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Shop Management - Page 148
- From The Fabricator
TTG Automation breaks ground for facility expansion
- Mar 15, 2019
- News Release
Temperance, Mich.-based TTG Automation, a Tooling Tech Group company and supplier of secondary tooling, fixtures, and automation systems, has broken ground for a 17,000-sq.-ft. expansion that is expected to reach completion by September 2019. The company offers design, engineering, fabrication,...
- From The Fabricator
Meyer Tool to build new facility in Kentucky
- Mar 15, 2019
- News Release
Meyer Tool, a Cincinnati manufacturer of precision components for the aerospace and gas turbine engine industries, has announced plans to build an 83,000-sq.-ft. facility outside of Erlanger, Ky. The $16 million project is expected to create 100 jobs. The company’s capabilities include machining,...
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Aaron Zieg talks welding and wages
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 14, 2019
- Blog Post
Aaron Zieg, 21, has been in the welding industry only a few years, but what he has seen in terms of wages, both for himself and others who have been in the trade much longer, troubles him. He encourages would-be welders to research shops, opportunities, and wages when considering a career in welding.
- From The Fabricator
FastMaint CMMS software from SMGlobal helps schedule preventive, corrective maintenance
- Mar 14, 2019
- Product Release
SMGlobal has released FastMaint CMMS v.10, a computerized maintenance management software program for equipment and facilities maintenance. It lets maintenance managers schedule preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance work, send work orders to the maintenance staff on their mobile phones,...
- From The Fabricator
Partsmaster launches new website
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Dallas-based MRO products provider Partsmaster has launched a newly designed e-commerce website at www.partsmaster.com. The site features increased search functionality, quick access to product information, and ordering capabilities. It is updated regularly with industry information, company news,...
- From The Fabricator
Lawrence Brothers Inc. to expand in Virginia
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Lawrence Brothers Inc., a provider of heavy metal fabrication and custom metal applications, has announced plans to expand its 80,000-sq.-ft. facility in Bluefield, Va. The expansion, which will include the purchase of a fiber laser and other equipment, machinery, and tools, is expected to create...
- From The Fabricator
VW expects to replace up to 7,000 routine-task jobs with automation
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Volkswagen AG has announced it expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by 2023 by not replacing employees who retire and automating routine tasks.
The automaker also intends to create 2,000 new jobs in technical development.
- From The Fabricator
Nissan lays off fewer employees in Mississippi than expected
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Nissan Motor Co. has cut 381 contractors from its van and truck production plant in Canton, Miss. The company had previously projected as many as 700 layoffs. No direct Nissan employees were affected. The automaker cut production of NV passenger and cargo vans from two shifts to one in January and...
- From The Fabricator
M.C. Dean to expand Virginia facility
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
M.C. Dean Inc., Tysons, Va., an electrical design-build and systems integration firm for mission-critical organizations, will invest $25.1 million to incorporate a new product line at its fabrication and distribution facility in Caroline County, Va. The project is expected to create 100 jobs. The...
- From The Fabricator
Weir to invest $15 million in Mississippi plant
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
The Weir Group is investing an additional $15 million in its Newton, Miss., manufacturing facility as part of a total $50 million plan supporting an additional 150 jobs at the plant. When the investment program is complete, more than 400 people will be employed there, a 60 percent increase from...
- From The Fabricator
Toyota WV president weighs in on materials, electrification
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 14, 2019
- Article
Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia President Leah Curry was a keynote speaker at FMA’s Annual Meeting in Nashville on March 6. She addressed lightweighting, materials, electrification, tariffs, and her view on where the automotive industry is heading.
- From The Fabricator
Meritor names senior VP/CFO
- Mar 13, 2019
- News Release
Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., a supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket systems for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has promoted Carl Anderson to senior vice president/CFO. He succeeds Kevin Nowlan, who has resigned from the position. Anderson has served as Meritor’s...
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabrication shop’s success and the employer-worker connection
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 13, 2019
- Blog Post
Mutual respect, consideration, and commitment between employers and workers are vital to a metal fabrication shop’s success. Read what fabricators have to say about this.
- From The Fabricator
Section 232 panel addresses how tariffs affect supply chain
- By Gareth Sleger
- Mar 12, 2019
- Blog Post
Now that a year has passed since President Donald Trump imposed the Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, how has it played out for metal fabrication and other metalworking sectors? That was the focus of the “232 Tariffs and Quotas: The Mechanism of Protection” panel discussion, which took place during the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville.
- From The Fabricator
The PMMI Foundation partners with Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs to support summer manufacturing camps
- Mar 12, 2019
- News Release
The PMMI Foundation, part of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va., is supporting 10 summer manufacturing camps in 2020 and 2021 with a $100,000 grant to Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.,...
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