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Shop Management - Page 396
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Georgia Manufacturing Alliance announces launch of Savannah chapter
- Apr 23, 2015
- News Release
The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance has announced the official launch of the Savannah chapter, hosted at Dirtt Environmental Solutions on April 17, 2015. Laura Lee Bocade, relationship and business development manager with Dirtt and founding director of the Savannah chapter, helped coordinate...
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Knuth Machine Tools USA appoints product sales manager for cutting systems
- Apr 23, 2015
- News Release
Knuth Machine Tools USA, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of metalworking machinery and accessories based in Lincolnshire, Ill., has appointed Edward Zidek to the newly created position of product sales manager – cutting systems. Zidek has more than 20 years of experience in metal...
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Aluminum Association partners with DOE to expand workforce
- Apr 23, 2015
- News Release
The Aluminum Association, Arlington, Va., has announced a new partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the number of aluminum industry jobs in the U.S. and explore new, sustainable technologies to advance U.S. manufacturing. The DOE's Aluminum Industry Jobs Partnership will...
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Pneumatic-tire, heavy-duty lift trucks available with Tier 4 diesel engine
- Apr 23, 2015
- Product Release
UniCarriers Americas Corp. has announced that its G04 series 8,000- to 11,000-lb.-capacity, pneumatic-tire lift trucks now are available with a GCT ZD30 Tier 4 diesel engine. The engine delivers an approximate 10 percent increase in fuel efficiency compared to the previous engine design and...
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Assuring quality in the small to medium-size job shop
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Apr 23, 2015
- Article
Quality assurance is a critical aspect of fabricating. It requires input from various departments, careful inspection throughout all facets of the job, and detailed recordkeeping. Here’s a blueprint for optimum QA.
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Stainless steel toggle clamps built for corrosive environments
- Apr 23, 2015
- Product Release
Clamp-Rite offers stainless steel manual toggle clamps that resist corrosion and heat. Thirteen models are available in hold-down, latch, and push/pull configurations. Holding capacities vary from 125 to 2,000 lbs. All of the clamps’ metal parts, including the rivets, are constructed of...
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FAA clears first 3-D-printed part to fly in GE commercial jet engines
- Apr 22, 2015
- News Release
A fist-sized piece of silver metal that houses the compressor inlet temperature sensor inside a jet engine has become a symbol for big change in jet engine design. The housing for the sensor, known as T25, recently became the first 3-D-printed part certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation...
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Powered air system blows fresh, filtered air over wearer’s face
- Apr 22, 2015
- Product Release
ArcOne® has introduced the AirPlus® powered air system. The motorized, battery-operated respiratory system blows a constant supply of fresh, filtered air over the user’s face. The protective pressure inside the respirator protects the wearer from harmful gases, vapors, and particulates....
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Crawford Co. opens new fabrication facility in Iowa
- Apr 22, 2015
- News Release
Rock Island, Ill.-based Crawford Co. has opened a new fabricating plant, Crawford Co. North, in Dubuque, Iowa.
The new location, which has 12 employees, provides metal fabricating, welding, and laser cutting, as well as HVAC maintenance and service.
- From The Fabricator
Timken opens gear drive manufacturing facility in Houston
- Apr 21, 2015
- News Release
The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, has opened a 27,000-sq.-ft. gear drive manufacturing facility in Houston. Part of the Timken Power Systems group, the plant will improve production efficiencies in the manufacture of Philadelphia Gear® high-speed drives. The facility is equipped with two...
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Web service enables job information sharing between ERP/MES and shop floor software
- Apr 21, 2015
- Product Release
Wintriss Controls Group has introduced a new data-sharing capability for its ShopFloorConnect® OEE and downtime tracking software. The new application program interface (API) is a SOAP 1.2-based web service that automates job queue management and data transfer between the scheduling functions of...
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Achates Power opens office near Detroit
- Apr 21, 2015
- News Release
Internal combustion engine developer Achates Power Inc. has opened its Midwest Operations in Farmington Hills, Mich. The decision to locate an engineering facility there comes after the company secured two contracts in the first two months of 2015: one with a global OEM and the second with the U.S....
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Fume extraction replacement filters feature twice the filter media as previous models
- Apr 20, 2015
- Product Release
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced new replacement filters for its FILTAIR® 130 portable fume extractor. The FILTEK™ XL filters provide double the life cycle compared to previous filter styles for half the cost, while maintaining the same weld fume capture efficiency, according to the...
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Local Motors announces winners of LITECAR Challenge
- Apr 20, 2015
- News Release
With more than 250 conceptual designs submitted, Phoenix-based vehicle designer, builder, and seller Local Motors, in partnership with the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), has announced the winner of the Lightweighting Technologies Enabling Comprehensive Automotive Redesign...
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Echelon Capital purchases Republic Storage brand, closes factory
- Apr 20, 2015
- News Release
Chicago-based Echelon Capital has acquired the Republic Storage locker brand and customer list. Republic Storage closed on April 10, eliminating 300 jobs. About 25 core office employees from Republic Storage have been hired for a new company, Republic Storage Products, which will maintain its...
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