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Shop Management - Page 147
- From The Fabricator
Trimble’s Tekla PowerFab software aids steel fabrication management
- Mar 21, 2019
- Product Release
Trimble has introduced Tekla® PowerFab, a software suite for steel fabrication management. It is designed to help project teams collaborate throughout the structural steel work flow. The software provides relevant, real-time information to all project parties. It allows project teams to see the...
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabricator’s dilemma: What to do about walk-in customers
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 21, 2019
- Blog Post
As Barnes MetalCrafters in Wilson, N.C., gets ready to open its new facility, product designer Nick Martin discusses how his metal fabrication shop handles walk-in customers and the small, unscheduled projects that come along with them.
- From The Additive Report
Production-scale use of 3D printing at ‘tipping point’
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
A study about additive manufacturing released in mid-March by Essentium Inc. and Dimensional Research concludes that confidence in and deployment of industrial-scale 3D printing (3DP) is at a tipping point among users. The study, “3D Printing at Scale,” reveals that 22 percent now use 3D...
- From The Welder
SAS 300 portable welding fume extractor offered
- Mar 20, 2019
- Product Release
The model 300 welding fume extractor from SAS offers HEPA, ULPA, or ASHRAE filtration to capture and filter harmful fumes and particulate created during the welding process. This source-capture fume extractor features heavy-duty casters for mobility, a flame-retardant and self-supportive flexible...
- From The Fabricator
LIFT hires director of government programs
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
Detroit-based LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored national manufacturing innovation institute, has hired Peter Czech as director of government programs. Czech previously spent more than nine years as a professor of program management and course...
- From The Fabricator
Northrop Grumman to expand in Maryland
- Mar 20, 2019
- News Release
Northrop Grumman is expanding its manufacturing operations in Elkton, Md., with plans to add 175 new jobs over the next five years. This operating sector of the company, which was known as Orbital ATK before it was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018, currently employs 400 workers. Northrop...
- From The Fabricator
Valmont Industries closes Valley, Neb., site because of flooding
- Mar 19, 2019
- News Release
Engineered products manufacturer Valmont Industries Inc. has announced that its facility in Valley, Neb., became surrounded by flood waters on March 15, prompting a preemptive closure of the site to ensure employee safety. The plant will remain closed until it is determined safe for employees to...
- From The Fabricator
International Thermal Systems launches virtual industrial washer selection tool
- Mar 19, 2019
- News Release
International Thermal Systems, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of aqueous washers, industrial ovens, and furnaces, has launched a virtual industrial washer selection tool at www.internationalthermalsystems.com designed to help companies in the automotive, aerospace, power generation, building...
- From The Fabricator
Red Bud Industries celebrates 60th anniversary
- Mar 18, 2019
- News Release
Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, Ill., is marking 60 years as a manufacturer of coil processing equipment.
The company, founded in 1959 by Ken Voges, currently has more than 1,200 installations worldwide.
- From The Additive Report
High-performance, 3D-printed heat exchangers cool aircraft engines
- By Sue Roberts
- Mar 18, 2019
- Article
Temperatures in modern jet engines and aircraft subsystems are heating up. Electronics packages are performing more tasks and powering larger engines. Cooling is critical.Heat exchangers, key to lowering an engine’s thermostatic readings, have been given the unique challenge of handling the...
- From The Fabricator
Ideal Industries acquires Cree Lighting
- Mar 18, 2019
- News Release
Sycamore, Ill.-based Ideal Industries Inc. has announced the acquisition of Cree Lighting, which includes the LED lighting fixtures, lamps, and intelligent lighting control solutions business for commercial, industrial, and consumer applications of Cree Inc. Ideal also has acquired the rights to...
- From The Fabricator
Big Ass Fans unveils LED Bay Light
- Mar 18, 2019
- Product Release
Big Ass Fans has introduced the LED Bay Light, with more LEDs than any of the company’s other lights and a module that directs light where it’s needed. The light is bright while remaining cool. It offers six lumen options from 12,000 to 36,000 and three mounting options: aircraft cable,...
- From The Fabricator
The rapid pace of technology advancements speeds up
Only a couple of years ago, additive manufacturing was all about prototypes and one-of-a-kind products. But with each passing year, the speed of the 3D printing process picks up. Could the technology emerge as a real alternative to metal fabricating in the near future?
- From The Fabricator
ABB’s CP600-Pro multitouch control panel provides HMI for challenging installations
- Mar 18, 2019
- Product Release
ABB has introduced the CP600-Pro control panel platform, designed for applications requiring true glass touchscreens for clear information display and simplified operation. The unit operates within an environmental temperature range of -4 to 140 degrees F. The strong aluminum front frames help...
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators need, well, fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 18, 2019
- Blog Post
Automation has created an odd dynamic not only at work among fabricators and manufacturers but in our lives in general as well. When automation fails us, are we prepared enough to handle the manual process?
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