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Shop Management - Page 36
- From The Fabricator
Key takeaways from FABTECH 2022: growing automation, connected machines, good information, and more
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 17, 2022
- Blog Post
Tens of thousands descended on the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for FABTECH 2022. The show revealed several key trends in the metal fabrication and manufacturing industries, including the increasing importance of good information.
- From The Fabricator
How smart manufacturing thrives with clear understanding in the shop
- By Bill Frahm
- Nov 17, 2022
- Blog Post
Smart manufacturing is made smarter when personnel in production and design collaborate to deliver the most efficient results.
- From The Fabricator
Privately held Ohio metal fabrication shop goes employee-owned
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 14, 2022
- Article
When Valco Industries owner Ed Leventhal was mapping his exit plan, he took the road less traveled to ensure that his valued manufacturing employees would continue to have jobs by transferring ownership to them.
- From The Fabricator
ELGi’s EG45V air compressor layout separates hot, cold zones
- Nov 14, 2022
- Product Release
ELGi North America offers the EG45V, a 60-HP, variable-speed air compressor.
- From The Fabricator
How good data will shape the nature of work in metal manufacturing
- By Felix Weigelt, Kartik Iyer, and Tom Bailey
- Nov 14, 2022
- Article
Careers in the Industry 4.0 shop will be varied, but they’ll all share a common thread throughout metal manufacturing: Good data will drive decisions.
- From The Fabricator
Virginia MetalFab moves to new location
- Nov 7, 2022
- News Release
Virginia MetalFab, a manufacturer of metal parts and assemblies for companies in the energy, utilities, transportation, and technology industries, is moving its operations to an 800,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Appomattox, Va.
- From The Fabricator
Doubling down on growing the manufacturing workforce in central Pennsylvania
To align educational efforts with the economic reality around them, the New Oxford High School in Adams County, Pa., invested heavily in its vocational training.
- From The Fabricator
The philosophy and tools of lean manufacturing
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 5, 2022
- Article
Do you focus on lean tools but ignore the philosophy? Or do you opine about lean philosophy but ignore the tools? Doing either can kill an improvement initiative.
Addressing concerns inside and outside your manufacturing business
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Nov 5, 2022
- Article
In good times and bad, manufacturing shop managers should keep a finger on the pulse of employees to make sure they’re taken care of and feeling appreciated.
- From The Fabricator
Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions harnesses the power of scale
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2022
- Article
Two years ago, Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions didn’t exist. Now, after a 15-month (and counting) acquisition spree, it’s a 2,000-employee, 20-plant behemoth.
- From The Fabricator
How Kevin Czinger is changing the automotive assembly game with 3D printing
- By Josh Welton
- Nov 2, 2022
- Blog Post
With two ventures, Divergent and Czinger founder Kevin Czinger has developed a automotive manufacturing program based around 3D-printing to engineer and fabricate the most robust and most efficient assemblies within parameters.
- From The Fabricator
Wall Colmonoy to modernize New Mexico plant
- Nov 2, 2022
- News Release
Wall Colmonoy has announced plans for a $2.5 million modernization of its Alloy Products plant in Los Lunas, New Mexico.
- From The Fabricator
Monarch Metal launches online ordering
- Nov 2, 2022
- News Release
Metal fabrication company Monarch Metal Inc. has upgraded the functionality of its website at www.monarchmetal.com, allowing customers to order select metal hanging systems directly.
- From The Fabricator
Pinnacle Aerospace to build manufacturing plant in Kansas
- Nov 1, 2022
- News Release
Pinnacle Aerospace has announced plans to build a $15 million facility in Wellington, Kan., for manufacturing and assembling complex metal components for commercial and military aircraft and the space industry.
- From The Fabricator
Perry Videx LLC acquires Biehler Equipment
- Nov 1, 2022
- News Release
Perry Videx LLC, a global supplier of new and used process equipment, has acquired France-based Biehler Equipment, a supplier of second-hand equipment to the chemical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries.
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