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Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation announces 2021 board of directors
- Mar 17, 2021
- News Release
The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF), Cleveland, has announced the election of 20 members to its 2021 board of directors. Terms began April 1. The board is led by Chair Mary Ellen Grom, executive director of customer experience solutions with AFL in Duncan, S.C., and Vice Chair...
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FMA Annual Meeting Recap: How will Washington DC affect manufacturing?
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 17, 2021
- Blog Post
In the third day of recapping the 2021 FMA Virtual Annual Meeting, we take a look at Omar Nashashib's “Manufacturing 2021: How Washington, D.C., Will Affect Your Business” session and what he had to say about the Biden administration's impact to COVID-19 relief, the environment, rebuilding infrastructure, strengthening the Made in America Act, tax rates and credits, and trade and tariffs
- From The Fabricator
FMA Annual Meeting Recap: Positive signs ahead for metal fabrication industry
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 16, 2021
- Blog Post
It's Day 2 of recapping the 2021 FMA Virtual Annual Meeting. During the Economic Outlook presentation, economist Chris Kuehl said the metal fabrication industry is continuing to head into positive territory despite obvious pandemic challenges.
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Smart MechatroniX products from Bosch Rexroth allow quick commissioning
- Mar 16, 2021
- Product Release
Bosch Rexroth has developed the Smart MechatroniX platform, which combines linear motion technology components with electronics and software. The products allow quick commissioning and offer full process transparency to help ensure a short time to market and high productivity, the company reports....
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Capital Machine Technologies to host live demo event in May
- Mar 15, 2021
- News Release
Capital Machine Technologies Inc. will host “Advances in Precision Fabricating” May 18 to 21 at its Dallas Technology Center. Attendees will see live demos from a number of metal fabrication and robotic welding builders. Included in the event will be the Mazak Optonics Optiplex Nexus 3015 Fiber...
- From The Fabricator
FMA Annual Meeting Recap: Fabricating heroes prepare for better times ahead
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 15, 2021
- Blog Post
Metal fabricators and industry professionals came together for the 2021 Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Virtual Annual Meeting to learn how their companies can take advantage of opportunities in the post-pandemic world.
- From The Fabricator
Full column stand helps make Kwik Mark dot peen markers more ergonomic
- Mar 15, 2021
- Product Release
Kwik Mark Inc. has introduced the FC option, a full column stand for its dot peen markers. It allows adjustment of the marking head and table position to suit both standing and seated operation. The stand’s floor-mount base, which occupies 20 by 20 in. of floor space, features twin linear ball...
- From The Fabricator
What does the cloud mean for metal fabrication?
- By Paxton Shantz
- Mar 12, 2021
- Article
Paradoxically, metal fabricators use advanced digital control alongside antiquated data management. The cloud will help eliminate the paradox.
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Director of sales joins Solar Atmospheres of California
- Mar 11, 2021
- News Release
Vacuum heat-treating services provider Solar Atmospheres of California, Fontana, Calif., has hired Frank Trujillo as director of sales. Trujillo has more than 30 years of experience in the metals industry, bringing a wealth of knowledge from the aerospace, medical, power generation, and commercial...
- From The Fabricator
Xometry launches Autodesk Fusion 360 app
- Mar 11, 2021
- News Release
Rockville, Md.-based Xometry, a marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, has launched an app for Autodesk Fusion 360 in collaboration with Autodesk. This integration enables users to get an instant price and lead time from Xometry without leaving the Autodesk Fusion 360 platform. This app, which...
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East West Mfg. acquires Varitron
- Mar 11, 2021
- News Release
Atlanta-based East West Mfg. LLC, a design, manufacturing, and distribution services business for OEMs and distributors, has acquired Varitron Inc., a provider of integrated electronics manufacturing services, including printed circuit board assemblies and box-build assemblies, with four facilities...
- From The Additive Report
Canadian startup specializes in 3D-printing parts with complex geometries
- Mar 11, 2021
- News Release
GLOBE NEWSWIRE—Metafold is a new company focused on 3D-printing lattices and other highly complex geometries. It was launched by MESH Consultants, a Toronto geometric consulting firm serving the architecture, engineering, construction, and design industries. According to a press release...
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Amro Fabricating expands in California
- Mar 10, 2021
- News Release
South El Monte, Calif.-based Amro Fabricating Corp., a space and defense supplier and manufacturer, has announced it is expanding to Corona, Calif. The expansion, expected to create hundreds of jobs in the coming years, follows the company’s new partnership with Trive Capital, Aerospace...
- From The Additive Report
Atlanta 3D printing company purchases the assets of Voodoo Manufacturing
- Mar 10, 2021
- News Release
3D Printing Tech announced in March that it had purchased critical assets of Voodoo Manufacturing, a Brooklyn, N.Y., 3D printing service bureau that shut its doors last August. According to a press release, the acquisition will let the Georgia business continue to offer cost-effective printing...
Manufacturing recovery continues, slowly
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Mar 9, 2021
- Article
Most durable goods manufacturing sectors improved in December 2020 compared to the month earlier, but remained below December 2019 levels. Overall the economic recovery continues on a path that projects a return to prepandemic output levels by midyear, although employment is expected to lag.
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