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Shop Management - Page 216
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Wireless remote enables forklift driver to operate orbital wrapper while seated
- Dec 4, 2017
- Product Release
Tab Industries LLC has introduced a wireless remote control option on its Tab Wrapper Tornado line of orbital wrapping machines. With this option, a hand-held device enables forklift drivers to start, operate, and stop the wrapping process at the press of a button without leaving the seat of the...
- From The Fabricator
Proto Labs acquires Rapid
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
Proto Labs, Maple Plain, Minn., a digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production, has completed its acquisition of Nashua, N.H.-based Rapid Mfg. Group LLC, a custom parts supplier offering quick-turn sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining. Rapid currently employs...
- From The Fabricator
Brandt to add manufacturing capacity in Illinois
- Dec 4, 2017
- News Release
The Brandt Group of Companies, Regina, Sask., has announced an expansion into the U.S. market with the acquisition of a 200,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant and equipment from Kongskilde Industries A/S in Bloomington-Normal, Ill. This acquisition is the company’s first manufacturing venture in the...
- From The Fabricator
Trucking in metal fabrication: Delivering on promises
- By Kate Bachman and Tim Heston
- Dec 4, 2017
- Article
Should a fabricator own its own trucks or contract with a carrier? A fabricator that also owns a full-fledged trucking company offers a unique perspective.
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2018 forecast: Another year of growth for metal fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 1, 2017
- Article
2018 is shaping up to be a good year, despite uncertainties in the political world. The industry’s largest fabricators are firing on all cylinders.
- From The Fabricator
HBD Industries acquires True Position Technologies LLC
- Dec 1, 2017
- News Release
HBD Industries, a manufacturer of alloy components, industrial rubber products, and power transmission systems in Dublin, Ohio, has announced the acquisition of True Position Technologies LLC, Valencia, Calif. True Position is a provider of complex machined components for flight control...
- From The Fabricator
Cincinnati Incorporated acquires New Valence Robotics
- Dec 1, 2017
- News Release
Harrison, Ohio-based Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has completed its acquisition of New Valence Robotics Corp. (NVBOTS). All employees of NVBOTS will be retained, and the base of operations will remain in Boston for the foreseeable future. CI partnered with NVBOTS as a value-added reseller in 2016...
- From The Fabricator
Lean manufacturing in metal fabrication: How about some visual cues?
- By Jeff Sipes
- Dec 1, 2017
- Article
Do your operators know what to work on next, or are they cherry-picking jobs based on what’s easiest or most convenient? If the latter, you might need some visual cues.
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Capital spending in metal fabrication scales up in 2018
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 30, 2017
- Article
The results of the “2018 Capital Spending Forecast,” published by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, predicts an extremely healthy capital equipment market next year. It’s one of the most positive spending reports metal fabrication has seen in years.
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Optomec hosts 9th annual International Aerosol Jet User Group Meeting
- Nov 30, 2017
- News Release
Optomec, a supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems for 3-D printed electronics and 3-D printed metals in Albuquerque, N.M., recently hosted the 9th annual International Aerosol Jet User Group Meeting in Santa Clara, Calif. More than 20 users from 15 companies attended the...
- From The Fabricator
Dana named Blue Bird Supplier of the Year
- Nov 30, 2017
- News Release
Dana Inc., Maumee, Ohio, has been named Supplier of the Year by Blue Bird Corp., Fort Valley, Ga., a designer and manufacturer of school buses. As one of 450 production suppliers that work with Blue Bird, Dana earned this recognition by introducing new products that align with the bus...
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Mac-Tech appoints sales manager for Minnesota, Dakotas
- Nov 30, 2017
- News Release
Milwaukee-based metal fabrication equipment distributor Mac-Tech has appointed Curtis Corners to manage the company’s Minnesota and North and South Dakota sales territory. Corners has more than 40 years of experience in capital equipment sales in the steel industry. As a field service engineer,...
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Assuming responsibility for the family business—It’s not that simple
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 30, 2017
- Blog Post
When unexpected events forced Nick Martin to take over managing his family-owned shop for a few weeks, he learned much about running the business. He also learned how much he doesn’t know, and what it will take to prepare himself to take the helm one day.
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Shaping a metal fabricator to attract the best
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 30, 2017
- Article
To attract the right talent, a Wisconsin custom fabricator works with a foundation of modern technology and revenue diversification.
- From The Fabricator
ET Foundation, Bonnell Aluminum invite entries for 2018 design competition
- Nov 29, 2017
- News Release
The ET Foundation, a Wauconda, Ill.-based educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting and advancing aluminum extrusion processes and technologies, has issued a call for entries for the 2018 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. The competition is divided into two...
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