Over my 23 year career in manufacturing, I have been to dozens of trade shows. Greenbuild, ASHRAE, IMTS, iPBS, WITS, FABTECH to name the big ones. The 2019 Fabtech show was my favorite. In years past it seemed as if trade shows were starting to be less important. Booths seem to be less elaborate and…
North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to McCormick Place in Chicago in 2019. FABTECH provides a convenient ‘one-stop shop’ venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of…
Recently, I had a customer call about positive pressuring their new clean assembly room. This customer rebuilds high-speed high precision spindles so it was critical to have the incoming air be dust and particle free. The concept was to always have air flowing from the cleanroom back to the disassembly area. At first, I considered using…
The Century II Expo Center in Wichita KS is host to the biennial Wichita Industrial Trade Show, October 22-24.Wichita is a bustling area in the aerospace industry, home to Cessna Textron Aviation, Spirit Aerosystems, Beechcraft Textron Aviation, and Bombardier Aerospace to name a few. These companies are supported by a slew of job shops who provide sub-components. Keep…
As we start to see temperatures fall, we also start closing doors and windows in our buildings. Now is when people start to think about indoor air quality, how to solve it and not lose all the heat. Employees deserve to work in a healthy environment and employers can provide this without losing all their heat.A…