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Shop Management - Page 407
- From The Fabricator
No-drip siphon-fed atomizing nozzles stop liquid flow
- Feb 26, 2015
- Product Release
Siphon-fed atomizing spray nozzles from Exair Corp. require no liquid pressure and can be used with gravity-fed liquids or lift liquids from a siphon height as high as 36 in. The nozzles can be used on liquids up to 200 centipoise. They work the same as standard atomizing nozzles, except that when...
- From The Fabricator
MiTek acquires M&M Mfg. Co.
- Feb 25, 2015
- News Release
MiTek Industries Inc. (MiTek®), Chesterfield, Mo., a global supplier of engineered products, proprietary design software, and automated equipment for the broad construction and industrial end markets, has acquired M&M Mfg., Fort Worth, Texas. M&M Mfg. is a producer of sheet metal products,...
- From The Fabricator
Mobile cart holds multiple reels of hydraulic hose
- Feb 25, 2015
- Product Release
Creform Corp. has developed a new mobile cart design for an off-road construction equipment manufacturer to use in transporting and holding various-size reels of hydraulic hose. The cart, built using the company’s 42-mm pipe and joint system, has an 800-lb. capacity. According to the company, the...
- From The Fabricator
Matheson acquires Hawaiian assets and operations of Air Liquide America
- Feb 25, 2015
- News Release
Matheson, Basking Ridge, N.J., has acquired the Hawaiian assets and operations of Air Liquide America LP. The acquisition includes five locations, including an air separation unit, on four islands. The acquisition allows Matheson to expand into a new market. The company previously did not have...
- From The Fabricator
Main Tape names inside sales specialist
- Feb 25, 2015
- News Release
Cranbury, N.J.-based Main Tape, a manufacturer of surface protection films and graphics transfer tapes for the metal fabrication, automotive, electronics, construction, and graphics and sign printing industries, has announced that Sharon Hart has joined the company as an inside sales specialist....
- From The Fabricator
Energy secretary unveils more than $55 million to advance fuel-efficient vehicle technologies
- Feb 25, 2015
- News Release
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has announced more than $55 million in funding to develop and deploy cutting-edge vehicle technologies that strengthen the clean-energy economy. These technologies will play a key role in increasing fuel efficiency and reducing petroleum consumption and support...
- From The Fabricator
Slim-design encoders fit in compact applications
- Feb 25, 2015
- Product Release
Heidenhain has introduced the slim-design ECI 1118 rotary encoder. With a thickness of 0.39 in. and a diameter of about 1.46 in., the encoder can fit into compact applications. Resolution is 18 bits, and accuracy is +/-120 in. The encoder’s counterpart is the EBI 1135 model rotary encoder,...
- From The Welder
Features added to reality-based weld training system
- Feb 25, 2015
- Product Release
Miller has added features to its LiveArc™ reality-based weld training system, which uses motion-tracking technology to provide students with immediate feedback to help them advance their welding skills. The system now is available with a welding positioning arm for training in out-of-position...
- From The Fabricator
Don’t forget the CAD guy
- By Nick Martin
- Feb 24, 2015
- Blog Post
When you’re thinking about shop upgrades, don’t forget the CAD guy. A new system can help him do his job much more efficiently.
- From The Fabricator
Ford trains thousands of Kansas City Assembly Plant workers to support F-150 production
- Feb 24, 2015
- News Release
Since May 2013, more than 8,000 skilled trades and production workers at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant have undergone an intensive training program to support production of the all-new Ford F-150®. The production training program was designed to support the...
- From The Fabricator
Whitcraft Group announces $234 million contract to supply parts, assemblies to Pratt & Whitney
- Feb 24, 2015
- News Release
The Whitcraft Group, Eastford, Conn., has signed a 10-year, $234 million contract to supply parts and assemblies to United Technologies' (UTC) Pratt & Whitney division for its next-generation PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine family. Whitcraft will produce sheet metal components and...
- From The Fabricator
Samco names business development manager for Rolling Division
- Feb 24, 2015
- News Release
Samco Machinery, Toronto, has appointed Darryl Levesque as business development manager for the Rolling Division. Levesque has more than 17 years of progressive automotive industry experience. Past positions include account management, new business development, global product management, and...
- From The Fabricator
Gear Motions’ Oliver Gear Division adds gear-hobbing machine
- Feb 24, 2015
- News Release
Gear Motions, a precision gear manufacturer based in Syracuse, N.Y., has acquired a Hera 350 CNC gear-hobbing machine for its Oliver Gear Division in Buffalo, N.Y. According to the company, only seven other machines of this type are in operation throughout the U.S. It offers 3.5 dia. pitch (DP)...
- From The Fabricator
Automation, health, safety, and longshoremen
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 24, 2015
- Blog Post
The labor disupute at the West Coast ports is an odd, complex, ironic cog in the global supply chain.
- From The Fabricator
Three-wheel forklift fits in tight spaces
- Feb 23, 2015
- Product Release
Stärke Material Handling Group has introduced the Mini forklift. The three-wheel vehicle is a light-duty, narrow-aisle forklift that fits in tight spaces with no weight, height, or width restrictions. With its overhead guard, the unit helps protect operators from falling overhead objects, and...
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