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Shop Management - Page 262
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Aerojet to close California, Virginia facilities
- Apr 17, 2017
- News Release
Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. has announced it will close its manufacturing operations in Rancho Cordova, Calif., and Gainesville, Va. Rocket engine manufacturing will be consolidated in a new plant in Huntsville, Ala., where 800 jobs will be added by the end of next year. In addition, defense-related...
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Colt to add 100 jobs
- Apr 17, 2017
- News Release
Gunmaker Colt's Mfg. Co. has purchased a headquarters and manufacturing plant in West Hartford, Conn.
The company will retain its 600 workers and add 100 jobs over the next five years.
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Mercury Marine expands Wisconsin manufacturing plant
- Apr 17, 2017
- News Release
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corp., a manufacturer of recreational marine engines, has added what it says is the largest high-pressure die casting machine in North America at its manufacturing complex in Fond Du Lac, Wis. With the 4,500-ton Buhler-Prince machine, the company can make...
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Rev Group acquires Midwest Automotive Designs
- Apr 17, 2017
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Rev Group Inc. has acquired Elkhart, Ind.-based Midwest Automotive Designs, a manufacturer of custom-built RVs and limousine, charter, and tour (LCT) vans. The company’s 130 employees at its combined 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and office space will remain in Indiana. This...
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Parkhurst Mfg. purchased by longtime employees
- Apr 13, 2017
- News Release
Parkhust Mfg., Sedalia, Mo., has been purchased by longtime employees Sam Trelow and Toby Pierce, along with James Trelow. The company, which has been family-owned since its founding 70 years ago, manufactures truck bodies, truck body hoists, and a variety of custom products. Sam Trelow, who has...
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Kobe Steel acquires Quintus Technologies
- Apr 13, 2017
- News Release
Toyko-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced its acquisition of Quintus Technologies AB, a manufacturer of isostatic presses based in Västerås, Sweden. Quintus, which also has a facility in Columbus, Ohio, now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel. Under its medium-term management plan, Kobe...
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Valley Tool & Mfg. announces potential buyer
- Apr 13, 2017
- News Release
Valley Tool & Mfg., a fabricator of parts for helicopters and aircraft in Orange, Conn., has announced a potential buyer has stepped forward, keeping intact the 65 jobs the manufacturer intended to eliminate after parent company GroupAero filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Kansas-based Harlow...
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Schneider Electric expands South Carolina operations
- Apr 13, 2017
- News Release
Schneider Electric is expanding its manufacturing center in Seneca, S.C. The 334,000-sq.-ft. plant manufactures motor control centers and enclosed drives and starters. These products are used in applications from technology for production lines and oil rigs to equipment in wastewater treatment...
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Kubota Mfg. of America expands in Georgia
- Apr 13, 2017
- News Release
Kubota Mfg. of America Corp. has opened a new manufacturing facility in Gainesville, Ga. Construction of the 502,000-sq.-ft. utility vehicle manufacturing facility, located three miles from the company’s existing operations, was completed in January 2016. The expansion has increased the...
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Surface preparation laser machine offers 6- by 13-ft. flatbed
- Apr 13, 2017
- Product Release
Fonon Technologies Inc. has released CleanTech™ Titan. Marketed under the Laser Photonics™ brand, the industrial-grade laser machine is used for surface preparation, paint removal, and surface cleaning. It is available with a stationary flatbed up to 6 by 13 ft. The large format allows for...
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Manufacturing dashboards help fabricators visualize data on shop floor
- Apr 12, 2017
- Product Release
Global Shop Solutions has developed new manufacturing dashboards that help manufacturers visualize their data anywhere on the shop floor and throughout the business. The line includes more than a dozen dashboards that organize and display data from open sales and work orders to shipping schedules,...
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Burtek Enterprises to auction equipment April 26-27
- Apr 12, 2017
- News Release
Burtek Enterprises Inc. will sell the manufacturing equipment at its Chesterfield, Mich., operations by auction on April 26-27, 2017. Included in the auction will be CNC vertical machining centers, Haas CNC boring mills, CNC press brakes, FANUC welding robots, laser trackers, 3-D printer, Cummins...
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Discovering your real key performance indicators
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 12, 2017
- Article
Looking for outside expertise to help shape shop performance metrics can be a good idea, but a manufacturer needs to ask the right questions before committing to a consultant.
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Shimco wins Cambridge Chamber of Commerce 2016 Business Excellence Award
- Apr 12, 2017
- News Release
Cambridge, Ont.-based Shimco, a manufacturer of precision parts and gap-management products, has been named New Venture of the Year in the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce 2016 Business Excellence Awards. The awards recognize businesses and individuals that have demonstrated a significant and...
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Virtual reality technology helps improve end effector production accuracy
- Apr 12, 2017
- Product Release
DESTACO has introduced its new Accelerate® Vision virtual reality digital design solutions tool. It is designed to work in the production of the company’s Accelerate® Collection end effector components, which can be assembled into custom systems for most pressroom stamping applications. By...
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