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Shop Management - Page 325
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Weld-Ed announces 2016 professional development workshops
- Apr 13, 2016
- News Release
The National Center for Welding Education and Training (Weld-Ed), located at Lorain County Community College in Lorain, Ohio, has announced its 2016 professional development workshop series. The series includes seven training modules—welding metallurgy; joining and cutting processes; design,...
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Is the customer always worth the effort?
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 13, 2016
- Blog Post
You can never have too many customers, or so it’s said. Is this true? What about the customer that has you do all the hard work and takes your well-designed product elsewhere for production? Are you happy to have had their business? Perhaps you can take solace in lessons learned.
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Triumph Group realigns into four business units, announces executive appointments
- Apr 12, 2016
- News Release
Berwyn, Pa.-based Triumph Group Inc. has consolidated from six to four business units to help eliminate redundancies and reduce costs. The four business units are Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components, and Product Support. Thomas Holzthum, former corporate vice...
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Magirus appoints CEO
- Apr 12, 2016
- News Release
Germany-based Magirus, CNH Industrial’s global firefighting equipment business, has named Marc Diening as CEO. He succeeds Antonio Benedetti, who resigned at the end of 2015. Diening has several years of international experience in equipment manufacturing and senior management, including...
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App helps welders choose grades, make calculations
- Apr 12, 2016
- Product Release
Sandvik has introduced the new Welding App for planning and performing welding projects. It is free to download for phones and tablets from the Apple Store and Google Play. Designed for welding engineers, welders, specifiers, project engineers, and owner operators, the app allows users to plan...
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Eberl Iron Works adds a new location in New York
- Apr 12, 2016
- News Release
Eberl Iron Works has announced it is opening a second site just up the block and across the street from its current headquarters in Buffalo, N.Y. Along with all welding and assembly operations, manufacturing for the company’s Rooftop Support Systems Division has relocated to facilities...
- From The Fabricator
OSHA publishes final silica rule
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 11, 2016
- Blog Post
Shops that have abrasive blasting capabilities need to be aware that a new OSHA rule involving worker exposure to crystalline silica particles has been published.
- From The Fabricator
Bright white LED lighting system switches to red for nighttime visibility
- Apr 11, 2016
- Product Release
Nemalux has introduced the GSLEDIP two-in-one LED lighting system for industrial and low-light applications. Incorporating Cree brand LEDs in a single, low-profile fixture, the light can switch from bright white to subtle red for nighttime visibility. Powered with 12- or 24-V DC, the system can...
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Economic outlook forecasts 2.7 percent growth in equipment, software investments
- Apr 11, 2016
- News Release
Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 2.7 percent in 2016, according to the Q2 update to the “2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook,” released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, Washington, D.C. The foundation lowered its 2016 equipment and...
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U-MEC launches redesigned website
- Apr 11, 2016
- News Release
United Mechanical & Metal Fabricators Inc. (U-MEC), Hayward, Calif., has launched a new website at www.umec.net. The website has been redesigned to be mobile-friendly. The precision metal machine shop provides contract support to manufacturers around the U.S., as well as local design and custom...
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GMAW gun holster keeps welding gun handy
- Apr 11, 2016
- Product Release
GeorgeB Design has introduced the MiG Buddy, a welding gun holster for GMAW guns. It acts like a third hand, providing docking and easy retrieval for a welding gun while protecting the gun from everyday damage. The holster fits welding guns from many manufacturers. A universal mount allows the...
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Solar Atmospheres receives first MedAccred reaccreditation
- Apr 11, 2016
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., has become the first company to receive MedAccred critical process reaccreditation and has expanded its scope of accreditation to include hardness testing and metallography and microindentation hardness. MedAccred is an industry-managed critical process...
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Program teaches 112 high school girls about succeeding in STEM professions
- Apr 11, 2016
- News Release
On April 9, 112 high school girls interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers from 16 Milwaukee-area schools had the opportunity to engage with and learn from successful women in a variety of STEM professions. This Prep-Pro (Preparing to be a Professional) Workshop...
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Advanced Heat Treat Corp. reorganizes sales/marketing department
- Apr 7, 2016
- News Release
Waterloo, Iowa-based Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a provider of heat-treat and metallurgical services to companies worldwide, has reorganized its sales and marketing department with the implementation of a new technical services team to assist customers with quote requests, certifications and...
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Building memories
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 7, 2016
- Blog Post
Do any of your earliest memories involve work? Josh Welton remembers using a drawknife and a hatchet to help his parents prepare wood for a log home. It was a communal labor of love that likely fostered his love of making things by hand.
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