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Articles - Page 226
- From The Welder
Best practices for welding aluminum
- By Galen White
- May 1, 2015
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Don’t wait for defects to appear in your aluminum welds. Be proactive by understanding how to prevent them from happening in the first place.
- From The Fabricator
How an air bend turns sharp
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 30, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Why do air bends in cold-rolled steel turn sharp at an inside radius that’s about 63 percent the material thickness? It has to do with the relationship between forming forces and a material’s tensile and yield strength.
- From The Fabricator
The different parts of panel bending
- By Kevin Bartels
- Apr 30, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Is producing a hem on a part more suitable for a panel bender or press brake? Does a part less than a foot long make sense for a panel bender? Can a box design with a 13-in. wall be done on a panel bender? Part designs help to reveal the answers to these questions.
- From The Fabricator
You can’t commoditize human connections
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 30, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Ken Schmidt helped turn Harley-Davidson around, not by improving product quality, but by connecting to the people who bought motorcycles. That same connection can form the backbone of a fabricator’s success.
- From The Fabricator
Getting to the root of pipe welding automation
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 29, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Automating the root pass in pipe spool fabrication has always been a challenge, and making weld preparations more consistent just hasn’t been economically practical. In this market, advanced vision systems and adaptive welding have helped overcome these challenges.
- From The Fabricator
Two tanks for waterjet productivity
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 29, 2015
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
A dual-tank waterjet system made for a metal fabricator is now a product offering for all fabricators interested in boosting waterjet productivity.
- From The Fabricator
ERP and the (very) small shop
- By Dave Lechleitner
- Apr 29, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
With today’s cloud-based systems, advanced ERP systems no longer require a hefty IT infrastructure on-site, which can make advanced ERP available to even the smallest of shops. But from the get-go, shop owners need to plan for the upgrade, and they can start by asking a few key questions.
- From The Fabricator
Employee retention: The first 30 days
- By Dick Kallage
- Apr 29, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Nothing is more frustrating than spending time and money to train new hires, only to lose them six to 12 months later. Why did they leave? Quite often the reasons go back to their first 30 days on the job.
Getting a grip
- By Steven Parrow and William Q. Tingley
- Apr 24, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Setting the grip die securely in rotary draw bending requires close attention to three factors: the pressure exerted by the machine, the contact area, and the material’s coefficient of friction.
- From The Welder
Metallurgy Matters: Influencing weld strength
- By Bob Capudean
- Apr 24, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Weld metal strength: It’s a subject that’s often discussed, and just as often misunderstood. To fully consider how strong weld metal will be or how you can strengthen it, you have to think about not only the preweld decisions that influence weld strength, but also the postweld reactions and...
- From The Fabricator
Spiral pipe welding automation drives productivity
- By Don Schwemmer
- Apr 23, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
To meet demand from the petroleum industry, spiral pipe producers have turned to advanced automated systems to ramp up production
- From The Fabricator
Punch it, laser-cut it, or something else? The sequel
- By Lutz Ehrlich and Mike Millette
- Apr 23, 2015
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Ten years ago The FABRICATOR ran an article titled "Punch it, laser-cut it, or something else?" which looked at the different machines available to perform basic fabrication operations. New technology has changed the thinking a bit when it comes to the discussion of what can be accomplished with laser cutting and punching machines. This article sequel tackles those points.
- From The Fabricator
Assuring quality in the small to medium-size job shop
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Apr 23, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Quality assurance is a critical aspect of fabricating. It requires input from various departments, careful inspection throughout all facets of the job, and detailed recordkeeping. Here’s a blueprint for optimum QA.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Increasing progressive-stamping tooling life with the right lubricant
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 15, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
I get a lot of questions regarding how to maximize the life of progressive-stamping tooling, but no one response fits all. We talk a lot about tooling materials, heat treatment, and coatings. But time and again, stamping lubrication is treated as relatively insignificant. Stampers put little time...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: The continuing challenge of die maintenance
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 15, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: I have been trying to locate the die maintenance check list printed in a STAMPING Journal® article several years ago, which also included the 10 Tooling Laws. I am hoping you can lead me to it. A: You will find the check list at the end of this article. But even with a maintenance check list...
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