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Shop Management - Page 70
- From The Fabricator
How manufacturing facility managers can perfect the performance appraisal
- By Mark Ernst
- Aug 24, 2021
- Article
Many managers at metal fabrication and other manufacturing shops share the same mindset about performance reviews: “I just don’t have the time.” In an era of perennial skilled labor shortages, thinking this way is a costly mistake.
- From The Additive Report
3D-printed parts made from refractory metals can handle the heat
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 23, 2021
- Article
Additive manufacturing and five elemental metals—molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, and rhenium—are poised to change air and space travel.
- From The Fabricator
Industry 4.0 in the world of metalworking
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 21, 2021
- Blog Post
In the world of Industry 4.0, workers in metal fabrication and metal forming shops will handle the exceptions, autonomous systems will handle everything else. Thing is, talented employees still need to minimize and manage those exceptions.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing optimism buoyed by innovation and adaptability, study says
- Aug 20, 2021
- News Release
About two-thirds of manufacturers surveyed in the Umpqua Bank "2021 Business Barometer" study expect overall economic conditions in the U.S. to improve over the next 12 months.
- From The Fabricator
Standard Industries to triple in size
- Aug 19, 2021
- News Release
Standard Industries has announced plans to break ground on a new 120,000-sq.-ft. building in Fargo, N.D.
- From The Fabricator
Lingering pandemic, long lead times impact metal formers’ outlook, says report
- Aug 19, 2021
- News Release
Metal forming companies expect a slight dip in business conditions during the next three months, according to the August 2021 PMA "Business Conditions Report."
- From The Fabricator
Mika Metal Fabricating names director of sales and marketing
- Aug 18, 2021
- News Release
Mika Metal Fabricating, Willoughby, Ohio, a custom sheet metal fabricator, has named Rebecca Cole as director of sales and marketing.
Everything manufacturers need to know about the employee retention credit
- By Myron Moser
- Aug 17, 2021
- Article
The rules that govern the Employee Retention Credit have changed, and generally the new rules have expanded the number of companies that can claim it. Still, myths and misconceptions are common. Columnist Myron Moser clears up several of them in this issue.
- From The Fabricator
Core Industrial Partners acquires CGI Automated Mfg.
- Aug 16, 2021
- News Release
Core Industrial Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired CGI Automated Mfg., a custom precision sheet metal fabricator in Romeoville, Ill.
- From The Fabricator
Human connections at FABTECH drive metal fabrication forward
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 16, 2021
- Article
Weary of Zoom, the manufacturing industry returns to FABTECH, an event that for decades has defined North American metal fabrication and forming.
- From The Additive Report
The world of 3D printing keeps on rolling
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 13, 2021
- Blog Post
When and where will the development of new additive manufacturing technologies end?
- From The Fabricator
The return of FABTECH signals return to normalcy for manufacturing industry
- By Amanda Carlson
- Aug 13, 2021
- Article
After a year off, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event is back in person and ready to move forward. Here's a breakdown of what to expect.
- From The Additive Report
Is it better to 3D-print a plastic mold or CNC-machine it from aluminum?
- Aug 12, 2021
- News Release
On-demand parts-maker recommends machined aluminum molds over 3D-printed ones
- From The Additive Report
Latest Desktop Metal acquisition is expected to further accelerate ‘adoption of additive manufacturing 2.0’
- Aug 11, 2021
- News Release
Desktop Metal acquires ExOne for $575 million
- From The Fabricator
FMI Aerostructures acquired by Endeavour Capital
- Aug 11, 2021
- News Release
FMI Aerostructures, Valencia, Calif., has announced its acquisition by Endeavour Capital.
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