Knoxville among leaders in new manufacturing jobs
20 May 2012, 3:00 am
Mike Russell, president of Steel Plate fabricators, lifts a stack of advertising fliers from his desk and frowns. It's a thick stack — about six inches — and each flier advertises an auction to liquidate the equipment of a failed manufacturing firm. Russell said he gets these in the mail all the time.

CNA and FMA Announce 2012 Safety Award Winners; Introduces Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence
17 May 2012, 4:35 pm
Recently, CNA joined the fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl.® to recognize metal fabrication companies that demonstrate safety excellence. During this year’s F

Workshop Provides Manufacturers Proven Practices to Achieve Zero-Waste-to-Landfill
17 May 2012, 7:49 am
By attending Green Manufacturer Network's Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Workshop on June 12, manufacturing executives can learn how to make their company's operations more sustainable, eco-friendly, and profitable. Attendees will tour Purdy Professional Painting Tools to see a zero-waste-to-landfill program in action. Remainder of workshop will be held at Portland's LEED® Gold Certified Ecotrust ...

Steel Plate Blasting System Installed at AT&F
8 May 2012, 10:23 am
CLEVELAND, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&F ( www.atfco.com ), one of the industry's premier metal fabricators, has installed a new steel plate blasting system as part of its strategy of installing the ...

After Hayabusa Heart Transplants, Smart Cars That Pump Fire
6 May 2012, 9:05 pm
Fabrication shops in the United States have latched onto an international microtrend, fitting 170-horsepower engines from Suzuki sportbikes to Smart Fortwo superminis.

Triton Industries Earns AS9100:C Quality Management Systems Certification
4 May 2012, 2:18 am
Custom metal fabrication company receives aerospace-industry standard certification.Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 Triton Industries, Inc., one of the nation’s leading precision metal fabricators, has received AS 9100:C/ISO9001:2008 certification from Quality Systems Registrars (QSR) – an internationally-recognized independent auditor of industry regulations and aerospace management systems ...

Specialty Silicone completes expansion
4 May 2012, 12:01 am
PASO ROBLES – A Paso Robles-based manufacturer, Specialty Silicone fabricators, recently completed construction on a new 102,000 square-foot facility at the El Paso de Robles Municipal Airport.

Ramunia unit gets letter of intent for RM150m contract
27 April 2012, 7:39 pm
PETALING JAYA: Ramunia Holdings Bhd, in response to Bursa Malaysia’s query on recent reports that it had won a contract, clarified that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ramunia fabricators Sdn Bhd, has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Sarawak Shell Bhd for two contracts on the fabrication of two sub-structures and two topsides for about RM150mil.

Ramunia gets LOI for Sarawak Shell contracts worth RM150m
27 April 2012, 5:53 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Ramunia Holdings Bhd 's unit has received a letter of intent (LOI) from Sarawak Shell Bhd for two contracts valued at RM150mil. It said on Friday that Ramunia fabricators Sdn Bhd had received the LOI for the fabrication of two substructures and also two topsides on April 23.

IPC Technology Trends Study Reveals Changes in Store for PCB fabricators and Suppliers
26 April 2012, 7:54 am
Published by IPC, PCB Technology Trends 2011 shows how demands of miniaturization and high-speed technology are driving changes in PCB processes and materials. This 53-page report presents technology demands of today and foretells changes expected by 2014 that will affect PCB fabricators as well as materials and equipment suppliers. Study was conducted in late 2011 in English and Chinese, with ...