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Shop Management - Page 139
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Nippon Sharyo Mfg. machinery, equipment to be auctioned June 19-20
- May 30, 2019
- News Release
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers Inc. has been appointed by Nippon Sharyo Mfg. LLC to sell the industrial machinery and equipment from its Rochelle, Ill., site. The railcar manufacturer stopped using the facility for manufacturing in July 2018. Most of the equipment was purchased new between 2010...
- From The Fabricator
Kyzen’s solvent, Kapture recycling system help reduce environmental impact
- May 30, 2019
- Product Release
Kyzen offers METALNOX M6900 solvent and the Kapture solvent recycling system to help minimize the environmental footprint of the metal cleaning process. The solvent serves as an alternative drop-in replacement for nPB, TCE, and similar solvents in many cleaning applications. Engineered for...
- From The Fabricator
4 strategies from stampers on how to build a capable, dedicated, and modern workforce
- By Kate Bachman
- May 29, 2019
- Blog Post
Stampers and analysts share strategies on how to better build a capable, dedicated and modern workforce while addressing the skills and generation gaps.
- From The Fabricator
Trinity Rail building $49 million facility in Iowa
- May 29, 2019
- News Release
Dallas-based railcar manufacturer Trinity expects to create 263 new jobs with the construction of a new, $49 million facility in Butler County, Iowa. The company’s Trinity Rail Maintenance Services subsidiary will house railcar manufacturing rebuilds, retrofitting, and maintenance at the 230-acre...
- From The Welder
National Automotive Collection reveals creative metal fabrication projects from World War II
- By Josh Welton
- May 28, 2019
- Blog Post
What did the jeep of the future look like during World War II? What exactly does an amphibious vehicle look like? Welder Josh Welton uncovers some creative uses of sheet metal while searching through the Detroit Public Library’s National Automotive Collection.
- From The Fabricator
MFGWatch 2019 report delivers insight into North American manufacturing
- May 28, 2019
- News Release
Online manufacturing marketplace MFG.com has announced the availability of its "MFGWatch 2019 Manufacturing Report." The survey was completed by sourcing professionals and custom manufacturers who have used the MFG.com Global Custom Manufacturing Marketplace to expand their supply chain and win...
- From The Fabricator
Barnes MetalCrafters makes the big move to its new metal fabrication facility
- By Nick Martin
- May 24, 2019
- Blog Post
Barnes MetalCrafters Product Designer and Manager Nick Martin gives a detailed account of how the longtime metal fabrication company made the big move from its 50-year-old shop to its new facility in North Carolina.
- From The Fabricator
Exair’s 1/8 NPT small internal mix spray nozzles coat, cool, treat, and paint
- May 24, 2019
- Product Release
Exair Corp.'s new 1/8 NPT small internal mix spray nozzles atomize fluids up to 42 gal./hr. Internal mix atomizing nozzles mix the liquid and air inside the cap and produce fine atomization. They can be used on liquids with a viscosity up to 300 centipoise. The nozzles, available in narrow-angle...
- From The Welder
North America’s largest linear friction welder now operational at LIFT in Detroit
- May 23, 2019
- News Release
LIFT - Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a national manufacturing innovation facility operated by the American Lightweight Materials Innovation Institute, has announced that the first and only linear friction welding machine capable of full-sized part development in North America is now fully...
- From The Fabricator
Hoover Ferguson wins Environmental Leader Product of the Year Award
- May 23, 2019
- News Release
Hoover Ferguson, a manufacturer of tanks and containers based in Houston, has won a 2019 Environmental Leader Product of the Year Award for its Liquitote® stainless steel intermediate bulk container (IBC). The award recognizes innovative and successful commercial and industrial products and...
A low-volume, high-mix job shop modernizes its operations
- By Eric Lundin
- May 23, 2019
- Article
A tube fabrication shop founded in 1965, Alert Tubing Fabricators Inc., Loves, Park, Ill., got new hardware, new software, and a new attitude when it passed from father to son in 2013.
- From The Fabricator
Protolabs opens manufacturing plant in Minnesota
- May 22, 2019
- News Release
Protolabs has opened a machining facility in Brooklyn Park, Minn.—the company’s eighth manufacturing plant in the U.S. The 215,000-sq.-ft. facility houses about 300 mills and lathes. The company, which produces custom parts and assemblies using CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, automated...
- From The Fabricator
Gen Z and metal fabrication: a perfect match
Metal fabricators consistently lament the lack of young people interested in a career in manufacturing, but are they really selling their shops in the right way? Generation Z might be open to a lot of the things that the fabrication community has to offer.
- From The Fabricator
How lean manufacturing focuses on both processes and outcomes
- By Jeff Sipes
- May 21, 2019
- Article
How many orders did we ship? Did the job ship on time? By the time you ask these questions, it’s too late to prevent the problem.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricated Products Group announces new leadership team
- May 21, 2019
- News Release
Fabricated Products Group (FPG), Frankfort, Ill., a custom fabricator and machine job shop specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of architectural systems and components, has named Dan Shields as president, Russell Enzenbacher as senior manufacturing engineer, and Mark Worrell...
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