Shop Management - Page 269
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SMS group to deliver extrusion press to UACJ Automotive Whitehall
Düsseldorf, Germany-based SMS group has received an order to supply a HybrEx®25 extrusion press to UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Ludington, Mich. The press is the first machine in the series to be delivered to North America. The press’s hybrid drive technology reduces energy consumption...
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McArthur Sheet Metal Works completes expansion
McArthur Sheet Metal Works, a fourth-generation family-owned custom steel fabrication shop, has completed a $1.2 million expansion of its facility in South Sioux City, Neb. The company expects to increase its staff from 10 to 13 as a result of the expansion. The 6,000-sq.-ft. addition, which houses...
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Global machine tool business set to gather momentum in 2017
Adversely affected by numerous international crises, the global economy is currently in a relatively cautious phase. This applies to GDP, industrial production output, capital investment in the major user sectors for machine tools, and thus international machine tool consumption. However, for 2017,...
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GE Additive expanding Concept Laser headquarters
GE Additive has announced the expansion of Concept Laser GmbH of Germany, a producer of additive manufacturing equipment. GE acquired a 75 percent stake of Concept Laser in December 2016. GE has expanded the firm’s Lichtenfels, Germany, headquarters; invested in next-generation additive equipment...
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High-visibility garments help workers stay cool
Ergodyne has added new products to its GloWear® Hi-Vis apparel line in preparation for summer outdoor work. These new garments provide ANSI-compliant visibility to prevent struck-by accidents and have features to help workers beat the heat. The new products include mesh vests, a T-shirt, a...
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CenterLine wins Gold Standard in Canada’s Best Managed Companies program
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., Windsor, Ont., a winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program in 2013, has retained its status and become a Gold Standard winner in 2017. The national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business, and MacKay CEO Forums. It...
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SHRM LINE: Manufacturing hiring rate to increase in March compared with a year ago; recruiting difficulty falls
In March 2017, employment will grow at 59.0 percent of manufacturing firms and decline at 6.5 percent. The resulting net increasing index of 52.4 (59.0 - 6.5) suggests faster employment growth in manufacturing than in March 2016 (42.6). In March 2017, employment levels will grow at 48.8 percent of...
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Walk-in oven holds weldments at temperature
Grieve has developed No. 1037, a 900-degrees-F walk-in oven currently used for holding weldments at temperature before welding. The oven measures 108 by 120 by 115 in. The INCOLOY® alloy-sheathed tubular elements deliver 300 kW to heat the oven chamber, and a 30,000-CFM, 30-HP recirculating blower...
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Global Shop Solutions celebrates 40 years in business
Global Shop Solutions, The Woodlands, Texas, a developer of ERP software, marked its 40th anniversary on April 15, 2016. Founded in 1976 by Dick Alexander, the family-owned business has grown from a small local company to a global enterprise serving discrete manufacturers around the world. In...
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Falcon Steel America supplies transmission poles to electric cooperative
Steel structure fabricator Falcon Steel America, Haltom City, Texas, has delivered 73 new steel transmission poles to a Texas-based electric cooperative. The new structures, which replaced aging H-frame wood poles, were hot-dip galvanized and feature bases coated for corrosion...
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Controx hires key account manager
Springfield, Ohio-based Controx, a manufacturer of precision cutting and forming tools for metals, composites, and other materials, has hired Todd Hammer as key account manager, western U.S. In this position, he serves high-volume users of circular blades and cutting tools in Washington, Oregon,...
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Building with culture first
Doing business the right way matters. What’s the right way? Here is the formula that continues to work for Anchor Fabrication.
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Hollaender Mfg. gains UL 2703 approval for fittings
Hollaender® Mfg., Cincinnati, has received UL 2703 Recognized Component Approval under Intertek ETL mark No. 5006508 for its Speed-Rail® solar pipe rack fittings. Testing conducted by Intertek on both galvanized steel and aluminum pipe has shown that the fittings form a safe and reliable bond...
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Lucifer Furnaces equips R. Hueter with benchtop oven for heat treating
Lucifer Furnaces Inc., Warrington, Pa., has delivered a heat-treating oven to R. Hueter Co., Beverly, Mass., a CNC machine shop that produces male and female RF connector contacts. Hueter uses the furnace primarily to achieve a specific Rockwell hardness with small lots of pins under a nitrogen...
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Strip/flux combo decreases cladding time on Alloy 625
Voestalpine Böhler Welding has introduced a patented strip/flux combination for single-layer cladding of Alloy 625. The UTP Maintenance Soudotape 625/Record EST 625-1 LD cuts down on cladding time and on the use of cladding materials, the company reports. Alloy 625 composition with less than 10...
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