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Shop Management - Page 113
- From The Additive Report
Manufacturers step up during health crisis
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 26, 2020
- Blog Post
There are countless examples of manufacturers, including members of the 3D printing industry, working to combat the sr
- From The Fabricator
Government action to avoid historic cash crunch in auto manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 26, 2020
- Article
As COVID-19 continues to negativity impact markets, manufacturers throughout the automotive supply chain face the prospect of no revenue and continued payables. This isn’t sustainable.
- From The Fabricator
North Carolina fabricator fast-tracks hospital ventilation system job
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 25, 2020
- Article
North Carolina-based US Duct bands together to complete complex hospital ventilation component in just over 24 hours to help COVID-19 crisis.
- From The Fabricator
Metal manufacturers to President Trump: End Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs immediately
- Mar 25, 2020
- News Release
The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users has issued the following statement: “The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) strongly urges the Trump administration to immediately terminate the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs to help U.S. manufacturers...
- From The Fabricator
CTE Coalition formed to help tech students continue learning during COVID-19 crisis
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
The manufacturing industry is already facing a skilled labor shortage, and the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has presented an additional challenge for educational institutions, temporarily closing schools across the nation and interrupting face-to-face learning. To help meet the challenge of...
- From The Fabricator
Hawk Technology offers retooling, automation services to help manufacturers produce medical equipment
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
Hawk Technology Ltd., Rock Island, Ill., is offering its retooling and automation services to help factories manufacture ventilators, masks, or medical equipment to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has a large staff ready to make necessary changes and build systems to manufacture urgently...
- From The Fabricator
Half of U.S. manufacturers looking to source domestically, says survey
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
This month’s Thomas Industrial Survey of 1,400 manufacturers revealed a sharp rise in manufacturing companies predicting a decline in revenue for 2020. In March 55% of manufacturers indicated they anticipated a reduction in revenue compared to only 34% in February's survey results. About half of...
- From The Fabricator
Wastequip Mfg. expands in Texas
- Mar 24, 2020
- News Release
Wastequip Mfg. Co., a producer of waste collection, storage, and transportation equipment based in North Carolina, has announced plans to expand its Tyler, Texas, manufacturing operations.
The $6 million project is expected to create 133 jobs, with operations to begin later in 2020.
Expert tips to diversify, strengthen your fabrication company
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Mar 24, 2020
- Article
Nearly every small fabricating or manufacturing company gets caught up relying too much on a single customer or single industry. Getting out of it for good is a matter of planning and putting forth consistent efforts to stay out of it. Columnist and former fabrication company executive Lisa Wertzbaugher shares a few insights.
- From The Fabricator
Can fab shops help hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak?
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, PPE supplies are running short at clinics and hospitals. Fabricators and manufacturers are stepping up to offer face shields, safety goggles, and masks.
- From The Fabricator
Supporting technological growth and opportunity in sheet metal forming
- By Bill Frahm
- Mar 22, 2020
- Article
With the new materials and technology being developed for sheet metal forming, the industry needs to challenge the status quo. As the skilled labor pool decreases, we need to learn as much as we can about new technologies; share information with each other; and develop innovative, encouraging workplaces that support new talent.
- From The Fabricator
Understanding the latest alloy-verification technologies for tube and pipe production, fabrication
- By James Stachowiak
- Mar 20, 2020
- Article
Even when a tube and pipe producer or fabricator gets its material from a trusted source, metal alloy verification using technologies like LIBS, OES, and XRF is a good idea to prevent material mixups.
- From The Fabricator
Congress gets to reforming apprenticeship programs
- By Stephen Barlas
- Mar 20, 2020
- Blog Post
In an age of hyper-partisan politics, Democrats, Republicans, and The White House all seem interested in making it easier for people to become apprentices and fill the many open skilled labor positions in manufacturing and fabricating sectors.
- From The Fabricator
NAM calls for $1.4 trillion COVID-19 resiliency fund
- Mar 19, 2020
- News Release
The National Association of Manufacturers is calling for additional aggressive actions from the federal government to help the industry respond to COVID-19 and future public health emergencies. Among the additional actions in the updated and expanded “COVID-19 Policy Action Plan...
- From The Fabricator
Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best
As meetings get canceled and quotes dry up, metal fabrication shops have to to what they can to stay open during the increasing spread of coronavirus.
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