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Articles - Page 246
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Choosing a filler metal supplier with critical welds in mind
- By Michael Ostaffe
- Aug 25, 2014
- Consumables
- Article
Q: What should we look for when choosing a filler metal supplier for critical welds, such as those in the power generation industry? A: For critical applications, you need to find a supplier with a long track record in understanding the needs, developing products, and creating solutions for that...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Selecting filler metal for robotic welding
- By Chris Depew
- Aug 22, 2014
- Consumables
- Article
Q: We are just getting started in robotic welding. What advice can you give us on how to select the correct filler metal? A: As in any high-productivity application, the main consideration in selecting a filler metal for robotic welding is performance consistency. You want a wire that will...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Storing stick electrodes
- By Jay Ginder and Jerry Mathison
- Aug 21, 2014
- Consumables
- Article
Q: I recently saw a comment that regular stick electrodes could be overdried in ovens to the point of causing poor weld performance. Is this true? We store all our electrodes, including low-hydrogen, at 135 to 140 degrees F at all times and have not noticed any problems. We are located in Arizona,...
- From The Welder
TIG welding: What does good welding look like?
- By Marcia Sommer
- Aug 18, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
What does good welding look like? Learn how to identify what your weld bead says, how to determine good welds vs. bad welds, and the story your weld tells.
- From The Fabricator
How to save U.S. manufacturing
- By Vicki Bell
- Aug 18, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The majority of U.S. citizens agree that manufacturing is vital to the economy and national security. So what can be done to save manufacturing? In his new book, Dr. William Killingsworth outlines a five-step program the government must implement to make it happen.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Creating the documentation essential to fabrication
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 14, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis describes how a detailed 3-D CAD model can be a great help to those in procurement, fabrication, and assembly.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Tools for proofreading
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 12, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis explains why proofreading is not just the domain of copy editors and how a CAD software function can help with the proofing job.
- From The Fabricator
Reusing recycled abrasives in waterjet cutting?
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 7, 2014
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
When it comes to waterjet cutting, most metal fabricators rely on virgin garnet as the abrasive that’s used in conjunction with the waterjet stream. After cutting is concluded, the abrasive can be collected and recycled as a filler for other construction-related products. An Auburn, Wash.-based company, however, thinks it has found a way to take the recycled material and return it to an almost-new state.
- From The Fabricator
Lean data flow: From CAD to ERP to the shop floor
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 7, 2014
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Fabricators sell their ability to produce the right part in the right quantity and at the right time, and to do that requires good information. Communication troubles arise if front office systems don’t communicate with each other, and this can include CAD and ERP.
- From The Fabricator
The transformative power of the laser
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 6, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
The laser has helped define the modern precision metal fabrication industry, and this year’s Advanced Laser Applications Workshop shows just how far the laser has come. Blink once, and you miss another technological milestone.
- From The Fabricator
How to build a little of everything, every day
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 6, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Legrand’s West Hartford facility has been on the lean journey for several decades, and the journey hasn’t stopped. The focus continues to be on clear communication and documentation, good metrics, ergonomics and safety, staff incentives—and producing a little of everything every day.
- From The Fabricator
Automobiles and artwork
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 4, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
For Monty Kollath, a degree in commercial art and a career in automotive repair work provided a nice living and positioned him well for a little moonlighting as a metal artist. However, Kollath had one more factor in his favor—his job in the auto repair field provides an endless supply of cast-off items suitable for metal sculpture.
- From The Fabricator
Keeping pace with better ergonomics
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 4, 2014
- Materials Handling
- Article
Every employee at Pentair operates under PIMS, or the Pentair Integrated Management System. PIMS encompasses everything from continuous improvement and hiring practices to safety and ergonomics. Concerning the last, the company instituted new material handling technology within a tightly run tank fabrication line in Delavan, Wis. The line has no WIP and, hence, little margin for error.
- From The Fabricator
Is a press brake or plate roll the right tool for the job?
- By Kyle Jorgenson and Matt Moore
- Aug 4, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Some metal fabricating shops rely on press brakes and bump forming to make cylindrical shapes, while others are more adept at using plate rolling machines. This feature explores the factors involved in determining whether a press brake or a plate roller is the right machine for the job.
- From The Fabricator
A fabricator and community college partnership
- By Jeff Stapel and Matt Goss
- Jul 31, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
When metal fabricator Shickel Corp. sought to boost the overall skill level of its employee base in the face of a more competitive business environment, it went back to school. More specifically, it sought the local community college to help craft a curriculum and implement a class structure to deliver the improved math and shop skills it desired.
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