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Shop Management - Page 146
- From The Fabricator
Greenwood Fabricating and Plating to expand South Carolina operations
- Apr 2, 2019
- News Release
Greenwood Fabricating and Plating, Greenwood, S.C., has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Hodges, S.C. The $17.1 million investment is expected to create 31 new jobs. The full-service fabrication, machining, assembly, and electroplating job shop provides finished components...
- From The Fabricator
Big data, like exercise equipment, only offers value when put to use
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 1, 2019
- Article
Big data is like exercise equipment: If it's not put to use, there isn't any value. But the industrial internet of things (IIoT) offers a great opportunity to dive deeper into manufacturing and fabricating processes to learn new insights about industry partnerships and supply chain benefits.
- From The Fabricator
Postle Industries’ metallurgical engineer dies
- Apr 1, 2019
- News Release
Postle Industries has announced that Bob Miller, who served as a materials engineer there for the past 19 years, has died. Miller grew up in Connecticut and was an Eagle Scout. After serving six years in the U.S. Navy, he earned a materials engineering degree from the University of Bridgeport and...
- From The Additive Report
What you should know about AM and DFAM before buying a 3D printer
- By Federico Sciammerella
- Apr 1, 2019
- Article
When a manufacturer is in the market for its first 3D printer, it’s important to understand the difference between design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) and traditional design for manufacturing/design for assembly (DFM/DFA).
- From The Fabricator
Eriez appoints director of sales and product management
- Mar 29, 2019
- News Release
Separation technology provider Eriez-USA, Erie, Pa., has promoted Jeff Kaveney to director of sales and product management. He most recently served as manager of product marketing and administration. Kaveney earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Gannon University. He joined the...
- From The Fabricator
Arc Saber container from Diamond Ground Products protects tungsten electrodes
- Mar 29, 2019
- Product Release
Diamond Ground Products offers the Arc Saber, a storage container designed to hold and protect up to 19 1/8-in. tungsten electrodes. The container is made of high-impact polyethylene and HDPLA plus plastic with a 12.5-lbs. pull-rated neodymium magnet in the base. Features include a threaded-on cap...
- From The Fabricator
Protech Metal Finishing completes expansion in Tennessee
- Mar 29, 2019
- News Release
Protech Metal Finishing, a provider of electroplating, anodizing, and painting services, has completed the expansion of its new facility in Vonore, Tenn. The building was completed on July 1, and since then the company has been upgrading equipment to increase capacity. The company now has 32,000...
- From The Fabricator
Nucor to build plate mill in Kentucky
- Mar 29, 2019
- News Release
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will build a new, $1.35 billion steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Ky. The mill, which will be able to produce 1.2 million tons per year of steel plate products, is expected to be fully operational in 2022, employing more than 400 people. The mill will produce...
- From The Fabricator
Cortec’s recyclable moisture barrier papers protect all kinds of metals
- Mar 29, 2019
- Product Release
Cortec® Corp. offers fully recyclable/repulpable moisture barrier papers as an alternative to polyethylene and wax papers. Multimetal VpCI® papers protect all kinds of metals, and the natural kraft paper prevents package contamination. The papers are available in widths nearing 100 in. for...
- From The Fabricator
Hougen introduces kit for HMD2MT magnetic drill
- Mar 27, 2019
- Product Release
Hougen Mfg. Inc. has released the HMD2MT Fabricator’s Kit. It features the HMD2MT #2 Morse taper magnetic drill bundled with the 83000 tapping kit, 08821 drill chuck adapter, and a ½-in. drill chuck. This allows the operator to drill holes with annular cutters, drill small through or blind holes...
- From The Additive Report
Wohlers releases latest annual report on AM sales
- Mar 26, 2019
- News Release
The 24th installment of Wohlers Associates’ annual report on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing has been published. The 369-page Wohlers Report 2019 provides loads of data on 2018 sales of AM materials, equipment, software, and related systems, as well as services, design, patents,...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing expo to focus on cutting processes, new technology
- Mar 26, 2019
- News Release
Fox Machinery Associates, a provider of metal fabrication machinery, tooling, parts, and service in Exton, Pa., will host its 2019 Manufacturing Expo and Open House May 21 to 23. The annual event will focus on DDL, fiber, and CO2 lasers; plasma systems; and waterjet cutting technology. Educational...
- From The Fabricator
Wintriss ShopFloorConnect 6.0 software identifies production losses, bottlenecks
- Mar 22, 2019
- Product Release
Wintriss Controls Group has developed ShopFloorConnect® 6.0 OEE and shop floor data collection software. It gathers production data from every machine in the factory; displays the key performance indicators in real time; and produces detailed analytics, including comprehensive OEE reports in a...
- From The Fabricator
Fabricators unite in the fight against uncertainty
As metal fabricators face a sea of uncertainties, they look to their peers for wisdom. They had a prime opportunity to do that at the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 5-7.
- From The Additive Report
3D printing is a technology whose time has come—Al Gore
- By Don Nelson
- Mar 21, 2019
- Blog Post
Former Vice President Al Gore told an audience attending a conference sponsored by 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal that it takes longer than expected for new ways to take hold. Quoting an economist, he said, “Things take longer to happen than you think. Then they happen much faster than you...
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