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One fabricator’s blueprint for growing its business
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 31, 2018
- Shop Management
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When other fabricators were cutting costs and postponing investments during the Great Recession, BTD Manufacturing, Detroit Lakes, Minn., was moving forward with plans to grow the business. Today the payoff is evident. The fabricator is growing because it has figured out what makes it special and how to maintain that with expansion and new blood entering the organization.
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Harley-Davidson's plant closure leaves a void in manufacturing community
Harley-Davidson has announced the closure of its Kansas City, Mo.-based factory. Editor-in-Chief Dan Davis looks back on his visit to that facility and reflects on just how market forces can affect even the most famous of brands.
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Burke Porter Group acquires Titan Inc.
- Jan 30, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Burke Porter Group, Ada, Mich., a global collective of intelligent-machinery manufacturers, has acquired Titan Inc., a manufacturer of test stands and production assembly systems in Sturtevant, Wis. Burke Porter Group serves the global automotive, advanced manufacturing, and life science markets,...
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Grow Your Business: Identify your sales and marketing gaps
- By Chip Burnham
- Jan 30, 2018
- Shop Management
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Fabricators know how to produce parts, but not all know how to market their services effectively. Establishing a good marketing plan requires an understanding of your market and your commercial engine. Once you have this information, you can develop the best program for growing your business.
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Alliance Automation’s robotic abrasive waterjet cutting system cuts 3-D metal parts
- Jan 30, 2018
- Waterjet Cutting
- Product Release
Alliance Automation LLC has introduced a fully enclosed robotic abrasive waterjet cutting cell for cutting small 3-D metal parts. The enclosure comprises sound-dampening panels that lower sound levels to 82 dB at the operator station. A turntable wall indexes and seals shut for operator load and...
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Southwest Metal Finishing, Inventix Mfg. purchased by Armor Group
- Jan 30, 2018
- Finishing
- News Release
New Berlin, Wis.-based Southwest Metal Finishing has been purchased through a court-supervised receivership proceeding by Armor Group Inc., based near Cincinnati. Armor also took ownership of Inventix Mfg., which Southwest purchased in 2004. Southwest Metal Finishing offers decorative chrome...
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Staub Mfg. Solutions owners, employee to be special guests at State of the Union Address
- Jan 30, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
Staub Mfg. Solutions, Dayton, Ohio, has announced that its owners, Steve Staub and Sandy Keplinger, as well as skilled welder Corey Adams will be special guests, seated with the First Lady, at President Trump’s first State of the Union address, Jan. 30 at 9:00 p.m. EST. Adams has worked for the...
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Rockford Systems to host webinar on human-robot safety
- Jan 30, 2018
- Safety
- News Release
Skyrocketing demand for automation has increased the number of robots employed in industry to more than 1.5 million. Meanwhile, collaborative robots (cobots) are making their way into new work environments, including light manufacturing. Because no technology can be made foolproof, maintaining...
- From The Fabricator
ASD names 2017 Steel Man of the Year Award winner
- Jan 30, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Association of Steel Distributors (ASD), a technology affiliate of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., Elgin, Ill., has announced that Brian D. Robbins, CEO of MidWest Materials Inc. in Perry, Ohio, has received the 2017 Steel Man of the Year Award. Since 1956 this award has...
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Wall Colmonoy announces spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School
- Jan 30, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Wall Colmonoy will offer a spring session of Modern Furnace Brazing School May 15-17, 2018, at its Aerobraze Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati. Engineers, technicians, quality managers, and production managers can participate in hands-on practical applications while learning about brazing...
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Huntingdon PurgEye Desk reads oxygen levels from 1,000 to 1 PPM
- Jan 30, 2018
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has introduced the PurgEye® Desk, a new monitor for inert gas purging that reads oxygen levels from 1,000 PPM to as low as 1 PPM (highly accurate to 10 PPM). This helps ensure welders achieve oxide-free, zero-color welds. The unit is designed for use with...
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Advanced Heat Treat expands capacity in Iowa
- Jan 30, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. has purchased a gas nitride unit to expand its capacity for UltraGlow® gas nitriding and UltraOx® surface treatment at its corporate office and service center in Waterloo, Iowa. This large, high-temperature gas nitride unit also increases the company’s capacity for...
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Jim’s Cover Pass: Hazardous welding fumes - What about cadmium?
- By Jim Mosman, AWS, CWI/CWE
- Jan 30, 2018
- Safety
- Article
In this inaugural column, AWS CWI/CWE Jim Mosman, Odessa College industrial technology chair, discusses hexavalent chromium and cadmium and the adverse health risks associated with both.
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Walmec’s 5-micron compressed air filter provides point-of-use filtration
- Jan 30, 2018
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Walmec North America offers a two-stage filter designed to operate most effectively when placed near the point of use. It has a 5-micron rating and is available in sizes with flows from 15 to 250 SCFM and pressure ratings up to 250 PSI. The compressed air filter is suitable for a variety of...
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SmartAsset identifies 2017 Best Places to Work in Manufacturing
- Jan 29, 2018
- Shop Management
- News Release
SmartAsset has released its 2017 list of Best Places to Work in Manufacturing. The company looked at data for 483 metro areas, focusing on employment growth in manufacturing, income growth in manufacturing, density of manufacturing jobs, and housing costs.Talladega-Sylacauga, Ala. – Just over 39...
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