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Steel Service Framing takes delivery of their FICEP Kronos CNC plate processor
At this year's FABTECH in Chicago, Illinois both Andy Hollman and Adam Hollman of Steel Service Framing, located in Butler, Indiana, took the opportunity to view their FICEP Kronos CNC plate processor in action. The Kronos plate processor incorporates thermal cutting and high-performance drilling and scribing.
High Steel Structures LLC Endorses New Technology and Processes While Some Things Never Change
Many tourists frequently travel to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to experience an unusual trip back in time. Lancaster County is home to an Amish community of over 80,000 who first immigrated from Southern Germany and Switzerland in the 1720's to avoid religious persecution. The Amish have maintained, to a great extent, their tradition of experiencing life like it was in the 1700's without electricity, TV, internet, tractors, automobiles, etc. When you drive through the rural farmland of the county, you see many horse drawn buggies and plows like it was in prior centuries. With the exception of the asphalt road surface, it's truly like taking a trip back to the 1700's.
Third Generation Family Business Updates to Maintain Their Competitive Edge.
Nick Tepavchevich and his wife Gloria were not just partners in life but in 1949 they decided to take a big step and become partners in business. Nick saw the opportunity to start his own business in 1949 making handrails for homes. World War II was over, families were exploding with the returning GI's so it was a great time to address the expanding housing markets need for handrails. When they started Nick did all the fabrication and Gloria took care of the painting.
Decision in Ficep Corporation v. Voortman USA Corp., No. MJG-13-0429 (D. Md.)
On September 30, 2016, the Court granted in part Ficep's motion for summary judgment, finding no genuine dispute that use of Voortman's machines by at least two of its customers infringes Ficep's patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,974,719).
GMF of Lakeland: Florida Scribes Their Way to Increased Productivity and Profit!
In 1982 Larry Norman founded GMF as he reached out with a partner and a single welding machine to find work fabricating steel. Interested in securing work, he visited an amusement park about 100 miles away to see if he could bid on some steel fabrication. The buyer at that time questioned Larry if he really had a business as Larry did not even have a business card. Larry was quick to solve that problem and returned with a freshly minted business card so he could bid on some pending work and ended up leaving that day with a contract worth $1,000,000. Obviously, this was the sign that Larry's new venture was the right idea and the timing was perfect. As Larry's background was in the area of machining, he quickly broadened the focus of the business to also include contract machining.