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Articles - thefabricator.com is the digital home of The Fabricator magazine, the metal fabricating industry’s foremost authority on manufacturing technology. Technical articles, case studies, and company profiles from The Fabricator and its sister publications, The Welder, and The Tube and Pipe Journal can be found on this site. Additionally, thefabricator.com has a team of subject matter experts that write exclusively for the website, covering topics such as welding skills and metal forming basics.
- From The Fabricator
The quality benefits of quick response in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 16, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
For the past decade, Caster Concepts has reaped various benefits from quick response manufacturing, or QRM. This includes quality in manufacturing heavy-duty parts and automating material handling. Today, issues are caught well before they snowball into larger problems.
- From The Fabricator
Tube laser positions fabricator for future growth
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Mar 15, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
With the addition of a new laser tube cutting system, River City Metal Products has seen a remarkable uptick in productivity for its tubular rack components.
- From The Fabricator
Norton RazorStar abrasive discs designed to improve grinding performance
A new development in abrasive grain structure from Norton ׀ Saint-Gobain Abrasives results in new discs and belts that cut cooler and extend the abrasive’s life.
- From The Welder
Keys to adopting welding automation successfully
- By Arash Nejad
- Mar 14, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Whether or not welding automation and robotics succeed in a shop goes beyond the technology and equipment—oftentimes, it’s about workplace culture and how workers respond to change.
- From The Welder
A welding instructor’s career path to working with metal
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Mar 12, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
Desirée Guzmán has come a long way since she left her cubicle job. Making handmade jewelry, learning how to weld, and welding in job shops have all led to her current gig—welding instructor at Chicago Women in Trades.
- From The Fabricator
An overview of a powder coating line for fabricators
- By Dan Davis and Michael Schuerer
- Mar 11, 2024
- Finishing
- Article
With so many metal parts destined for powder coating, metal fabricators should know the basics of this finishing process.
- From The Fabricator
6 myths about press brake tooling
- By David Bishop
- Mar 8, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press brake expert David Bishop dispels some common myths when it comes to press brake tooling, including misconceptions about offsets, punch radii, and more.
- From The Fabricator
Award-winning case of what the metals processing industry offers
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 7, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Those in the metals industry can attest that this important economic segment offers several possible career paths. Geoff Gilmore, Worthington Steel’s president and CEO, is a living example and winner of the 2024 Association of Metals Processors and Distributors Steel Executive of the Year award.
- From The Fabricator
Best practices for managing waterjet abrasive
- By Dan Davis, Joe Morris, and Stephen Podnorszki
- Mar 4, 2024
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
This guide to waterjet abrasive selection and handling should help any fabrication shop with a waterjet or those looking to purchase one.
- From The Fabricator
Reduce training time through modularization
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Feb 27, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Rogers, Ark.-based metal fabricator Mundo-Tech has created a 3D-printed fixturing system across its enterprise that makes setup as easy as playing Battleship.
- From The Fabricator
Best welding practices start with safety
- By Eric Sommers
- Feb 26, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
Best welding practices are safe welding practices. That fact should be baked in to training and integrated into every facet of a welder’s career.
- From The Fabricator
Safety tips for laser and plasma cutting
Operators must adhere to specific safety measures and use appropriate PPE to mitigate the inherent risks associated with laser and plasma cutting.
- From The Fabricator
AI drives metal fabrication forward
- By Trent Maynard
- Feb 19, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
AI could truly change how a custom metal fabricator operates. By looking at everything at once, AI could make work life more predictable for everyone.
- From The Fabricator
Prescription for waste reduction: Lean facility layout
- By Gary Conner
- Feb 14, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
For many fabricators, the classic wastes of lean manufacturing are mere symptoms of an underlying disease: an inefficient shop layout.
- From The Fabricator
Nature comes to life in hands of Canadian metal artist
- By Rob Colman
- Feb 14, 2024
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Canadian sculptor Angellos Glaros demonstrates how metal can be shaped to look lifelike.
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The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
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