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Shop Management - Page 161
- From The Fabricator
Pivot 2.0 from Big Ass Fans offers numerous mounting options, variable speeds
- Dec 12, 2018
- Product Release
Big Ass Fans® has introduced the Pivot 2.0 fan. With 73 airflow positions and variable-speed controls, the fan provides the required air movement where it’s needed. The direct-drive motor provides quiet, efficient operation. Equipped with a protective steel cage, the 6-ft.-dia. fan provides...
- From The Fabricator
Former FMA chairman J. Robert Kulp dies
- Dec 11, 2018
- News Release
J. Robert “Bob” Kulp of Orchard Park, N.Y., a metal fabrication company owner and former chairman of the board of directors of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), died Dec. 5 at the age of 83. Born in Buffalo, Kulp earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the...
- From The Fabricator
USMCA trade deal fails to address tariffs
- By Stephen Barlas
- Dec 11, 2018
- Blog Post
A new North American trade deal has been announced, but tariffs on imported steel and aluminum remain. U.S. manufacturers aren’t happy.
- From The Fabricator
Top 5 in 365—Articles about shop management
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 10, 2018
- Blog Post
This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is about managing a shop. Proper management can facilitate and enhance a shop’s success; poor management can destroy it.
- From The Fabricator
Viking Blast & Wash Systems’ SH3250 I-Track spinner hanger offers 32- by 50-in. blast zone
- Dec 10, 2018
- Product Release
Viking Blast & Wash Systems has released the SH3250 I-Track spinner hanger blaster. The unit, which has a 32-in.-wide by 50-in.-tall blast zone, eliminates the need for a lower screw auger. The cabinet is made of 3/8-in. AR and is lined with ½-in.-thick cast chrome/moly liners. It can be fitted...
- From The Fabricator
The role of the lean strategy
- By Jeff Sipes
- Dec 7, 2018
- Article
If your lean implementation lacks a solid, overarching strategy, you’ll end up playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, where much work is done and yet little is accomplished.
- From The Fabricator
Tower signs agreement to sell its European operations
- Dec 7, 2018
- News Release
Tower Intl., Livonia, Mich., a manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies, has entered into a stock purchase agreement relating to the sale of all of its European operations to Financière SNOP Dunois S.A., a privately owned French automotive supplier. "Since...
- From The Fabricator
The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding wins first football national championship in 99-year school history
- Dec 7, 2018
- News Release
For the first time in the 99-year history of The Apprentice School at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, its football program has won a national championship. The Builders defeated the Oakland (Mich.) University Golden Grizzlies 56-14 on Dec. 1 to claim the 2018...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing jobs continue to rise in November labor report
- By Gareth Sleger
- Dec 7, 2018
- Blog Post
The U.S. Department of Labor's November labor report shows jobs creation continue to rise and low unemployment hold steady as manufacturing jobs increase.
- From The Fabricator
Customized MRP software unique to metal fab shop
- By Gareth Sleger
- Dec 7, 2018
- Article
Dellinger Enterprises, which specializes in light sheet metal processing and welding, in Belmont, N.C., has made efficiency and lean manufacturing a cornerstone of its 40-year-old business with the help of its unique and fully customized shop floor MRP system.
- From The Fabricator
Teaching English on the metal fabrication shop floor
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 6, 2018
- Article
A Lincoln, Neb., fabricator offers English courses for its employees, many of whom are refugees. The program exemplifies the best metal fabrication has to offer.
- From The Fabricator
Regal Beloit to sell engineered drives and control systems business
- Dec 6, 2018
- News Release
Regal Beloit Corp., Beloit, Wis., has entered into an agreement to sell its highly engineered drives and control systems business, Regal Drive Technologies, to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. The business, which has 450 employees around the world, designs and manufactures engineered...
- From The Fabricator
Meritor announces supply agreements with Wabash National, Manitowoc Co.
- Dec 6, 2018
- News Release
Meritor® Inc., Troy, Mich., has announced that various products have been selected as standard position and as preferred options on all Wabash National Corp. dry and refrigerated van trailer products. The three-year agreement positions Meritor's loose axles as standard equipment. The Meritor Tire...
- From The Additive Report
November ISM report shows positive numbers for metal fabrication
- By Gareth Sleger
- Dec 6, 2018
- Blog Post
November’s Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report on Business reveals that the U.S. economy has grown for a 115th straight month.
- From The Fabricator
Metal art with a patriotic punch
- By Kate Youdell
- Dec 6, 2018
- Article
Shane Henderson’s story is just about as all American as the metal sculptures he creates and sells. In five years his company, Metal Art of Wisconsin, has amassed more than 200,000 followers on Instagram, created over 250 metal art product offerings, and has moved four times to accommodate growth.
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