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Shop Management - Page 114
- From The Additive Report
Now available: Latest Wohlers' report on the state of additive manufacturing
- Mar 18, 2020
- News Release
Wohlers Report 2020 was released this week. Marking the 25th consecutive year of publication, it offers a worldwide review and analysis of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing. Regarded by many as the industry’s leading source about AM, it is available in digital and printed/bound...
- From The Fabricator
The novel coronavirus and the metal fabrication supply chain
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 18, 2020
- Blog Post
As COVID-19 shocks the global economy, fabricators that can ride the waves of uncertainty will prevail.
How industry 4.0 is transforming the modern workplace with the R&D Tax Credit
- By Dean Zerbe and Tracy Lustyan
- Mar 17, 2020
- Article
Industry 4.0, digitization, networks, industrial internet of things, and connectivity—these are still somewhat new, but they already are staking out an important place in U.S. industry. Adopting these technologies isn’t inexpensive, but in the 1980s Congress realized that U.S. businesses could use some help and it enacted the R&D Tax Credit to help offset the costs of such investments.
- From The Fabricator
MEC announces COO transition
- Mar 16, 2020
- News Release
Mayville Engineering Co. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., a value-added provider of prototyping and tooling, production fabrication, coating, assembly, and aftermarket components, has named Rand Stille as COO, following the retirement of Steve Mance. Stille, who joined the company in April 2019, previously...
- From The Fabricator
Aluminum Extruders Council postpones ET '20
- Mar 16, 2020
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Chicago, the organizer of the Twelfth International Aluminum Technology Seminar & Exposition – ET ’20, has announced it has postponed the event, with a goal of rescheduling later in 2020. For those that have already registered for the event, reserved...
- From The Fabricator
UAW, GM, Ford, and FCA form coronavirus task force for employees
- Mar 16, 2020
- News Release
The United Auto Workers (UAW), General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have formed a COVID-19/coronavirus task force to implement enhanced protections for manufacturing and warehouse employees at all three companies. These organizations are working to coordinate...
- From The Fabricator
5 telltale signs it’s time to replace your ERP system
- By Mark Stevens
- Mar 14, 2020
- Article
Modern technology improvements, especially Industry 4.0, may have made legacy ERP systems obsolete. Five indications should alert you that it’s time to upgrade.
- From The Welder
A metal fabricator, an air compressor, and a diesel pickup
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 14, 2020
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton unearths an 80-gal., 600-lb. air compressor and finds a way to get it out of an old box truck and into the back of a diesel pickup truck.
- From The Welder
Harris Products Group releases corporate video
- Mar 13, 2020
- News Release
The Harris Products Group, a provider of equipment and alloys used in brazing, soldering, welding, cutting, heating, and gas control, has introduced a new corporate video that presents the company’s heritage. The firm was founded as The Harris Calorific Co. in 1899, when John Harris invented the...
- From The Fabricator
Takt time brings objectivity to important lean manufacturing decisions
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 13, 2020
- Article
Takt time is one of the most overlooked tools in the lean manufacturing toolbox. Used correctly, it helps managers make important decisions with confidence.
- From The Fabricator
WD-40 Brand partners with Habitat for Humanity
- Mar 12, 2020
- News Release
WD-40 Brand has announced it will donate 50 cents to Habitat for Humanity for every 12-oz. can of WD-40 Smart Straw sold at participating Lowe’s Home Improvement stores through April 30, 2020. The company will donate up to $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Intl. to assist the organization in its...
- From The Fabricator
Lawson Products catalog highlights MRO items
- Mar 11, 2020
- Product Release
Lawson Products has launched the latest edition of its product catalog, adding nearly 650 new items for maintenance, repair, and operations. Updated content focuses on the company’s private-label brands, including Regency, Supertanium, Tru-Torq, and Tuff-Torq. The catalog is available in print,...
- From The Fabricator
Still a family affair at Shickel Corp.
Even with company growth, 2009 The FABRICATOR Industry Award winner Shickel Corp. maintains a family environment at its Virginia metal fabrication facility.
- From The Fabricator
San Diego welding students fabricate MLK sculptures
- By Sue Roberts
- Mar 8, 2020
- Article
Welding students in San Diego work on floats for the city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade.
- From The Fabricator
How industrial IoT disrupts the metal fabrication business model
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 4, 2020
- Blog Post
Industrial IoT (internet of things) could spur new business models in metal fabrication that will change who owns what in the metal fabrication supply chain.
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