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Shop Management - Page 118
- From The Fabricator
Job shop management: Are scheduling problems really symptoms?
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Jan 29, 2020
- Article
Scheduling at a metal fabrication shop can be a mess. The root causes, though, might not have anything to do with scheduling. It comes down to the overall job shop organization.
- From The Fabricator
Need direction on your lean manufacturing journey? Listen to the data
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 27, 2020
- Article
Acting on gut feelings when analyzing lean manufacturing practices is just too risky for modern business. You need to know the root causes, and to uncover them, you need to listen to the data.
Manufacturers planning for 2020 and beyond
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 27, 2020
- Blog Post
If you’re a metal fabricator, you shouldn’t pay too much attention to the big-picture economic forecasts. Fabrication makes up just 2% of the U.S. gross domestic product, so you could say that 98% of an overall forecast doesn’t apply to this industry. By the looks of the recent FABTECH expo, it’s likely that we’re in for a robust 2020.
- From The Fabricator
Acme Metal Spinning adds automatic CNC spinning system
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Minneapolis-based Acme Metal Spinning has increased its automatic CNC spinning capacity by installing an additional spinning machine to produce high volumes of components for lighting fixtures, tanks, ventilation, and aerospace parts. The model PNC-600 from Prism Machinery Ltd. can produce spun...
- From The Fabricator
NACC team wins state manufacturing competition
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC), an FMA Certified Education Center, has announced that students Amy Hamilton (welder), John Headrick (machinist), and Ryan Rogers (designer) recently earned first place in the Project Manufacturing (Project MFG) state competition, held in Auburn, Ala....
- From The Fabricator
Milwaukee Tool to open manufacturing plant in Wisconsin
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Milwaukee Tool has announced plans to open a vertically integrated manufacturing plant in West Bend, Wis., located 20 minutes from its Milwaukee headquarters. The facility will manufacture new-to-market hand tools for professional electricians and utility linemen. With an initial expected...
- From The Fabricator
Lindberg/MPH ships electrically heated pit furnace to power industry
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Lindberg/MPH has shipped an electrically heated HOMOCARB® pit furnace to a manufacturer in the power industry. The furnace is designed with a maximum operating temperature of 1,750 degrees F and gross workload of 1,600 lbs. Temperature uniformity of +/- 25 degrees F at 1,650 degrees F was...
- From The Fabricator
Tower Metalworking Fluids announces staff promotions
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Chicago-based Tower Metalworking Fluids, a manufacturer of metal forming lubricants and metal removal coolants, has announced two staff promotions. Scott Prince has been named president/CEO. He joined the company in 2017, serving most recently as president/COO. Bob Anderson has been promoted to...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing's skills gap crisis at a critical juncture
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2020
- Article
Millions of manufacturing jobs remain unfilled. What can a fabricator do? A skilled labor panel at the FABTECH show in November discussed some real solutions.
- From The Fabricator
Peer-to-peer interaction leads to greater manufacturing satisfaction
Metal fabricators and manufacturers have the chance to learn from their industry peers at the FMA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, March 3-5.
- From The Fabricator
Spreading knowledge in metal fabrication for 50 years
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2020
- Article
So much has changed in the metal fabrication and manufacturing industries since The FABRICATOR magazine launched 50 years ago, but one thing hasn’t: the need for real, actionable knowledge.
Tax prep 101: 5 reasons why planning now can prevent a big bite later
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Jan 19, 2020
- Article
Nobody wants to deal with taxes, but making a plan to deal with them now, and reviewing your plan quarterly, can make the entire exercise much less painful. An interview with CPA Jim Daufeldt provides several tips and insights for developing a year-round tax planning strategy.
- From The Fabricator
Turning Golden Gate Bridge handrails into home furnishing
- By Sue Roberts
- Jan 19, 2020
- Article
Rick Bulan makes furniture and accessories out of steel from the Golden Gate Bridge.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Celebrating more than half a decade
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 18, 2020
- Blog Post
This past October the Still Building America series celebrated its fifth anniversary. Detroiters Josh and Darla Welton have been interviewing up-and-coming skilled tradespeople, manufacturing entrepreneurs, fabricators, blacksmiths, machinists, welders, hot rod builders, and metalworkers across the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Optimized Armor opens plant in South Carolina
- Jan 17, 2020
- News Release
Columbia, S.C.-based armor steel supplier c has announced plans to establish operations in Rock Hill, S.C. The $3.7 million investment is expected to create 100 jobs. The plant houses large-scale laser cutting machines, heavy-duty press brakes, and skilled welding engineers for the production of...
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