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Rolling on the River
A tandem 40 ft press brake from Cincinnati Inc. bends the largest barge components from single piece of material, eliminates outsourcing, reduces labor, and allows the new $30 million repair facility of McGinnis, Inc. to reduce out-of-service time, keep barges and towboats in operation.
Macsteel Service Centers USA Opens New Facility in Florida
Macsteel Service Centers USA (Newport Beach, CA) expanded its business operations in the Southeast this spring with the opening of a new 60,000 sq ft distribution center in Lakeland, FL. The Lakeland facility will service the entire state by stocking a…
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FABRICATOR CHOOSES FABRIC OVER METAL TO HEAT SHEET METAL SHOP
HVAC contractor State Automatic Heating & Cooling saved money in labor and material costs by installing SimpleSox fabric ductwork from DuctSox instead of spiral metal duct to heat its own sheet metal shop in Chicago.
Light Pole Manufacturer Builds New Plant
The new KW Industries facility will use all Hydrapower equipment, beginning with the coil processing and taper slitter, followed by the turn over wheel, sheet in feed, CNC press brakes with automated sheet positioner feeder, conical die set, exit conveyor and seam welder with entry loader.
Silicon Valley Sheet Metal Fabricator Pulls into Trailer Market
Airtronics Metal Products pursues new business strategy by entering the market for specialty mobile food trailers and other custom light- to medium-duty trailers.
OUTSOURCING: QUALITY ABOVE ALL ELSE
Attention Contract Manufacturers: This recent Design-2-Part survey reports that OEMs plan to outsource more projects/purchases in the next 12 months and, guess what, it’s not “price” or “quick delivery” that they’re looking for.
CONSOLIDATION, COMMUNICATION, CONTROL
On A Roll: To melt and roll 90 tons of steel an hour, this Gerdau Ameristeel mini-mill uses an advanced KepServerEX manufacturing execution system from Kepware Technologies that effectively manages the myriad of diverse PLCs distributed throughout its rolling and melting mills.
THREE REASONS WHY THIS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IS TEMPORARY
Although the gloom and doom brigade has been out in force in recent weeks and the markets now reflect a new sense of impending doom, this slowdown is only temporary and not the start of another breakdown in the economy. Manufacturing economist Chris Kuehl of FMA explains why.
Crystex Composites Adds New Furnaces for Annealing
These two new RD7-H14 Red Devil units from Lucifer Furnaces complement two existing units that are used for glass-ceramic parts annealing and lab testing in their ISO:9001-certified facility.
THAT’S A WRAP
In an effort aimed at achieving a greater measure of customer service and reducing labor costs, Indiana-based steel service center Westfield Steel recently unveiled a new orbital stretch file wrapping machine technology built with some innovative in-house fabrication work for packaging its deliveries in a way that is more attractive and secure.
