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Articles - Page 232
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators spend big to build capacity
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Overall projected capital spending growth has slowed from the dramatic rebound seen postrecession, but the growth continues, especially in capacity-building equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Automated tooling setup for press brakes
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 22, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
As metal fabricators look to increase throughput in their bending departments while also facing a dearth of seasoned press brake operators, they may find their answer in the form of automated tooling change technology now found on the latest generation of brakes.
- From The Fabricator
Stamper reduces reliance on appliance with 3-D die design software
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 22, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
SolidWorks-based Logopress3™ software with blank prediction, flattening and unbending, round draw, dynamic interference detection and animation, and strip layout capabilities helped Universal Metal Products accelerate its die design and improve accuracy.
- From The Fabricator
Taking plasma cutting training to the next level
- Jan 21, 2015
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
During their visits to welder-education facilities, Hypertherm associates observed a lack of consistent, comprehensive, accurate training in plasma cutting. Not all welding instructors had the knowledge or resources to teach the technology. The company decided to help.
Using continuous plasma for cleaning, surface activation of tube, pipe
- By Igor Rogelj and Primoz Eiselt
- Jan 21, 2015
- Finishing
- Article
When fabricators need to remove lubricants or corrosion inhibitors from tube or pipe, they have no shortage of choices, both mechanical and chemical. However, they have a third option: Thermal. The intense heat developed in a plasma cleaning processes makes greases, oils, and contaminants inert.
Don’t buy it, bend it
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 21, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Bill Farris, owner of auto components supplier and repair shop Marden Tire & Auto, Rockford, Ill., focused on tires and repairs for many years, staying away from the inventory-heavy exhaust business. All that changed when King Cobra Muffler Centers Inc. approached him with a new way to handle exhaust systems: Stock straight pipe and bend systems when necessary.
- From The Welder
1+1+1+1 = Clarity
- By Jamy Bulan
- Jan 21, 2015
- Safety
- Article
Selecting a helmet involves more than just pulling one off of a shelf, putting it on, and getting to work. A number of considerations come into play during the selection process — personal safety, wearer comfort, and optical clarity. The latter has moved from something hard to determine without guesswork to something that has true quantifiable benchmarks with the advent of the European Standard EN 379 1/1/1/1.
- From The Fabricator
The capacity dilemma in custom metal fabrication
- By Dick Kallage
- Jan 20, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
During this long, slow economic recovery, there’s plenty of churn in the market. Customers are less hesitant to change suppliers to get what they want. In this environment, having insufficient capacity has become very risky.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Causes of centerline cracking in FCAW root passes
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Jan 20, 2015
- Consumables
- Article
Q: We are a bridge and structural steel manufacturing shop that uses a mixture of common base materials such as A36, A572, and A992. Recently we’ve been experiencing sporadic centerline cracks in the root passes of fabricated I-beams that we weld with flux-cored arc welding (FCAW). Oddly enough,...
- From The Welder
Arc Welding 101: Put your finger on it
- By Paul Cameron
- Jan 20, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
Q: I'm a welding instructor at a steel mill in northwest Indiana. We attended the “Train the Trainer” class at the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology 12 years ago to certify in all positions, limited and unlimited thickness plates with backing, using all shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)...
- From The Welder
Aluminum Workshop: Why it’s so hard to weld anodized aluminum
- By Frank Armao
- Jan 20, 2015
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: I bought some anodized 6061-T6 tubing to make a structural framework and I’m having trouble welding it. The welds are black and ugly. Can you help? A: I think I can help. First, it would be helpful to explain what anodizing is. Anodizing is a reverse plating operation of sorts in which the...
Producing stainless steel tubing for the medical industry
- By Michael Ferreri
- Jan 20, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Industry veteran Michael Ferreri provides an overview of the common methods of producing small-diameter stainless steel tubing for medical applications
- From The Welder
Fabrication minus the relaxation
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 15, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
No-niche southwest Florida fabricator grows big in small time frame
- From The Fabricator
Redefining shipbuilding and fabricating with new plasma cutting equipment
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 15, 2015
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, added a plasma cutting machine to its fabricating operations, which helps it to make more of its own parts without relying on subcontractors that don't always meet delivery dates.
- From The Fabricator
Managing maintenance for laser cutting machines
- By Claudio Schutz
- Jan 15, 2015
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Unscheduled downtime is an incredible headache for a busy fabricating operation. An adherence to a smart maintenance schedule and empowering a maintenance team can eliminate these production surprises.
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