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Shop Management - Page 342
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Salem Welding expands in Ohio
- Jan 26, 2016
- News Release
Salem Welding and Supply is adding 8,000 sq. ft. to its plant in Salem, Ohio, which will result in the addition of five jobs.
The facility, currently at about 40,000 sq. ft., fabricates custom steel products. The addition is expected to be in operation by the end of February 2016.
- From The Fabricator
Metcam, Langford Welding & Fabrication partner to launch Best Built Cages
- Jan 26, 2016
- News Release
Metcam, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has partnered with Langford Welding & Fabrication, Roberta, Ga., to manufacture and market Best Built Cages™, a lightweight aluminum poultry cage. Chuck Langford, an experienced fabricator and...
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Family-friendly event Feb. 27 lets kids explore science, engineering through displays, presentations
- Jan 26, 2016
- News Release
Illinois Institute of Technology, Wheaton, Ill., will hold its 32nd Annual Engineers Week Expo, “Engineers Make a World of Difference,” on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free, interactive family event, geared toward children in kindergarten through 8th grade,...
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NIMS awards record number of credentials to manufacturing students, workers in 2015
- Jan 26, 2016
- News Release
Fairfax, Va.-based National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), a standards and skill certification body for the metalworking industry, has announced that it awarded a record number of credentials in 2015 to individuals seeking to enter into or advance in jobs in the industry. Last year NIMS...
- From The Fabricator
A job to remember
- By Nick Martin
- Jan 26, 2016
- Blog Post
Custom fabricators get some unusual requests, both in terms of the job itself and the timeline for completion. Sometimes they go the extra mile to “do the right thing.”
- From The Fabricator
2015 updates for ISO 9001, 14001 align with other standards
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 26, 2016
- Article
In September 2015, the widely recognized global standards body International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released its 9001:2015 standards for quality management systems (QMS) and 14001:2015 environmental management systems (EMS). Key changes to both the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards are that they are structured to align with other standards bodies; are less prescriptive; require greater upper management involvement; and require less documentation but more emphasis on defining processes, risk and opportunities planning, and context.
- From The Fabricator
Women in Manufacturing, CWRU partner to bring executive education, training to women
- Jan 25, 2016
- News Release
National association Women in Manufacturing™ (WiM) and Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) Weatherhead School of Management have announced the creation of a Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing, which will provide executive education and training to WiM members in mid- to high-level...
- From The Fabricator
Tri Tool names CEO
- Jan 25, 2016
- News Release
Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based Tri Tool Inc. has announced that Dr. George J. Wernette, president, and Jerri Wernette, executive vice president, have turned over the day-to-day operations of the company to their son George J. (Joe) Wernette III as CEO. He has nearly 30 years of experience at the...
- From The Fabricator
Murata Machinery hires district sales manager
- Jan 22, 2016
- News Release
Murata Machinery USA Inc. (Muratec), Charlotte, N.C., has introduced Kenneth Beene as district sales manager, covering Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Beene has 23 years of experience selling forming and fabricating equipment as a manufacturing representative in the region. Before that he...
- From The Fabricator
Hose-mounted LED illuminates surfaces during abrasive blasting
- Jan 21, 2016
- Product Release
Marco Group Intl. has released the Blastmaster® 308 series hose-mounted LED light, which illuminates surfaces being abrasive-blasted. The three-LED module design produces a 45-in. round pattern of bright white light at 18 in. from the surface. The light features an abrasion-resistant urethane...
- From The Fabricator
The modern workplace—How to play nice together
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 21, 2016
- Blog Post
Older workers are not retiring as they once did. If you are among those still working long after you’re eligible for Social Security and Medicare, here are some tips to help foster better working relationships.
- From The Fabricator
Centria Coating Services hires VP
- Jan 21, 2016
- News Release
Centria Coating Services (CCS), Moon Township, Pa., a provider of custom coil coating services, has appointed Jerry T. Hatley Jr. as vice president.
Hatley previously worked at the former Roll Coater Inc., Icon Metal Resources LLC, and International Metals Processing Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Puris produces largest 3-D printed titanium part
- Jan 21, 2016
- News Release
Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., a producer of titanium powder for additive manufacturing, has announced that it has produced what it says is the largest complex 3-D printed titanium part for commercial use. The part, printed using ExOne® binder-jetting technology, was processed to 100 percent...
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Colorado School of Mines receives $2.5M grant to establish 3-D metal printing consortium
- Jan 21, 2016
- News Release
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., has announced that Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professors Aaron Stebner and Douglas Van Bossuyt have been awarded a $2.5 million Advanced Industries Accelerator grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to establish...
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America—From Legos to bicycles
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 21, 2016
- Blog Post
In February 2015, Lego® replaced Ferrari® as the “world’s most powerful brand.” Perhaps an even bigger accomplishment is the number of engineers, designers, and artists who got their start working with the blocks, people like Clyde James.
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