Shop Management - Page 72
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- From The Fabricator
A manager of mass production meets the custom fab shop
When a mass production veteran buys a custom fab shop, he quickly learns that just because a job shop is small doesn’t mean it’s easy to manage.
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How manufacturers can thrive when prices rise
Prices are rising for everything from raw material to labor, all of which can put a serious cash drain on fabricating and manufacturing businesses. This makes cash flow more important than ever.
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ATEK Companies celebrates 75 years
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based technology manufacturer ATEK Companies is celebrating 75 years in business this year. ATEK was founded in 1946 as a metal stamping company by Fred Bieber. With four operating companies and five locations throughout Minnesota and Iowa, ATEK comprises ATEK Access...
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Fostering a culture of ownership on the manufacturing shop floor
Memphis-area tank fabricator Newberry Tanks & Equipment pays its production welders for their productivity. The more quality tanks they make in less time, the more money they earn.
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- From The Welder
The building of custom fabrication shop Buffalo Niagara Weldworks
Tom Hatalak, owner of Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based metal forming, fabricating, and artistic custom fab shop Buffalo Niagara Weldworks, has never had a solid plan. Fortunately, the bold and sometimes spontaneous decisions have led him down the path to business ownership and taught him some valuable lessons along the way.
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National Composites acquires Able Manufacturing & Assembly
National Composites, Troy Mich., has acquired Able Manufacturing & Assembly, Joplin, Mo. It is the company’s fifth acquisition in two years. National Composites offers metal cab fabrication, metal component fabrication, and Class A paint capabilities, serving a variety of industries. Able...
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Steffes to invest $21 million in North Carolina manufacturing plant
Steffes, a North Dakota-based manufacturer of equipment used in oil exploration and agriculture, is investing $20.9 million to renovate a manufacturing facility in Shelby, N.C. The investment is expected to create 130 jobs between 2021 and 2025. Steffes operates two manufacturing facilities in...
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The fundamentals of follow-through in continuous improvement
On any lean manufacturing journey, follow-through in continuous improvement is a must for metal fabricators and manufacturers. It’s not complicated, just common sense. And it’s ignored far too often.
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SprayWorks brings fabrication in-house
SprayWorks Equipment has added fabrication capability to its new facility in Kent, Ohio, to help speed turnaround times and decrease production costs.
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Lincoln Electric acquires Overstreet-Hughes, Shoals Tubular
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired Overstreet-Hughes Co. Inc. [Fabricated Tube Products (FTP)] and Shoals Tubular Inc.
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Speedrack Products Group to build $64.5 million factory in Michigan
Speedrack Products Group is building a facility in Walker, Mich., for roll forming, welding, and painting its pallet rack and storage system modules.
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Hammond Mfg. to expand in Ontario
Hammond Mfg. Co. Ltd., Guelph, Ont., has announced plans for a $24 million expansion that will provide more painting and metal fabrication capacity.
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- From The Additive Report
Michigan shop is binder-jetting first part for a GM production vehicle
Azoth is additively manufacturing the shift knob medallion for the 2022 Cadillac Blackwing
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- From The Fabricator
The separation of lead generation and sales in manufacturing
Leads feed the sales pipeline in the manufacturing industry. But for many reasons, lead generation and sales should remain separate functions for some metal fabrication shops.
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- From The Fabricator
Amada to present Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs awards gala
Elgin, Ill.-based Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., will host its annual awards gala on Oct. 21, 2021, at Manzo’s Banquets in Des Plaines, Ill.
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