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Siphon-fed spray nozzle coats, cools, treats, and paints
- Mar 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Exair’s new 1/2 NPT siphon-fed atomizing spray nozzle atomizes a variety of fluids in a round spray pattern where no liquid pressure is available and heavy application of liquid is needed. This corrosion-resistant, type 303SS nozzle draws liquid into the airstream and mixes it internally while...
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Technavio predicts top three trends to affect global shearing machine market
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shearing
- News Release
Technavio’s latest report on the global shearing machine market provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2017-2021. The London-based global technology research and advisory company defines an emerging trend as a factor that has the potential to...
- From The Fabricator
Morris South to hold an open house and technology show
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Morris South, a division of Morris Group Inc., will hold its annual technology show and open house, Southern Tech Fest, April 4-5, 2017, in Huntsville, Ala. The regional machine tool distributor will display CNC machinery from Okuma, Tsugami, Hardinge Group, and Chiron and perform live metal...
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X-ray system inspects welds in pipeline segments
- Mar 1, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH has developed a new system for pipeline weld inspection that incorporates new, high-tech materials for digital flat panels. Instead of using a massive steel boom, it employs a carbon fiber tube that weighs less than 220 lbs. and uses a cooling system on...
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Global Mfg. Industries purchases Paramount Machining Solutions
- Mar 1, 2017
- Machining
- News Release
Global Mfg. Industries has acquired Oak Park, Mich.-based Paramount Machining Solutions, a provider of precision CNC machining and prototype services to the automotive, industrial, and aftermarket industries. Global Mfg. will continue operations in the facility under the Paramount Precision...
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ISM ROB: February PMI® up 1.7 percentage points from January
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February, and the overall economy grew for the 93rd consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the...
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: The design intent battle between visualization and fabrication
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis compares assembly modeling to multibody modeling.
- From The Fabricator
U. S. Steel announces executive management changes
- Mar 1, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has announced that David B. Burritt, former executive vice president and CFO, has been elected president/COO. Mario Longhi, who has served as president/CEO since September 2013, remains CEO and continues to serve on the board of directors. Burritt continues to...
- From The Fabricator
ESAB Victor regulator wins 2017 iF Design Award
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
ESAB Welding and Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., has announced that its Victor® EDGE™ series 2.0 heavy-duty gas regulator is the winner of the 2017 iF Design Award in the Product - Industry/Skilled Trades category. The award, presented by the Hannover, Germany-based iF International Forum...
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How to make office work flow
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Rework runs rampant in the office, although few notice it or work to eliminate it. A conversation with Kevin Duggan, president of Duggan Associates, reveals how operational excellence helps eliminate this rework and other inefficiencies, including those long email exchanges and overlooked work buried in email and desktop inboxes. He does this by introducing office workers to the concepts of flow and operational excellence.
Synalloy subsidiary purchases Marcegaglia USA’s stainless pipe/tube operations
- Mar 1, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Richmond, Va.-based Synalloy Corp. has announced that its subsidiary Bristol Metals LLC has purchased Marcegaglia USA’s stainless steel pipe and tube operations. The combined business will operate as Bristol Metals LLC with facilities in Bristol, Tenn., and Munhall, Pa. “The combined capacity...
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Scotchman Industries marks 50th anniversary
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Scotchman Industries Inc., Philip, S.D., celebrates 50 years in business in 2017.
Founded in 1967, the firm produces metal fabricating equipment, accessories, and custom tools.
- From The Fabricator
Laboratory Testing names director of operations
- Mar 1, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., has named Brandon McVaugh to the newly created position of director of operations, overseeing destructive testing, NDT, and metrology for the aerospace, defense, power generation, and medical industries. The grandson of the company founder, McVaugh...
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Role changes in lean manufacturing
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Jeff Sipes describes how front-line employees’ roles change with a lean transformation. The workday changes, and they must adapt. But as long as the changes are made with employees (and not to them), front-line workers should thrive.
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Columbus McKinnon appoints CEO
- Mar 1, 2017
- Materials Handling
- News Release
Columbus McKinnon Corp., Amherst, N.Y., a manufacturer of material handling products, has appointed Mark D. Morelli as president/CEO. He also has been elected to the board of directors. He succeeds Timothy T. Tevens, who is retiring from serving as president/CEO since 1998. Morelli previously...
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