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Shop Management - Page 82
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Momentum Manufacturing Group acquires H&M Metals
- Apr 13, 2021
- News Release
Georgetown, Mass.-based specialty metal manufacturer Momentum Manufacturing Group has acquired H&M Metals, a sheet metal fabricator in Amherst, N.H. The move adds 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing capacity and nearly 100 skilled team members. The acquisition is part of a continued investment and...
- From The Fabricator
Registration opens for IHEA annual meeting
- Apr 8, 2021
- News Release
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA), Lakewood Ranch, Fla., will host its 2021 Annual Meeting July 26-28 at the Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Registration is now open. The program will include presentations from Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Bob Vazquez, economist Chris Kuehl,...
- From The Fabricator
Muratec receives Intel’s 2020 Preferred Quality Supplier Award
- Apr 7, 2021
- News Release
Murata Machinery Ltd. (Muratec), Charlotte, N.C., has earned the Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award for 2020 from Intel. It is one of 26 PQS winners in the Intel supply chain. The award recognizes success in the Intel SCQI Program, a multiyear road map for continuous improvement for...
- From The Additive Report
Vapor-smoothing 3D prints to get the ‘ugly’ out of their parts
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 6, 2021
- Article
Vapor-smoothing 3D prints have surfaces that must be smoothed during a time-consuming operation. Learn how vapor smoothing shortens this process here.
- From The Fabricator
Owner of JTL, Tenergy acquires Can-Eng Furnaces
- Apr 5, 2021
- News Release
Victor Oreskovich, owner of JTL Integrated Machine Ltd. and Trenergy Inc., has announced the acquisition of Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of thermal processing equipment for ferrous and nonferrous metals. With this addition, the combined resources increase to more than...
- From The Fabricator
SteelStack storage system uses cartridges for simplified loading/unloading
- Apr 2, 2021
- Product Release
SteelStack, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morrison Industries, has developed a storage system to accommodate diverse manufacturing storage needs. The stackable, modular racks are constructed of heavy-gauge tube steel for long-term use under heavy loads and dynamic conditions. Proprietary steel...
- From The Additive Report
AMUG awards scholarships
- Apr 2, 2021
- News Release
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group has awarded scholarships to two recipients: John Sorvillo, director of Westwood Prep Academy at New Beginnings, Youngstown, Ohio, and Sean Dobson, who is pursuing a PhD in materials science at the University of Cincinnati. The scholarships recognize students...
- From The Fabricator
Honoring the legacy of the metal fabrication industry's ability to reach the stars
- By Ed Youdell
- Apr 1, 2021
- Blog Post
The landing of the NASA rover Perseverance on Mars in February reminded us what humans are capable of when they are challenged. The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association President Ed Youdell asks metal fabricators if they are ready to take on a “moonshot” of their own.
- From The Fabricator
ROSS Controls marks 100 years in business
- Apr 1, 2021
- News Release
ROSS Controls, Ferndale, Mich., is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021 with a new marketing campaign, including a new corporate logo. Charles A. Ross, co-founder of the company in 1921, designed and built a first-of-its-kind, hand-operated poppet valve to keep a new steel tube piercing...
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing for electronics goes high end
- By Kip Hanson
- Apr 1, 2021
- Article
Additively manufacturing for electronics has entered the high-end and provides greater design freedom than other methods and lowers tooling costs. Learn how.
- From The Fabricator
Eberl Iron Works launches Stair Components & Systems website
- Mar 31, 2021
- News Release
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Eberl Iron Works has established a stand-alone website for its Stair Components & Systems division at stairpans.com, originally part of eberliron.com’s Metal Fabrication Services (MFS) division. Separation from the main website has eliminated excess navigation and extra...
- From The Fabricator
Using Hoshin Kanri Catchball to deploy manufacturing improvements
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 30, 2021
- Article
Hoshin Kanri Catchball is an effective, compelling lean manufacturing technique when managers deal with serious floor issues in a fabrication shop, need to have confidence that employees are aligned, and want to get the best out of everyone in the organization.
Dealing with derelict fab shop employees like abandoned boats
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Mar 30, 2021
- Article
Manufacturing business owners and managers, similar to boat owners, make a significant investment when hiring an employee, considering wages, benefits, onboarding, and ongoing training. Leaving a foundering employee to sink is like watching money go down the drain.
- From The Fabricator
Gasbarre Thermal Processing installs furnace at Thermal-Vac Technology
- Mar 29, 2021
- News Release
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems has delivered an electrically heated furnace to Thermal-Vac Technology, adding precision nitriding and FNC capabilities to its brazing, heat-treating, and finishing in Orange, Calif. The furnace uses Super Systems Inc. controls for automatic control of nitriding...
- From The Fabricator
President Biden’s "Made in America" order will help U.S. manufacturers
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 29, 2021
- Blog Post
The Buy American executive order that President Biden signed will benefit U.S. stamping manufacturers and metal fabricators supplying the federal government, despite the requirement that the materials they purchase be produced domestically as well.
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