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Shop Management - Page 360
- From The Fabricator
Learning to say “no”
- By Jeffrey Dean
- Oct 15, 2015
- Article
The customer is not always right if it means a shop has no chance of earning money--even with a long-term perspective--while trying to meet the customer's expectations. In these cases, it's easier to have a difficult conversation with the customer before venturing down the path of future unprofitability.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication management: Voices from the shop
- By Dick Kallage
- Oct 15, 2015
- Article
Listening to people on the shop floor is one thing, but really hearing what they’re saying is something else entirely.
- From The Fabricator
North American Tool named IBC’s Supplier of the Year
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
North American Tool Corp., a manufacturer of taps, dies, and gauges for the industrial marketplace based in South Beloit, Ill., has been named Supplier of the Year by the Industrial Buyers Consortium (IBC). Each year IBC recognizes distributors and suppliers that best represent the dedication,...
- From The Fabricator
Additive manufacturing initiative to develop standards for 3-D printing
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
London-based Lloyd’s Register Energy and TWI, Cambridge, U.K., have launched a joint industry project (JIP) inviting companies from around the world to tackle the current and future issues faced by manufacturers supplying the energy industry, with a focus on additive manufacturing. A recent...
- From The Fabricator
Renault-Nissan Alliance accelerates gender diversity
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has launched numerous programs globally to recruit, retain, and advance women as it continues to make progress in its commitment to closing the gender gap. At Renault, women accounted for 18.4 percent of all employees globally in the most recent study, up from 17.6...
- From The Fabricator
Regal Beloit announces new VP - investor relations
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
Beloit, Wis.-based Regal Beloit Corp., a manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, and power-generation and power-transmission products, has announced that Robert Cherry has joined Regal as vice president - investor relations. He joins the company after spending 15 years at FMC...
- From The Fabricator
Locking tools employ patent-pending adjustment system
- Oct 13, 2015
- Product Release
Milwaukee® Tool has introduced locking pliers and locking C-clamps that feature a patent-pending Torque Lock™ system for adjusting the size of the gripping jaws while secured to material. According to the company, this gives the user the ability to produce maximum locking force with a quick,...
- From The Fabricator
Misa Metal Fabricating announces expansion plans
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
Misa Metal Fabricating Inc., a provider of steel cutting, welding, machining, and fabricating services, has announced plans to expand in Louisville, Ky. The $4.3 million project is expected to create 18 jobs. The project increases shop floor space by about 36,000 sq. ft., providing room for...
- From The Fabricator
Proto Labs acquires portions of Alphaform AG
- Oct 12, 2015
- News Release
Rapid manufacturer Proto Labs Inc., Maple Plain, Minn., has purchased select assets and operations of Alphaform AG, Feldkirchen, Germany. The acquisition extends Proto Labs’ additive manufacturing (3-D printing) capabilities across Europe. The acquisition, which includes Alphaform divisions...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing technology orders down in August
- Oct 12, 2015
- News Release
August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $285.92 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) program, was down 10.2 percent from July's $318.48...
- From The Fabricator
Wisconsin metal fabricator thrives on complexity
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 12, 2015
- Article
Advanced Laser Machining Inc. launched in 1996, just when laser cutting was becoming a metal fabrication mainstay and software was changing everything. Today managers are hoping to put a structure in place to grow the company even more. In 10 years ALM may be a $75 million enterprise
- From The Fabricator
Survey of late payment practices shows damage to suppliers
- Oct 9, 2015
- News Release
Research firm APQC, Houston, has released the report “Customers with Clout Squeezing Suppliers,” which highlights the results of the firm’s survey of how late payment practices affect suppliers. The results show that large companies that began forcing extended payment terms on suppliers...
- From The Fabricator
BEPeterson supplies research vacuum chamber for SPIRou project
- Oct 9, 2015
- News Release
High-volume contract manufacturer and custom metal fabricator BEPeterson Inc., Avon, Mass., has been selected as the research vacuum chamber manufacturer for the SPIRou instrument. The SPIRou instrument will be an infrared spectropolarimeter and velocimeter operating within a cryogenic...
- From The Fabricator
Lampin discusses careers, manufacturing jobs at Manufacturing Day panel
- Oct 8, 2015
- News Release
Lampin Corp., a precision component manufacturer based in Uxbridge, Mass., celebrated Manufacturing Day on Oct. 1 by speaking to educators and fellow manufacturers at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's panel discussion, "Made in Central Mass: Manufacturing Matters." The invitation-only...
- From The Fabricator
Falcon Steel hires national account manager
- Oct 8, 2015
- News Release
Falcon Steel, a Haltom City, Texas-based producer of steel structures for power delivery systems, has named Dirk Tillery as national account manager specializing in transmission pole sales. He has 19 years of sales experience in steel structures. Before joining the company, Tillery served in...
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