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Articles - Page 222
Best coolant practices make perfect
- By Steve Lowery
- May 28, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Taking all of the necessary parameters into consideration when designing a tube or pipe mill can be a big task, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The main considerations include all of the cooling system capacity and location, the type of coolant, the filters and skimmers to be used, and local water quality. Making these decisions early, and incorporating them into the mill’s design, maximizes the cooling system’s efficiency.
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Driving change, not fork trucks
- By Tim Heston
- May 28, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Quality Industries has changed a lot in two years, and in another two years it will change even more. A new management team is putting a new emphasis on engineering and continuous improvement.
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Rob Key Designs: Fabricator in the national spotlight
- By Vicki Bell
- May 27, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Tulsa, Okla.-based Rob Key Designs is among 100 businesses featured in the Small Business Revolution project, an initiative showcasing successful small businesses in the U.S. How did this fabricator become successful? Owner Rob Key shares some insight.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Design for function
- By Gerald Davis
- May 27, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis offers an overview of using CAD to develop a better design.
- From The Fabricator
Different people, different perspectives on lean
- By Charlie Hopewell, Dave Davidson, and Gary Conner
- May 27, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Employees and managers experience a lean transformation in vastly different ways. Understanding these viewpoints can help change a company culture to one that embraces continuous improvement.
- From The Fabricator
An artist and welder in equal measure
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 26, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
San Francisco-based metal artist leans on creativity and production welding know-how to create sculptures that are simple in appearance but complicated in execution.
- From The Fabricator
FMA $500,000 grant supports Harper College manufacturing education
- By Sue Roberts
- May 26, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) partnered with Harper College, Palatine, Ill., with a $500,000 sponsored gift to support Harper College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology program and the Harper College Promise Scholarship program.
Turning to milling for weld preps
- By Eric Lundin
- May 26, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Preparing tube or pipe ends for welding with a portable tool is one way to get the job done, but for complex end forms and high-volume work, a stationary beveling machine is the way to go.
- From The Fabricator
Decision-making in metal forming
- By Bill Frahm
- May 21, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
We live in the Information Age. But for many in manufacturing faced with costly decisions in design and manufacturing, it can seem like the Way Too Much Information Age. Large volumes of data and information are available from myriad sources. But publishing accessibility is widespread and easy,...
- From The Fabricator
Cheese, metal fabrication, and the future skilled worker
- By Tim Heston
- May 21, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Over the past two decades, Millerbernd Systems has evolved into a complex entity--part fabricator, part automation systems provider. It also launched a local education initiative to ensure talent remains in the pipeline.
- From The Fabricator
Stamper performs subassembly superbly
- By Kate Bachman
- May 21, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
DieMasters Inc. grew from a small diemaker shop to a 100-employee stamping contractor. The company added value to its bottom by making assemblies, which now comprise 70% of its revenue. The assemblies are a metaphoric representation of the company itself, which makes products diverse in every way possible—size, type, market, materials, complexity. While Diemasters’ success is the result of a concerted effort, President and CEO Virgil DeLay pulls the company together and keeps the band on cue with a well-defined production system.
- From The Fabricator
Talking about the next generation of fabricators
- By Dan Davis
- May 15, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
While many people turned their back on manufacturing careers, Kyle Layman couldn't wait to get started. Now he's the impetus for growth at Layman Fabrication, North Vernon, Ind., while dad gets to focus on the fabrication activity that he's always loved.
- From The Fabricator
EBE Reduced Raw Material and Tightened the Production Belt for Fat-zapping Device
- By Sue Roberts
- May 14, 2015
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Production difficulties due to the complex design of a heat exchanger for ZELTIQ® Aesthetic Inc.’s CoolSculpting® equipment designed to selectively reduce fat caused the company to fall behind on shipments. A redesign by Electron Beam Engineering Inc., Anaheim, Calif., reduced the amount of 5052 aluminum needed by about 15 percent, simplified production for a 20 percent time savings, and upped quality to over 99 percent. The 15-in.-long electron beam welds are pressure-tight, narrow, and do not require postweld finishing.
Measuring weld heat to evaluate weld integrity
- By Dr.-Ing. Volker Schauder
- May 14, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Eddy current and ultrasonic testing are suitable for tube and pipe mills and have been used for weld seam flaw detection for decades, but a new process, thermography, is an alternative. By measuring the heat signature of the weld seam as it cools, it provides information about weld integrity at and below the surface.
Choosing a welding process for tubular profiles
- By Mark Prasek
- May 14, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Roll formers that want to branch out to welded profiles need to know about the main welding processes – GTAW, laser, and induction. This article compares and contrasts each process so roll formers can determine which is best for particular applications.
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