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Shop Management - Page 135
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Kellstrom Defense acquires Tavco Inc.
- Jul 12, 2019
- News Release
El Segundo, Calif.-based Kellstrom Defense Aerospace (KDA) has completed the acquisition of Tavco Inc., Chatsworth, Calif., a designer and manufacturer of proprietary pneumatic controls and pressure vessels for the aerospace and defense market. Its capabilities include specialty welding and...
- From The Fabricator
Managing chronic pain with Stimwave wireless relief technology – and becoming part cyborg
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 11, 2019
- Blog Post
For years welder and metal fabricator Josh Welton has endured chronic pain due to a rare arm ligament complication. He recently underwent a trial Stimwave procedure to help manage his discomfort. The pain relief technology involves two smart wires being inserted into the spinal cord.
- From The Fabricator
CMG acquires Freedom Mfg.
- Jul 11, 2019
- News Release
Concept Metals Group (CMG), a Spring Lake, Mich.-based supplier of metal components to various industries, has acquired Freedom Mfg. The Comstock Park, Mich.-based machining and assembly company adds 46 employees and a 25,500-sq.-ft. facility to CMG’s operations. Robert Baker, founder and...
- From The Fabricator
NBT awards $56,500 in manufacturing scholarships for fall 2019
- Jul 11, 2019
- News Release
Thirty-six students enrolled in programs that lead to careers in manufacturing received scholarships toward their postsecondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), The Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. For the fall 2019 semester, NBT awarded scholarships of...
- From The Fabricator
Adapting takt time to the job shop
- Jul 11, 2019
- Article
Can a high-mix, low-volume job shop use takt times? It can, but it can’t just force-fit the traditional approach.
- From The Fabricator
Small fabricator gets big results in structural steel
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 10, 2019
- Article
From its origin as a manufacturer of bellows systems, St. Louis Blow Pipe, St. Louis, Mo., has expanded into other markets, changed its focus and its name, and opened a new location in Meridian, Miss. Despite a staff in the low dozens, the Meridian location does many surprisingly large, sophisticated projects.
- From The Fabricator
Lessons to be learned from the sale of a fabricator
Metal fabricators can learn some important lessons on improving the value of their companies from the recent sale of Superior Tube Products, Davenport, Iowa.
- From The Fabricator
The customer relationship benefits of scaling up
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 10, 2019
- Article
Metal fabrication is very much a family business, but not every business has a detailed succession plan. Anchor Partners is providing options.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricator broadens its customer base—and thrives
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 10, 2019
- Article
After its president died unexpectedly in 2006, Herr & Sacco could have shuttered for good. But leaders moved forward and got to work creating a bright future.
- From The Additive Report
Software will reduce experimentation time when designing 3D-printed parts
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 9, 2019
- Article
Companies spend millions developing additive processes. Soon, software might reduce the need for extensive experimentation.
- From The Fabricator
The soft side of lean manufacturing through respect and humility
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jul 6, 2019
- Article
If lean manufacturing was all about the technicalities, you could rule the shop with an iron fist and everyone would fall in line. But successful lean organizations understand that they must engage the entire workforce.
- From The Additive Report
Exec at 3D printer company says smaller companies will play biggest role in additive manufacturing’s growth
- By Don Nelson
- Jul 3, 2019
- Blog Post
BigRep America’s president says that compared to large corporations, small companies are likelier to try 3D printing because “these guys ... make their own decisions”
- From The Fabricator
The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding marks 100th anniversary
- Jul 3, 2019
- News Release
The Apprentice School at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, Newport News, Va., marked its 100th anniversary on July 1. The school opened at the end of World War I to recruit, train, and develop shipbuilders. Today the curriculum includes advanced digital...
- From The Fabricator
Dielectric Mfg. to build new headquarters
- Jul 2, 2019
- News Release
Dielectric Mfg. has announced plans to expand its metal and plastic parts production capacity with a new plant and headquarters. The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility in Germantown, Wis., will replace the company’s existing location in nearby Menomonee Falls, Wis. The building is expected to be completed...
- From The Fabricator
U.S. manufacturing growth hits three-year low as tariffs continue impact
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jul 2, 2019
- Blog Post
ISM released its June Report on Business this week, registering its lowest PMI, 51.7 percent, since October 2016 and a 4.3 percent drop below a 12-month average. The manufacturing growth slowdown in sectors like fabricated metal products has been mostly blamed on volatile tariff tensions.
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