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Shop Management - Page 274
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OSF HealthCare partners with Tekmill for health care product design, manufacture
- Feb 13, 2017
- News Release
OSF Saint Francis Inc., Peoria, Ill., has joined forces with Tekmill, a contract design engineering, rapid prototyping, and small-scale manufacturing company located in Champaign, Ill., on the campus of the University of Illinois Research Park, and become a shareholder in the company. “... our...
- From The Fabricator
Vortec releases white paper about vortex tube technology
- Feb 13, 2017
- News Release
Cincinnati-based Vortec has published a five-page white paper that discusses the basic operation of vortex tube technology and explains its proper application in heating and cooling applications. The paper, available at www.vortec.com, highlights how vortex tubes, with no moving parts, create hot...
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Hilco Global, Prestige Equipment to conduct sale of manufacturing operation
- Feb 13, 2017
- News Release
Hilco Industrial and Hilco Real Estate Acquisitions (both operating companies within Hilco Global) have joined forces with Prestige Equipment Corp. to offer for immediate turnkey sale the former power generator housing, wind turbine tower, and pressure vessel manufacturing facility and real estate...
- From The Fabricator
Two-component repair product fixes all types of metals
- Feb 13, 2017
- Product Release
Stronghold Coatings has introduced PlasticMetal, a two-component repair technology that can be mixed in various ratios for small and medium repairs to many types of metal. The resin and powdered metal system can be mixed in small quantities in thicknesses to suit particular application...
- From The Fabricator
Knapheide Mfg. to expand manufacturing operations
- Feb 10, 2017
- News Release
The Knapheide Mfg. Co., Quincy, Ill., a provider of work-ready vehicles, has announced plans to expand its operations with a new manufacturing building. “We have identified opportunities for the business to diversify, both with the products we offer and the markets we serve,” said Bo Knapheide,...
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Welding bench captures fumes at the source
- Feb 10, 2017
- Product Release
RoboVent has released a new, larger version of its CrossFlow table. The all-in-one welding bench and source-capture system provides ample room for a variety of manual welding applications while keeping weld fumes out of the breathing zone. The table comes in 4- and 5-ft.-wide models, with space...
- From The Fabricator
Management in the metal fabrication industry
- By Aaron Continelli
- Feb 9, 2017
- Article
Just as shop floor workers require special skills, shop managers do so as well. Here is an overview of management duties and what employers in the metal fabrication industry are looking for in managers.
- From The Fabricator
What shop owners really look for in employees
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 9, 2017
- Blog Post
Metal fabricating covers a wide range of technical skills. What shop owners are looking for in new hires depends on the shop’s processes and the services it provides. In this post, three shop owners share some new-hire criteria.
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DeWys Mfg. celebrates 40th anniversary
- Feb 9, 2017
- News Release
Marne, Mich.-based DeWys Mfg. Inc. marks 40 years in business in 2017. The company was founded in 1977 in a small, red barn as a producer of fireplace inserts. Today the firm is a 90,000-sq.-ft. contract manufacturer with 160 customers. The company offers precision sheet metal, contract...
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BMI completes sale of large component fabricator and machine shop
- Feb 9, 2017
- News Release
BMI Mergers & Acquisitions has announced the sale of The Rose Corp. to Edmund Gaffney of Haverford, Pa. As part of the transaction, The Rose Corp. also sold its Mark Metals steel sales and service division. The Rose Corp., Reading Pa., a privately owned contract manufacturing steel fabrication...
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70-W LED light mounts on existing beams
- Feb 8, 2017
- Product Release
Larson Electronics has released a 70-W, explosionproof LED light fixture mounted on an adjustable beam clamp to simplify mounting on existing beams. The EPL-LP-70W-LED-HDBC-20-EPP weatherproof fixture comes with an adjustable aluminum mount that makes it suitable for industrial applications,...
- From The Fabricator
Walter Surface Technologies appoints president/COO
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies, Pointe-Claire, Que., a supplier to the metal surface treatment industry, has announced the appointment of MarcAndré Aubé as president/COO. Before joining the company, he was president/COO of GardaWorld Protective Services. He holds an MBA and CFA and has experience...
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LSP Technologies awarded SBIR funding to develop modeling tool
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Dublin, Ohio-based LSP Technologies Inc., a provider of laser peening services, technology, and equipment, has been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I funding to develop a probabilistic modeling tool that provides high-cycle-fatigue failure rate prediction models relative to...
- From The Fabricator
AMUG awards scholarships for additive manufacturing conference
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), Milwaukee, has announced the recipients of its scholarships. Dr. Haijun Gong, an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship. Claire Belson, a chemical engineering student at the University of...
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Capital Machine to hold open house March 7-8
- Feb 8, 2017
- News Release
Tampa, Fla.-based Capital Machine has announced plans to hold an open house March 7-8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at its Dallas Technology Center. The facility has been expanded more than 12,000 sq. ft. Fourteen machines will be displayed under power. Attendees can experience live demos and...
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