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Shop Management - Page 73
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National Composites acquires Able Manufacturing & Assembly
- Aug 3, 2021
- News Release
National Composites, Troy Mich., has acquired Able Manufacturing & Assembly, Joplin, Mo. It is the company’s fifth acquisition in two years. National Composites offers metal cab fabrication, metal component fabrication, and Class A paint capabilities, serving a variety of industries. Able...
- From The Fabricator
Steffes to invest $21 million in North Carolina manufacturing plant
- Aug 3, 2021
- News Release
Steffes, a North Dakota-based manufacturer of equipment used in oil exploration and agriculture, is investing $20.9 million to renovate a manufacturing facility in Shelby, N.C. The investment is expected to create 130 jobs between 2021 and 2025. Steffes operates two manufacturing facilities in...
- From The Fabricator
The fundamentals of follow-through in continuous improvement
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jul 30, 2021
- Article
On any lean manufacturing journey, follow-through in continuous improvement is a must for metal fabricators and manufacturers. It’s not complicated, just common sense. And it’s ignored far too often.
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SprayWorks brings fabrication in-house
- Jul 29, 2021
- News Release
SprayWorks Equipment has added fabrication capability to its new facility in Kent, Ohio, to help speed turnaround times and decrease production costs.
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Electric acquires Overstreet-Hughes, Shoals Tubular
- Jul 29, 2021
- News Release
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired Overstreet-Hughes Co. Inc. [Fabricated Tube Products (FTP)] and Shoals Tubular Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Speedrack Products Group to build $64.5 million factory in Michigan
- Jul 28, 2021
- News Release
Speedrack Products Group is building a facility in Walker, Mich., for roll forming, welding, and painting its pallet rack and storage system modules.
- From The Fabricator
Hammond Mfg. to expand in Ontario
- Jul 28, 2021
- News Release
Hammond Mfg. Co. Ltd., Guelph, Ont., has announced plans for a $24 million expansion that will provide more painting and metal fabrication capacity.
- From The Additive Report
Michigan shop is binder-jetting first part for a GM production vehicle
- Jul 27, 2021
- News Release
Azoth is additively manufacturing the shift knob medallion for the 2022 Cadillac Blackwing
- From The Fabricator
The separation of lead generation and sales in manufacturing
- By Anthony M. Colarusso
- Jul 27, 2021
- Article
Leads feed the sales pipeline in the manufacturing industry. But for many reasons, lead generation and sales should remain separate functions for some metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Amada to present Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs awards gala
- Jul 26, 2021
- News Release
Elgin, Ill.-based Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., will host its annual awards gala on Oct. 21, 2021, at Manzo’s Banquets in Des Plaines, Ill.
- From The Fabricator
Star EV plans $8.7 million expansion in South Carolina
- Jul 26, 2021
- News Release
Star EV, a manufacturer of electric golf carts, has announced plans to expand its operations in Simpsonville, S.C.
- From The Fabricator
Consolidated Machine and Welding to expand in Missouri
- Jul 26, 2021
- News Release
Metal fabricator Consolidated Machine and Welding has announced it will expand its facility in Hannibal, Mo., creating 30 jobs.
- From The Fabricator
Entegra Attachments acquires Hercules Machinery, Titan Metal Worx
- Jul 26, 2021
- News Release
Entegra Attachments LLC, St. Charles, Ill., has acquired two Fort Wayne, Ind., companies formerly owned by Zeus Holdings Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Getting back to my roots and dirty hands on the metal fab shop floor
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 24, 2021
- Blog Post
When North Carolina job shop Barnes MetalCrafters recently experienced some sudden worker turnover, manager Nick Martin went from spending 10% of his week on the shop floor to 90%. He writes how he enjoyed getting back to his metal fabrication roots and dirty hands.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication through team collaboration
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 23, 2021
- Article
A metal fabrication shop manager might push a cross-training initiative, but that could be a temporary fix to a larger problem: the siloed nature of an entire manufacturing organization. Bill Ritchie says true collaboration is leveraged through quick-response manufacturing (QRM),
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