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Shop Management - Page 321
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating a copper chimney cap
- By Nick Martin
- Apr 27, 2016
- Blog Post
Custom fabricating shops bid all kinds of jobs. Sometimes these jobs involve materials and processes beyond those the shop typically encounters. They make for interesting work that can require brushing up on little-used skills. Building a copper chimney cap was just such a job for Barnes MetalCrafters, one that resulted in a beautiful, functional work of art.
- From The Fabricator
Midwest Engineered Systems launches website
- Apr 26, 2016
- News Release
Midwest Engineered Systems Inc. (MWES), a Waukesha, Wis.-based provider of custom machines and integrated systems, has launched a new website at www.mwes.com. The website provides access to information regarding engineering services, equipment capabilities, and resources for visitors requiring...
- From The Fabricator
Lee Industries names president/CFO/COO
- Apr 26, 2016
- News Release
Philipsburg, Pa.-based Lee Industries Inc., a global supplier of sanitary stainless steel alloy process systems and equipment and fluid-transfer valves, has promoted Joshua T. Montler to president/CFO/COO. Montler has served as vice president of finance and operations for the company since 2008...
- From The Fabricator
GE Power opens $400 million advanced manufacturing facility in South Carolina
- Apr 26, 2016
- News Release
GE has opened the new Advanced Manufacturing Works (AMW) in Greenville, S.C. The firm has invested $73 million in the facility to date and will invest another $327 million across the campus over the next several years. The facility’s opening is creating at least 80 engineering and manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
American Standard 3-D printed metal faucet wins design award
- Apr 26, 2016
- News Release
American Standard has won the Platinum A’ Design Award in 3-D Printed Forms and Products Design for its Shadowbrook faucet by DXV. The 3-D printed metal residential faucet was designed by Jean-Jacques L’Henaff, Joe Ientile, Gabriela Ravassa, Greg Reinecker, and Sara Salahi. A' Design Award...
- From The Fabricator
HMI software offers customizable displays
- Apr 26, 2016
- Product Release
LaserLinc Inc. has introduced the latest release of its Total Vu™ HMI software. The software hosts the company’s line of laser micrometers and ultrasonic devices. Displays are fully customizable. Tabbed displays simplify navigation, while multiple touchscreens increase access. Features...
- From The Fabricator
Praxair acquires five gas businesses
- Apr 25, 2016
- News Release
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced the acquisition of five industrial gas businesses. In the U.S., the company acquired three independent distributors of industrial and specialty packaged gases: The Welding Center in Illinois, Welder Services in Indiana, and A&B Electric Motors and...
- From The Fabricator
Alexandria Industries receives Progress Minnesota Award
- Apr 22, 2016
- News Release
Alexandria Industries, Alexandria, Minn., has received a 2016 Progress Minnesota Award. The award program recognizes entrepreneurs, individuals, businesses, manufacturers, nonprofits, and economic development organizations for moving the Minnesota economy forward in innovative ways. Alexandria...
- From The Fabricator
Heavy-duty rotary screen designed for harsh environments
- Apr 22, 2016
- Product Release
Wheelabrator has developed the new HD rotary screen designed for blast machines operating in harsh environments. Designed with harder steels in strategic locations, the rotary screen offers abrasive-resistant flighting and end bands, as well as DOM tubing. The result is an overall sturdier,...
- From The Fabricator
Staple Street Capital acquires Mid-States Supply Co.
- Apr 21, 2016
- News Release
An affiliate of New York-based Staple Street Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Mid-States Supply Co., Kansas City, Mo. Mid-States is a distributor of industrial valves, pipe, automation products, fittings, steam specialty items, and...
- From The Fabricator
Micropiping launches online platform for buying/selling flanges and fittings
- Apr 21, 2016
- News Release
Micropiping SRL, Piacenza, Italy, has launched an online platform at www.micropiping.com for the purchase and sale of fittings, flanges, and tie rods for the oil and gas, power, chemical, and petrochemical plant markets. The site is designed to facilitate and accelerate procurement of small and...
- From The Fabricator
A-frame cart helps hold hard-to-handle parts securely
- Apr 21, 2016
- Product Release
Creform Corp. has developed an A-frame cart to hold bus entry doors and related parts in a production environment. The cart is designed to tilt the stored doors back so they stay in place before and during load/unload. A lip at the bottom of the cart adds secured holding for the lower portion of...
- From The Fabricator
All American Containers expands packaging distribution operations in Washington
- Apr 21, 2016
- News Release
All American Containers LLC, a supplier of glass, plastic, and metal containers, has announced the expansion of its distribution operations in Port of Kalama, Wash., and the addition of new employees. The 33,000-sq.-ft. plant houses company division AAC Pacific Coast. Continued growth of the...
- From The Fabricator
Hybrid heat exchanger eliminates flat surfaces on which particulate can settle
- Apr 21, 2016
- Product Release
Fluorotherm Polymers Inc. has introduced the Fluorotherm® hybrid frame heat exchanger for ultrapure and aggressive chemical heating and cooling. The product has been designed for use in pickling and temperature control of acid baths in the steel, pipe, wire, and galvanizing industries. The...
- From The Fabricator
Electron Beam Eng. adds laser marking services
- Apr 20, 2016
- News Release
Electron Beam Eng. Inc., Anaheim, Calif., an electron beam and laser beam welding company, has added laser marking services for etching and engraving metals and ceramics. The noncontact process permanently marks products using a laser beam that quickly passes over the surface of the desired...
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