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Shop Management - Page 412
- From The Fabricator
System backs up CNC files automatically
- Feb 4, 2015
- Product Release
FANUC America Corp. has introduced FASBacCNC (FOCAS Automation Solution Backup CNC), a network-based backup system for FANUC CNCs. The system automatically backs up CNC files that have been created and customized by the machine tool builder or end user to a remote network server, eliminating...
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Ford adds 1,550 workers to support F-150
- Feb 4, 2015
- News Release
As Ford ramps up production of the all-new F-150®, the company is adding 1,550 new jobs in Q1 2015. Of the new jobs, 900 are allocated for Kansas City Assembly and 500 will be added between Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified, with the remaining 150 jobs going to Sterling Axle. These jobs...
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Spirol Europe earns ISO 9001:2008 recertifications
- Feb 4, 2015
- News Release
Spirol Europe has announced that both Spirol Industries Ltd., Corby, England, and Spirol SAS, Reims, France, have been recertified to ISO 9001:2008 by the British Standards Institution. The three-year certifications apply to the manufacture and distribution of precision-engineered fasteners,...
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Labels resist chemicals, solvents
- Feb 4, 2015
- Product Release
CILS has introduced CILS-82000S solvent-resistant labels, offering permanent adhesion and resistance to aggressive chemicals and solvents such as acetone, MEK, and hydraulic brake fluids. The computer-printable surface coating allows variable data (serial numbers and bar codes) to be printed in...
- From The Fabricator
Tech Air to acquire Prest-O-Sales, Prest-O-Peconic
- Feb 3, 2015
- News Release
Danbury, Conn.-based Tech Air, a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related welding supplies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Prest-O-Sales & Service Inc. (POS) and Prest-O-Peconic Inc. (POP). Tech Air is owned by CI Capital Partners and Tech Air...
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nuFaktory LLC adds principal
- Feb 3, 2015
- News Release
Springfield, Mass.-based nuFaktory LLC, an application service provider of 3-D printing and related technologies in digital manufacturing, has announced the addition of Jerry Jasinowski as its newest principal. Jasinowski served previously as president and CEO of the National Association of...
- From The Fabricator
An exit strategy for the metal fabrication job shop owner
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 3, 2015
- Article
In their book Cashing Out of Your Business, authors Kathleen Richardson-Mauro and Jane M. Johnson tackle not just the nuts and bolts of selling an enterprise—revenue concentration, profitability, health of the market—but also the personal elements. When an owner sells a business, his or her life changes in a dramatic way.
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres of California obtains SAFRAN/SNECMA approval
- Feb 2, 2015
- News Release
Fontana, Calif.-based Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has attained an approved supplier status for SAFRAN/SNECMA. SCA has received approval for several heat-treatment processes. The approved processes include stress relieving, solution heat treatment, normalizing, homogenization annealing,...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing Day 2014 smashes all participation goals
- Feb 2, 2015
- News Release
Manufacturing Day 2014 exceeded all expectations, with events extending far beyond Oct. 3 to officially wrap up on Dec. 12. A total of 1,679 events were held across North America, in all 50 states, three Canadian provinces, and Puerto Rico. For the first time, more than a dozen virtual events...
- From The Fabricator
Gripper accessory provides increased sensing capability
- Feb 2, 2015
- Product Release
PHD Inc. has released the JC1STP teachable two-position switch mounting kit for its series 8400 and series 190/191 grippers. Mounting kits provide the switch plate with slots for either one or two switches to mount to the bottom surface of the grippers. Using two switches allows sensing of up to...
- From The Fabricator
ISM ROB: Down 1.6 percentage points from December, manufacturing economic activity still expanding
- Feb 2, 2015
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the 20th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 68th consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued by Bradley J....
- From The Fabricator
Sioux Corp. quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2008
- Jan 29, 2015
- News Release
Sioux Corp., a manufacturer of industrial pressure washers, steam cleaners, water heating and chilling systems, steam generators, and related custom equipment in Beresford, S.D., has announced that its quality management system now is certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards. The certified quality...
- From The Fabricator
Fiber laser marker converts high pulse frequencies into short marking processes
- Jan 29, 2015
- Product Release
The TruMark 5020 fiber laser marker from TRUMPF Inc. offers high pulse frequencies and pulse-to-pulse stability for metal applications that require high speed and a high edge quality. The unit’s scanner module converts pulse frequencies of up to 1 mHz into a correspondingly high processing...
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Finding a niche; faking a roar; falsifying welding certificates
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 29, 2015
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Meeting global competition by finding a niche; faking an engine’s roar; students sue over bogus welding certificates; bright future for girls in welding; and apprenticeships make a difference.
- From The Fabricator
Metal Sales metal wall panels clad condo building in Los Angeles
- Jan 29, 2015
- News Release
Metal Sales™ Mfg. Corp., Louisville, Ky., has provided T2630 perforated and solid metal wall panels for Cloverdale749, a 10,500-sq.-ft. residential structure located in Los Angeles. “We specified metal because we know it works well in the Southern California climate,” said Lorcan...
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