protect themselves from inflation in 2022
- By Chris Fletcher
- Mar 10, 2022
- Article
Many fabricating companies have taken a wait-and-see approach in response to the events of the previous two years. But the economic circumstances that are taking hold today are beginning to favor their being more proactive.
- From The Additive Report
The growing importance of smart data in 3D printing
- By William Leventon
- Mar 10, 2022
- Article
Executives at global software company Materialise share their thoughts on the role of data in additive manufacturing.
- From The Fabricator
Stirling Marathon announces $10 million expansion in Ontario
- Mar 9, 2022
- News Release
Stirling Marathon has announced plans for a $10 million expansion at its Elora, Ont., appliance manufacturing facility.
- From The Fabricator
The FABRICATOR's Manufacturers & Suppliers Event - Chicago coming to Schaumburg April 5
- Mar 8, 2022
- News Release
Join The FABRICATOR for a one-day tabletop event on April 5 showcasing the latest equipment and technologies to the local manufacturing community. Free registration is open.
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