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Articles - Page 212
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturer revives stamping department with overhaul, press rebuild
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 11, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Quality Industries made a U-turn on its decision to let its stamping department stall and has reignited the department’s restart with a press retrofit, quick die change (QDC) equipment, and a new press.
- From The Welder
The wide world of welding stainless steel
- By Mike Barrett
- Nov 11, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Can stainless steel be welded? The stainless steel weld is not much different from welding standard carbon steel, with a few exceptions. Learn more here.
- From The Welder
A chase to the cut
- By Douglas Shuda
- Nov 10, 2015
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
To best evaluate which process is best for you, you must first understand your application and define your needs and limitations, all while accounting for new opportunities and future goals. By doing so, you best match the system capability with your needs, allowing you to take full advantage of the productivity, versatility, and quality benefits that automated cutting has to offer.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing Fundamentals first, then improvement
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 10, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Sustaining improvement efforts remains difficult for many shops, but sustaining may not be so difficult with a foundation of good business fundamentals in manufacturing. This includes accurate bills of materials, accurate routings, good inventory control, a documented system for materials planning and procurement, concise business rules, and employee training.
- From The Fabricator
Looking out from the inside
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 9, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Artist and furniture-maker Louie Tozser has enjoyed a rich and varied career, working in metal, stone, glass, and polycarbonate, and does everything from one-off pieces to contract manufacturing. It’s much more than a business, though. Tozser’s latest plan it to introduce local children to art and perhaps inspire some to pursue a career in art as well.
- From The Fabricator
Automated deburring: Safe and round
JBT FoodTech’s Sandusky, Ohio, operation was struggling with its deburring activities. A production requirement, deburring was occupying skilled labor that was needed elsewhere in the facility. An automated deburring machine proved to be the answer for the company’s production dilemma.
- From The Fabricator
Why manufacturers should get ISO-certified
- By Edward Jones
- Nov 9, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
All manufacturers should get their ISO certification because the long-term benefits far outweigh the short-terms costs. Here’s why.
- From The Fabricator
Using failure modes and effects analysis in a reliability-centered maintenance program
- By Bill Frahm
- Nov 6, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
If a metal fabricator or former does it correctly, a failure modes and effects analysis can provide a solid foundation for predictive maintenance planning.
- From The Fabricator
How SWOT and lean go together
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 5, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
A SWOT analysis covers a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. But how do you really define strengths and weaknesses? Much of it can come from data gleaned from a good flow assessment.
Using a purge dam to cut welding time for UHP applications
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 4, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
In welding high-purity and ultrahigh-purity piping systems, quite a bit of the welder’s time is idle, time spent waiting for the purge system to remove the oxygen from the system. Most purge dams mark or scratch the pipe’s ID, neither of which is acceptable on HP and UHP systems. This led to the development of a purge dam specifically for these applications.
- From The Fabricator
Thermal spray and fabrication
- By Dale Moody and Peter Foy
- Nov 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Thermal spray is being used in metal manufacturing more each year. Fabricators need to be familiar with what it is, what benefits it can provide, and who can provide it.
- From The Fabricator
Why machine monitoring matters
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 4, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Machine monitoring in real-time is gaining traction in metal fabrication. MTConnect, a machine communication standard, has a toehold in the metal business.
- From The Fabricator
Dutch metal fabrication: About flow
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 4, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
One theme carried throughout a recent LVD press tour of custom fabricators in Holland: With fast changeover and the ability to access the right information at the right time, even a custom fabricator with the highest product mix can achieve smooth part flow.
- From The Fabricator
Laser weld penetration: What you need to know now
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 4, 2015
- Laser Welding
- Article
See how inline coherent imaging monitors weld penetration by measuring the distance to the bottom of the keyhole, offering realtime laser weld penetration feedback.
- From The Fabricator
What makes an effective quality system in manufacturing?
- By Dick Kallage
- Nov 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
When designing an effective quality system, manufacturers need to consider the cost of quality (COQ), customer and industry quality demands, and their company’s specific set of value propositions.
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