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Shop Management - Page 98
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DeWys Mfg. acquires ReFab
- Oct 8, 2020
- News Release
DeWys Mfg. Inc. has announced the acquisition of ReFab LLC, a metal fabricator located in Grand Haven, Mich. This addition expands DeWys’ core capabilities in cutting, forming, and welding while allowing for quicker turnaround times. “Growth of DeWys Manufacturing with expansion of our...
- From The Fabricator
Ditch the funnel sales model for go to market
- By Mark Coronna
- Oct 6, 2020
- Article
The traditional concept and application of a sales funnel is very flawed. The new, intelligent pipeline model takes a proactive approach and places more emphasis on quality versus quantity to improve sales metrics for manufacturing and fabrication companies.
- From The Additive Report
Reassessing ‘junky’ 3D printers
- By Kip Hanson
- Oct 6, 2020
- Blog Post
Kip Hanson keeps mental lists of equipment he would and wouldn’t install in a shop.
- From The Fabricator
Bosch Rexroth launches e-commerce website
- Oct 5, 2020
- News Release
Bosch Rexroth has launched a new e-commerce portal, designed to streamline the purchase of a variety of the company’s components, including industrial and mobile hydraulics, linear motion technology, electric drives, and controls. The site’s features include quick access to find available...
- From The Fabricator
In defense of the wall between sales and production in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 5, 2020
- Blog Post
Besides capacity, job shops sell their ability to overcome technical challenges. In an indirect way, the wall between sales and production in metal fabrication helps everyone push the envelope and tackle those challenges head-on.
- From The Fabricator
Lean manufacturing’s role in business development
- By Jeff Sipes
- Oct 5, 2020
- Article
A lean environment is a marketable asset for metal fabrications and other manufacturers. Not treating it as such could put your company at a big disadvantage.
- From The Fabricator
Teamwork in metal fabrication: We’re all in this together
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 3, 2020
- Article
The pandemic has put the focus on community and the greater good. It’s about the team, not the individual—a sentiment that permeates in some of the metal fabrication industry’s most progressive shops.
- From The Fabricator
Xtreme Fabrication to expand in Kentucky
- Oct 2, 2020
- News Release
Xtreme Fabrication has announced plans to add 7,200 sq. ft. to its facility in Leitchfield, Ky. The project, which includes the purchase and installation of a CNC plasma cutting machine and traditional CNC machining equipment, is expected to create 25 jobs in the coming years. Xtreme is a metal...
- From The Fabricator
One metal manufacturer’s quest to diversify revenue
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 2, 2020
- Article
Revenue diversity builds a sustainable metal fabrication business, an ideal that heating equipment manufacturer Electro Industries continues to pursue.
- From The Additive Report
Survey examines the postprocessing practices of additive manufacturers
- Oct 1, 2020
- Article
PostProcess Technologies survey offers information about companies that 3D-print parts: types of materials and equipment they use, postprocessing expenditures, and other key data.
- From The Fabricator
Finding new customers in the manufacturing supply chains
An Oct. 20 webcast gives metal fabricators a chance to learn what buyers are looking for in supply chain partners.
- From The Fabricator
Snow Phipps Group acquires Prototek
- Sep 30, 2020
- News Release
Private equity firm Snow Phipps Group has completed its acquisition of Prototek Holdings LLC, a national provider of high-precision machining and sheet metal fabrication for rapid prototyping and low-volume production services. Snow Phipps Operating Partner Jay Twombly will join Prototek as the...
- From The Fabricator
MEC Outdoors makes Top 8 bracket of “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest
- Sep 29, 2020
- News Release
MEC Outdoors, a division of Mayville Eng. Co., Mayville, Wis., has announced it is seeded sixth in the Top 8 bracket of the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest for its 600 Jr. Mark V Shotshell Reloader. Hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, the...
- From The Fabricator
Manhattan Mechanical Services named Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 finalist for third year
- Sep 29, 2020
- News Release
Manhattan Mechanical Services, a Manhattan, Ill.-based industrial mechanical contractor offering pipefitting, welding, shop fabrication, ASME R stamp repairs, scaffolding, turnaround/shutdown service, and process piping, has been recognized as a Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 2020 finalist....
- From The Fabricator
Sargent Metal Fabricators breaks ground on $9.5 million expansion
- Sep 28, 2020
- News Release
Sargent Metal Fabricators Inc., a provider of precision metal fabrication, welding, powder coating, and assembly services to OEMs in a variety of markets, has broken ground on a facility expansion in Anderson, S.C. The 80,000-sq.-ft. expansion will include an additional fiber laser cutting and...
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