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- From The Fabricator
The rise of the collaborative robots on display at Automate 2023 in Detroit
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 24, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
For manufacturers and job shops with a high-mix, low-volume production portfolio, there's likely a collaborative robot that fits a need. Editor-in-Chief Dan Davis saw it on full display at Automate 2023 in Detroit.
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- Jul 24, 2023
- Bending and Forming
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- From The Fabricator
Shop strategies for crack-free bending in V-grooved brass sheet metal
- By Steve Benson
- Jul 24, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Annealing can help reduce cracking, if done correctly. But if you’re bending brass or any material with a grain direction, try forming against the grain. Changing the bend’s orientation to the material grain can make a world of difference.
- From The Fabricator
Optimizing metal manufacturing performance like Formula One racing
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Jul 20, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Engineers and analysts in performance racing and financial planning use Monte Carlo simulations and data to predict outcomes of incredibly complicated scenarios. Soon, more fabricators might be doing the same.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators without indoor air control in shop could catch heat
As OSHA takes the first steps toward establishing new heat standards for U.S. workers, companies need to address stifling indoor work environments.
Metal fabrication shop adds two tube laser cutting machines with one focus
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Jul 18, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
If nimbleness is the key to survival for job shops looking to provide quick turnaround times, capital investments must follow. With the addition of two more tube lasers, Wisconsin-based Sharpe Products is making the most of that manufacturing strategy.
- From The Fabricator
Steel is real for FosterWeld’s custom furniture, merchandise, and signs
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Jul 17, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Idaho-based FosterWeld honors old-school steelwork through its diverse lineup of products, ranging from small items like keychains and belt buckles to larger products like custom furniture.
- From The Fabricator
Scaling a manufacturing business with digital connectivity
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 13, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
An account with a national retailer led Architectural Fabrication down a road of digital connectivity. Now the Texas business has its sights on major growth.
- From The Fabricator
Data takes center stage at Italy’s LAMIERA sheet metal trade show
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
About 19,000 people visited Milan to attend LAMIERA, Italy’s manufacturing show focused on sheet metal. After an irregular schedule during the pandemic, the trade show returned to its biennial format this year.
- From The Fabricator
Key metrics for metal fabricators looking to sell a manufacturing company
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
What do investors look at when purchasing a business? The metrics can be grouped into three areas: revenue, operations, and, perhaps most important, the people a fabricator employs.
- From The Fabricator
Multidomain platform streamlines automaker’s data organization and retrieval efforts
- Jul 11, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Microvan manufacturer SGMW used Stibo Systems' multidomain master data management platform to streamline its business operations while reducing dependency on its existing ERP system.
- From The Fabricator
Setting a manufacturing business apart with personal marketing technologies
- By Mark Coronna
- Jul 7, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Fabricators are constantly assessing their production environment to retain competitiveness, but the addition of marketing technologies can drive significant growth and differentiation for your company.
- From The Fabricator
Cleveland metal fabricator pursues a multifaceted hiring strategy through Ukrainian refugee community
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 6, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Cleveland-area metal fabricator Tendon Manufacturing has evolved its hiring strategy by refining its Facebook help-wanted ad placements and making connections within the Ukrainian refugee community. The shop employs nearly 20 Ukrainian refugees with both manufacturing experience and an eagerness to learn.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Troubleshooting lack of fusion and porosity in submerged arc welding applications
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Jul 5, 2023
- Consumables
- Article
The Consumables Corner duo address a reader’s struggles with lack of fusion and porosity on complete joint penetration welds, a common issue with submerged arc welding.
- From The Fabricator
How some CAD tools deliver automatic design for manufacturability results
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 30, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis to explore toolpaths as a topic of design for manufacturability.
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