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Shop Management - Page 252
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Personal air-conditioning vest helps workers avoid heat stress
- Jun 5, 2017
- Product Release
Vortec personal air-conditioning vests circulate cool air to minimize temperature-related stress and fatigue for workers. They are suitable for use in foundries, paint and welding shops, and smelters, as well as outdoor tasks during summer months. A vortex tube reduces the temperature of the air...
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Schaeffler expands U.S. manufacturing apprenticeship program to South Carolina
- Jun 2, 2017
- News Release
Industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler is expanding its manufacturing apprenticeship program as it prepares to award journeyman tool and die certification to the first group of apprentices to complete the company's three-and-a-half-year training program at its Fort Mill, S.C., location. The...
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American Axle & Mfg. names senior VP
- Jun 2, 2017
- News Release
American Axle & Mfg., Detroit, has appointed Tolga Oal as senior vice president – AAM Corporate. Oal will continue to serve as president – AAM North America, leading the regional business and manufacturing activities for the company’s largest driveline business unit. Oal joined the firm in...
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FMA Safety Conference recap: Building the safety culture
Fabricators offer suggestions on how to establish a safe working culture and how to motivate the workforce to maintain it.
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Enerfab appoints CEO and COO
- Jun 2, 2017
- News Release
Cincinnati-based Enerfab, a provider of fabrication, construction, and maintenance services to the heavy industrial and utility markets, has named Scott Anderson as CEO and Robert Sylvester as president/COO. Anderson served as president of Enerfab Process Solutions and Fabrication Products from...
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Concurrent Technologies adds $1.2 million in metal AM equipment
- Jun 1, 2017
- News Release
Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) has invested $1.2 million in new additive manufacturing (AM) equipment at its Johnstown, Pa., facility. The new equipment includes a VRC Metal Systems Gen III Max cold spray system and an AMBIT™ hybrid AM multitask system installed in a Haas VF 11 multiaxis...
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Innovative Mfg. and Design relocates in South Carolina
- Jun 1, 2017
- News Release
Innovative Mfg. and Design has moved from an 11,000-sq.-ft. plant to a new, 30,000-sq.-ft. facility in Greenville, S.C. The company, which employs 23 people, assembles machinery; produces prototype and replacement parts for the aerospace industry; and designs, builds, and repairs land-based and...
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What should a weld shop supervisor know?
In theory, a weld shop supervisor should oversee welding productivity, quality, cost, and safety. In actuality, the job is defined by what needs to happen on the shop floor. Like fabricating in general, flexibility is required.
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FMA names VP, market development
- Jun 1, 2017
- News Release
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.® (FMA), Elgin, Ill., has announced that Andrew Flando has joined the association to lead new market development programs. Flando comes with a wealth of experience within the industry, having spent the last seven years at the Precision Metalforming...
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Millennials and entrepreneurship
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 1, 2017
- Blog Post
Where are you at this moment? Somewhere you want to be—or not? If you are at work, do you like what you are doing and satisfied with your compensation? Have you ever thought about striking out on your own and starting a business? Many people have thought about it, and the millennials are no exception.
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GAWDA awards 11 scholarships to students working toward welding/gas industry careers
- Jun 1, 2017
- News Release
For the fifth year in a row, the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA), Hollywood, Fla., has awarded scholarships to high school students who are planning programs of study they can use in welding and gases distribution industry careers. The following 11 students received $2,000...
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SHRM LINE: Manufacturing, service sector hiring rates to rise in June compared with a year ago
- Jun 1, 2017
- News Release
In June 2017, employment will grow at 65.4 percent of manufacturing firms and decline at 8.6 percent. The resulting net increasing index of 56.9 (65.4 - 8.6) suggests faster employment growth in manufacturing than in June 2016 (50.8). In June 2017, employment levels will grow at 61.0 percent of...
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Goudsmit Magnetic Supplies earns AS9100C certification
- May 31, 2017
- News Release
Netherlands-based Goudsmit Magnetic Supplies has announced its qualification as a supplier to the aerospace industry, having been awarded AS9100C certification. The certification includes all the requirements of ISO 9001, plus specific requirements that are mandatory when subcontracting for the...
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The three layers of a metal manufacturer’s growth
- By Tim Heston
- May 31, 2017
- Article
NSA Industries’ growth story has three layers: one, customer and equipment diversification; two, employee and customer engagement; and three, a sense of place.
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ERP software’s core platform updated
- May 31, 2017
- Product Release
JobBOSS has released JobBOSS 12.0 ERP software for small and medium-sized manufacturers. The new version includes a technology upgrade to the underlying software infrastructure, as well as dozens of usability improvements and bug fixes. More than 1.2 million lines of code were updated in the core...
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