- FMA
- The Fabricator
- FABTECH
- Canadian Metalworking
Our Publications
Categories
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aluminum Welding
- Arc Welding
- Assembly and Joining
- Automation and Robotics
- Bending and Forming
- Consumables
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Electric Vehicles
- En Español
- Finishing
- Hydroforming
- Laser Cutting
- Laser Welding
- Machining
- Manufacturing Software
- Materials Handling
- Metals/Materials
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Plasma Cutting
- Power Tools
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Roll Forming
- Safety
- Sawing
- Shearing
- Shop Management
- Testing and Measuring
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Waterjet Cutting
Industry Directory
Webcasts
Podcasts
FAB 40
Advertise
Subscribe
Account Login
Search
Shop Management - Page 288
- From The Fabricator
Global Shop Solutions names senior director of customer services
- Nov 9, 2016
- News Release
ERP software developer Global Shop Solutions, The Woodlands, Texas, has named Nick Knight as its new senior director of customer services. Knight joined the company more than 10 years ago, serving previously as a member of the service team, consulting project manager, and most recently as director...
- From The Fabricator
MSCI: Election shows restless voters want swift, decisive action
- Nov 9, 2016
- News Release
This election cycle is clear evidence that voters want a new direction for the economy and the country, and are looking for lawmakers to finally take strong action on trade, tax reform and infrastructure, M. Robert Weidner, III, president and CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI),...
- From The Fabricator
Polaris marks grand opening of Alabama facility
- Nov 8, 2016
- News Release
Medina, Minn.-based Polaris has celebrated the official grand opening of its new, $142 million manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Ala., which has been operational since summer 2016. The plant, which builds Ranger and Slingshot recreational vehicles, could employ up to 2,000 workers in the next...
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Modeling a ribbon cable
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 8, 2016
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis considers techniques for adding ribbon cable connections to 3-D models
- From The Fabricator
Logan Corp. relocates in Kentucky
- Nov 8, 2016
- News Release
Dump truck bed manufacturer Logan Corp. has moved to a 137,000-sq.-ft. facility in Salyersville, Ky. This relocation from a 27,000-sq.-ft. plant in Martin County, Ky., allows the company to get into the aluminum body business and increase its production. By January 2018, the company hopes to double...
- From The Fabricator
Making sense of manufacturing acronyms
- By Stu Johnson
- Nov 8, 2016
- Article
The enterprise software space has hundreds of three-letter acronyms—from MRP and ERP to MOM and MES—that represent technologies that help make managing business processes easier.
- From The Fabricator
MacLean-Fogg opens MacLean Curtis Mooresville plant
- Nov 7, 2016
- News Release
MacLean-Fogg Co., Mundelein, Ill., has announced the grand opening of the MacLean Curtis Mooresville, N.C., plant. The 96,000-sq.-ft. plant expands the company’s portfolio of products with more variations and increased capacity. Paul Hojnacki, president of MacLean Curtis, said, "By 2020, we'll...
- From The Fabricator
Mayville Eng. recognized as one of largest closely held companies in Wisconsin
- Nov 7, 2016
- News Release
Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., has been recognized by the Wisconsin 75 program as one of the largest closely held companies in the state. The metal fabricating company has extensive operations in Wisconsin with manufacturing facilities in Mayville, Beaver Dam, Neillsville, and...
- From The Fabricator
Job security in manufacturing: Why all the negativity?
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 7, 2016
- Article
The labor market is tight. Wages are going up. In metal fabrication, small companies are paying just as well if not better than bigger firms, according to a recent survey from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International®. Considering all this, why all the negativity? High uncertainty about the future may have something to do with it.
- From The Fabricator
Share the lean manufacturing knowledge
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 7, 2016
- Article
As you pursue your lean journey, you create knowledge. What you do with that knowledge can predict how successful your lean efforts will be. If you tell the workforce only the bare minimum, then you are probably leaving lots of improvement potential on the table.
- From The Fabricator
MIE Solutions names VP of marketing
- Nov 4, 2016
- News Release
MIE Solutions, a Garden Grove, Calif.-based provider of production control software for the manufacturing sector, has promoted Susan Gonzalez to vice president of marketing.
Gonzalez joined the company as digital marketing manager in 2014.
- From The Fabricator
Structural fabricator has trial-by-fire leadership succession
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2016
- Article
Bass Mechanical, a mechanical contractor and structural fabricator in southeast Pennsylvania, has transformed during the past two years. The company founder died unexpectedly, and his 27-year-old son, who at one point did not plan to enter the family business, is setting the stage for long-term growth.
- From The Fabricator
SHRM LINE: November hiring rates to be mixed compared with a year ago
- Nov 3, 2016
- News Release
In November, more manufacturers will add jobs compared with the previous year, while service-sector employers will hire at a lower rate. Layoff rates will also decline in both sectors compared with November 2015. A net of 41.4 percent of manufacturers will add jobs in November (48 percent will...
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricating and where the industry headed
- By Aaron Continelli
- Nov 3, 2016
- Article
Today’s metal fabrications are different from those operating in the booming post-World War II economy. Learn how metal fabrication shops are scrambling to maintain profitability.
- From The Fabricator
The Welding Institute launches group for women in engineering
- Nov 3, 2016
- News Release
The Welding Institute, Cambridge, U.K., has established the Tipper Group especially for women in the engineering profession. Inspired by the success of the National Women in Engineering Day celebrations at parent company TWI on June 23, 2016, the institute has launched the group to provide events...
subscribe now
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscription- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
- Trending Articles
Aluminum MIG wires offer smooth feeding, reduced tangling
JM Steel triples capacity for solar energy projects at Pennsylvania facility
Fabricating favorite childhood memories
The role of flux in submerged arc welding performance
Rocklin Manufacturing celebrates 90th anniversary
- Industry Events
Pipe and Tube Conference
- May 21 - 22, 2024
- Omaha, NE
World-Class Roll Forming Workshop
- June 5 - 6, 2024
- Louisville, KY
Advanced Laser Application Workshop
- June 25 - 27, 2024
- Novi, MI
Precision Press Brake Certificate Course
- July 31 - August 1, 2024
- Elgin,
- Upcoming Webcasts
Navigating Change: The Manufacturer’s Guide to Change Management with ERP Implementation
- May 16, 2024
- Sponsored
- Presented By: ECI Software Solutions, M1
Managing Dangerous Dusts from Metalworking
- June 26, 2024
- Sponsored
- Presented By: Camfil Air Pollution Control