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Shop Management
Shop Management - Shop management encompasses everything from strategic planning to the nuts and bolts of statistical process control. Whether you're an executive, manager, or supervisor, you'll find articles about overcoming challenges and struggles just like yours.
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What software automation means for custom fabrication
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- May 13, 2024
- Blog Post
Caleb Chamberlain shares his thoughts about what makes his metal fabrication business unusual, in some ways unique to the industry, but, in the grand scheme of things, not entirely disruptive.
- From The Fabricator
Why employee-owned companies make sense in manufacturing
Robinson Inc., De Pere, Wis., hopes to find out what Sentry Equipment, Oconomowoc, Wis., already knows: Employee ownership is a competitive advantage for some metal fabrication businesses.
- From The Fabricator
27North completes $400,000 Missouri expansion
- May 10, 2024
- News Release
27North, a manufacturer of luxury expedition vehicles, has announced its expansion in Springfield, Mo., investing $400,000 and creating 32 jobs over the next five years.
- From The Fabricator
The season for NBT Summer Manufacturing Camps nears
- May 9, 2024
- News Release
Thanks to grants made possible by Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, the foundation of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), Elgin, Ill., more than 300 summer camps will be held in 30 different states, reaching more than 5,000 students.
- From The Fabricator
WiM to host Moms in MFG virtual conference June 13
- May 8, 2024
- News Release
The Women in Manufacturing Association will host the 2024 Moms in MFG virtual conference on June 13, 2024.
- From The Fabricator
Prince Manufacturing appoints CFO
- May 8, 2024
- News Release
Asheville, N.C., contract manufacturer Prince Manufacturing Corp. has appointed Jonathan Moore as CFO.
- From The Fabricator
Rohde Brothers adds 11,000 sq. ft., 40-ton crane to Wisconsin shop
- May 8, 2024
- News Release
Mechanical contractor Rohde Brothers Inc. has unveiled a comprehensive expansion of its fabrication shop in Plymouth, Wis.
- From The Fabricator
Tighitco, DCM Group Aerospace join forces on Airbus A220 program
- May 8, 2024
- News Release
Tighitco Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace and defense products, has announced a new platform statement of work with Montreal-based DCM Group Aerospace to manufacture and deliver a multipart number program for the Airbus A220.
- From The Fabricator
LIFT, BBTC partner to provide advanced manufacturing training to veterans
- May 8, 2024
- News Release
LIFT and Big Bend Technical College have announced a partnership to provide free advanced manufacturing training to transitioning service members and their families.
- From The Fabricator
Thermo King builds South Carolina plant
- May 2, 2024
- News Release
Thermo King, a producer of transport refrigeration and heating for trailers, trucks, buses, rail cars, and shipboard containers, has completed construction of a 300,000-sq.-ft. production facility located in Greenville, S.C.
- From The Fabricator
Wrightform Ltd. welcomes visitors to open house events
- Apr 30, 2024
- News Release
Subcontract engineering company Wrightform Ltd. welcomed guests and customers to open house events throughout April at its facility in Eye, Suffolk, U.K.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing industry optimism on the rise, survey says
- Apr 30, 2024
- News Release
As concerns about a potential recession are subsiding in early 2024 and the economy continues to experience better-than-expected growth, manufacturers’ optimism of business prospects over the next six months has increased.
- From The Fabricator
BWXT to expand Ontario manufacturing plant
- Apr 30, 2024
- News Release
BWX Technologies Inc. has announced plans to expand its Cambridge, Ont., nuclear commercial manufacturing plant.
- From The Fabricator
Solar Atmospheres acquires Certified Metal Craft Inc.
- Apr 29, 2024
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres Inc. has announced its acquisition of Certified Metal Craft, a provider of heat-treating and brazing services in El Cajon, Calif. With the addition of CMC to the Solar family of companies, CMC establishes Solar’s sixth nationwide location and bolsters its West Coast presence....
- From The Fabricator
JM Steel triples capacity for solar energy projects at Pennsylvania facility
- Apr 26, 2024
- News Release
Steel processing provider JM Steel has completed a major expansion of Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing lines at its Leetsdale, Pa., steel facility, achieving 4 GW of capacity.
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