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Shop Management - Page 388
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EVS Metal gains ITAR certification for New Hampshire facility
- May 27, 2015
- News Release
EVS Metal Inc., a provider of sheet metal fabrication, machining, and integration, has announced that its Keene, N.H., facility has earned International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) certification from the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). This...
- From The Fabricator
CNH Industrial's North American plant achieves silver status for world-class manufacturing
- May 27, 2015
- News Release
The CNH Industrial N.V. plant in Saskatoon, Sask., has been awarded silver status for implementing world-class manufacturing (WCM). The plant, which produces equipment for the company's agricultural equipment brands, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, is the first North American CNH Industrial...
- From The Fabricator
Skilled trades positions remain hardest to fill, says survey
- May 27, 2015
- News Release
ManpowerGroup's annual "Talent Shortage Survey" has revealed that 32 percent of U.S. employers report difficulties filling job vacancies due to talent shortages. This marks a decrease of 8 percent, falling from 40 percent in 2014. For the sixth consecutive year, skilled trade vacancies are the...
- From The Fabricator
Rob Key Designs: Fabricator in the national spotlight
- By Vicki Bell
- May 27, 2015
- Article
Tulsa, Okla.-based Rob Key Designs is among 100 businesses featured in the Small Business Revolution project, an initiative showcasing successful small businesses in the U.S. How did this fabricator become successful? Owner Rob Key shares some insight.
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Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Design for function
- By Gerald Davis
- May 27, 2015
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis offers an overview of using CAD to develop a better design.
- From The Fabricator
Different people, different perspectives on lean
- By Charlie Hopewell, Dave Davidson, and Gary Conner
- May 27, 2015
- Article
Employees and managers experience a lean transformation in vastly different ways. Understanding these viewpoints can help change a company culture to one that embraces continuous improvement.
- From The Fabricator
The Systems Group expands, adds fourth division
- May 26, 2015
- News Release
El Dorado, Ark.-based The Systems Group (TSG), a diverse group of companies engaged in construction, maintenance, and products for steel manufacturing and other heavy industry, has completed a corporate expansion that includes the addition of a new business unit and the renaming of another....
- From The Fabricator
Hydraulic systems, components featured on line card
- May 26, 2015
- Product Release
IC-Fluid Power has released a newly updated line card for 2015 that presents the company’s hydraulic products and in-house capabilities.
The firm offers off-the-shelf and custom hydraulic systems and components.
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FMA $500,000 grant supports Harper College manufacturing education
- By Sue Roberts
- May 26, 2015
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) partnered with Harper College, Palatine, Ill., with a $500,000 sponsored gift to support Harper College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology program and the Harper College Promise Scholarship program.
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Data logger collects information on high-temp heat-treatment applications
- May 26, 2015
- Product Release
The DATAPAQ® TP3 data logger provides 10 or 20 measurement channels for profiling and surveying in high-temperature heat-treatment applications. With accuracy of +/-0.5 degree F, it stores up to 3.6 million data points. Thermal and ingress protection have been enhanced to help ensure optimal...
- From The Fabricator
Southern Metal Fabricators certified to CSA Standard W47.1
- May 21, 2015
- News Release
Albertville, Ala.-based custom metal fabricator Southern Metal Fabricators Inc. has been certified according to the updated Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) Standard W47.1 (Division 2) governing the fusion welding of steel. This allows Southern Metal Fabricators to fabricate projects...
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Tico Mfg. produces 400th galvanized yard tractor
- May 21, 2015
- News Release
Savannah, Ga.-based Tico Mfg. has announced the production of its 400th galvanized Pro-Spotter yard tractor at its 117,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in South Carolina. All major metal components of the yard tractor are galvanized, including the entire continuous-weld frame, cab protection...
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Decision-making in metal forming
- By Bill Frahm
- May 21, 2015
- Article
We live in the Information Age. But for many in manufacturing faced with costly decisions in design and manufacturing, it can seem like the Way Too Much Information Age. Large volumes of data and information are available from myriad sources. But publishing accessibility is widespread and easy,...
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Cheese, metal fabrication, and the future skilled worker
- By Tim Heston
- May 21, 2015
- Article
Over the past two decades, Millerbernd Systems has evolved into a complex entity--part fabricator, part automation systems provider. It also launched a local education initiative to ensure talent remains in the pipeline.
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ERP software takes mystery out of finished goods costing
- May 21, 2015
- Product Release
Global Shop Solutions has introduced FLOOOM, an ERP software that helps manufacturers determine how much individual inventory cost components contribute to the total cost of finished goods. The software measures freight, labor, overhead, outside, other, and material (FLOOOM), allowing users to...
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