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Good safety is good business in manufacturing
- By Brian Roberts and Douglas Raff
- Nov 2, 2017
- Safety
- Article
Good safety practices should build the foundation of a modern manufacturer’s safety culture. Too often, though, positive change comes only after a safety problem has occurred. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially after integrating safety as an intrinsic part of the business.
- From The Fabricator
Better bevels with plasma arc cutting
- By Madhura Mitra
- Nov 1, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Achieving optimal bevels with plasma cutting can be very time-consuming, so much so that many use alternative methods and give up beveling with plasma altogether. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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ISM ROB: October PMI® at 58.7 percent; 16 of 18 industries reported growth
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October, and the overall economy grew for the 101st consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued Nov. 1 by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of...
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Orbital ATK demonstrates 3-D printed tactical solid rocket motor
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies in Dulles, Va., has completed a series of static test firings of prototype tactical solid rocket motors built with critical metal components fabricated by additive manufacturing. These tests marked the first industry demonstration of a...
- From The Fabricator
Madison-Kipp recognized by Nexteer with Perfect Quality Award
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Madison-Kipp Corp. (MKC), Madison, Wis., has been recognized with Nexteer’s Perfect Quality Award for the second consecutive year. MKC manufactures precision-machined components and system subassemblies for the automotive, industrial, lawn and garden, and leisure end markets. MKC supplies...
- From The Fabricator
Additive manufacturing technology uses wire instead of powder
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Gefertec GmbH offers 3DMP® additive manufacturing (AM) technology for the production of near-net-shape metal parts. According to the manufacturer, the quality of the parts is comparable to standard manufacturing methods. The technology is based on electric arc welding using wire rather than powder...
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Stanley Black & Decker to open manufacturing facility in Texas
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Stanley Black & Decker has signed a lease on a nearly 300,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mission, Texas, that will make Dewalt power tool products.
The facility will eventually support about 450 new jobs in the region and is expected to begin operations in early 2018.
- From The Fabricator
Benchmarked study projects business outlook for U.S. manufacturers
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Chicago-based Prime Advantage, a group purchasing organization for midmarket manufacturers, has announced the findings from the 16th annual "Purchasing and Manufacturing (PM) Survey." This benchmarked study reveals financial projections and top procurement insights of more than 750 U.S....
- From The Fabricator
Titanium industry pioneer Stanley Abkowitz dies
- Nov 1, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The International Titanium Association (ITA) has announced the death of Stanley Abkowitz, an award-winning pioneer in the U.S. titanium metals industry and the founder of Dynamet Technology Inc., on Oct. 29. He was 90 years old. A 1948 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),...
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Heavy-duty welding tables available in 1- by 1-m size
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Strong Hand Tools® has introduced the 1- by 1-m Siegmund® welding table. The new, smaller table size is suitable for use as a space-saving modular fixturing surface. The table features a hardened steel and plasma nitride finish that resists wear and corrosion. It is available in models with 28-mm...
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A&S Fabricating receives Industry of the Year Award
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
A&S Fabricating Co., Livermore, Ky., has been recognized with an Industry of the Year Award from Kyndle, the Kentucky Network for Development, Leadership and Engagement. The custom steel fabrication and machine shop was founded in 1968 as a producer of steel toolboxes for pickup...
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres thermally treats structural AM aviation components
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hermitage, Pa.-based Solar Atmospheres has successfully processed the first FAA-certified structural additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V parts that were produced by Norsk Titanium AS for installation on a Boeing airplane. The vacuum stress relief was compliant with AMS 2801 and other OEM...
- From The Fabricator
Cabinet oven heats ends of long parts
- Nov 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Grieve has developed No. 994, a 500-degrees-F cabinet oven used for heating the ends of long parts at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions are a tapered 10 in. at front and 20 in. wide at rear by 20 in. deep by 21 in. high. Nichrome wire heating elements deliver 9 kW, and the 600-CFM,...
- From The Fabricator
Arc welding stainless steel
- By Jonathan Will
- Nov 1, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
In welding stainless steel, fabricators need to consider the filler metal, complexity, and operator skill set. Learn how to weld stainless steel properly here.
- From The Fabricator
The finer elements of laser tube cutting
- By David Van de Wall and Geoff Shannon
- Oct 31, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Stents revolutionized the way that the medical community addressed certain heart ailments. New advancements in laser cutting technology promise to change the way that these stents and flexible tubing are fabricated.
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