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Shop Management - Page 277
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Toyota creates 400 jobs in Indiana
- Jan 27, 2017
- News Release
Toyota Indiana has announced plans to add 400 jobs at the plant in Princeton, investing $600 million in retooling, new equipment, and advanced technologies to meet demand for the Highlander® midsize SUV. The project is scheduled to begin in fall 2019 and will add 40,000 Highlanders annually. The...
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GM to invest $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing
- Jan 27, 2017
- News Release
Detroit-based General Motors has announced it will invest an additional $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing operations. These investments follow $2.9 billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its U.S. operations since 2009. The new investments cover multiple new vehicle,...
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Continuous improvement in metal fabrication: Role changes in a lean transformation
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 27, 2017
- Article
This month, columnist Jeff Sipes walks through the typical day of a production supervisor before and after a lean transformation.
- From The Fabricator
High-current HTL encoders suitable for high-disturbance environments
- Jan 27, 2017
- Product Release
Leine & Linde has introduced the FSI 800 series rotary encoders for rugged motor drive applications. Available in North America through distributor Heidenhain Corp., the encoders come with high-current HTL signals, which also makes them suitable for high-disturbance environments. Featuring long...
- From The Fabricator
LVD Strippit opens two regional customer support centers
- Jan 26, 2017
- News Release
Fabricating equipment manufacturer LVD Strippit, Akron, N.Y., has announced the opening of its Southeast Support Center in Charlotte, N.C., serving the South Atlantic and East South Central states, and its Southwest Support Center in Farmers Branch, Texas, serving the Southwest and Central states,...
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RTI Surgical names CEO
- Jan 26, 2017
- News Release
RTI Surgical Inc., Alachua, Fla., a surgical implant company, has named Camille Farhat as CEO effective March 15, 2017. He will succeed interim CEO Robert P. Jordheim, who will resume his role as CFO. Farhat previously served as president/CEO of American Medical Systems Inc. (AMS), an operating...
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MCA announces 2016 Chairman’s Awards
- Jan 26, 2017
- News Release
The Metal Construction Association (MCA), Chicago, has recognized eight outstanding MCA member building projects with 2016 Chairman’s Awards. The awards are given based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project...
- From The Fabricator
Triumph awarded $52 million Rolls Royce contract for engine components
- Jan 25, 2017
- Product Release
Berwyn, Pa.-based Triumph Group Inc., a manufacturer of aircraft structures, components, accessories, subassemblies, and systems, has finalized an eight-year agreement with Rolls Royce to supply thrust links for the Trent XWB engine program. Triumph Precision Components will deliver the first...
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Meritor extends Shoes for Soldiers program to help wounded veterans
- Jan 25, 2017
- News Release
Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., a global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket systems for the commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has extended its Shoes for Soldiers program for a third year to donate funds to help position severely wounded, injured, or ill veterans for...
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Johnson Controls launches program to help women re-enter the workforce
- Jan 25, 2017
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls, a provider of building and energy storage systems and technology, is looking for women who have been out of the workforce for two or more years and want to be employed using their analytic and engineering skills. The Next Chapter program has employment...
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AISI applauds presidential action to expedite energy projects, infrastructure, manufacturing
- Jan 25, 2017
- News Release
Thomas J. Gibson, president/CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, D.C., has released a statement praising the president’s executive actions to expedite key energy projects, facilitate U.S. steel contributions to future energy infrastructure, and lower regulatory burdens...
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Ultrasonic welding and machining come together to take 3-D printing to the next level
- By Mark Norfolk
- Jan 25, 2017
- Article
As part of a new approach to system design, ultrasonic additive manufacturing and CNC milling can be used together to create parts with complex material makeup that can perform multiple functions.
- From The Fabricator
Advanced Heat Treat announces organizational changes
- Jan 25, 2017
- News Release
Advanced Heat Treat Corp., a provider of heat-treat services based in Waterloo, Iowa, has promoted Adam Dehl and Adam Kane to operations management leadership roles. Dehl joined the company in 1997 as heat treat technician. In 2006 he transferred to the Waterloo Burton facility as a supervisor,...
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Dual-chamber furnace made for heat treating of high-speed steel
- Jan 25, 2017
- Product Release
Lucifer Furnaces Inc. has designed a dual-chamber furnace for heat treating high-speed steels. The HS8 series, built with 12-ga. sheet steel and reinforced throughout, heats to 2,450 degrees F in the upper chamber, with solid-bar silicon carbide heating elements mounted across the roof and below...
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A case study in lean manufacturing: Opening the door to single-piece flow
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 25, 2017
- Article
Total Door Systems, Waterford, Mich., has successfully adopted single-piece part flow to engineer- to-order commercial door manufacturing. In its old building, the company held up to six weeks of work-in-process. It moved into a new building in 2010, and today the manufacturer holds only one day’s worth of WIP—and can respond to customers within days, instead of weeks.
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