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Articles - Page 259
- From The Fabricator
Art for art's sake
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal sculptor Roy Mackey took a long, circuitous route to become an artist, and occupies an unusual niche. With no specific art classes or vocational education in his background, he learned metalworking bit by bit, and spends quite a bit of his time making sculptures that are realistic, but too unusual to represent real objects.
The emergence of Saudi America
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 10, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Although oil extraction around the world has grown by 50 percent in the last 30 years, it was basically flat in North America until 2008. Higher oil prices have made tar sands oil economically viable, and new extraction techniques have been a boon to U.S. producers. Interviews with a variety of vendors in the forming and fabricating industry reveal the many trends that are driving changes in the equipment and supplies used in the petroleum business.
- From The Fabricator
Laser photonics meets shop floor pragmatism
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 10, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
Pragmatism rules the day at Directed Light, a job shop focusing on a wide range of industrial laser applications, from UV to far-infrared.
- From The Fabricator
How stamping and fabrication work together
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 4, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
At Fisher-Barton South Carolina, historically a stamping operation, now gets half of its revenue from products that use metal fabrication. But there's not a stamping and fabricating "side" to the business. In fact, the part flow shows just how complementary fabrication and stamping can be.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding issues and challenges
- By Chris Anderson
- Feb 3, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Thanks to intuitive teaching, which eliminates the need for highly skilled programmers and saves valuable job setup time, robots now are making inroads in small job shops.
Taking big strides with small-diameter tubing
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
After 60 years in business, Superior Tube Co. Inc. found itself at a crossroads. The recession of the early 2000s had taken a toll on U.S. manufacturing, and many companies feared the growing threat from newly industrializing, low-wage countries. The company’s management came up with a strategy to update its manufacturing practices, upgrade its equipment, and prepare its workforce for the challenges associated with global competition. The result, compressing about 15 years’ worth of changes into just two years, has propelled the company forward and earned it the 2014 TPJ Industry Award.
- From The Welder
Creating art that inspires thought
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 3, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
Las Vegas metal artist creates abstract contemporary pieces that make viewers think and let him sleep.
- From The Fabricator
Professionalism in precision sheet metal manufacturing
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
How does a small western Michigan fabricating shop evolve into a key metal parts supplier to some of the most demanding OEM customers in the world? It is committed to lean manufacturing principles and has made strategic investments in new fabricating technology, but most of all, it has engaged employees that are comfortable with changes that come with continuous improvement efforts.
- From The Fabricator
The basics of crimped wire
- By Harrison Horan
- Jan 30, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Precrimped woven wire mesh is a smaller part of the metal fabrication world, but it does have a significant presence in some industrial applications. This overview explains just how the mesh is created and gives metal fabricators an idea of the basic crimp styles that are available.
- From The Fabricator
How to get rich—slowly
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association’s 2013 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey suggests that people can find fulfilling careers—especially monetarily—if they are willing to learn the trade and acquire additional skills during their careers.
- From The Fabricator
Days in the lives
- By Dick Kallage
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
To find time to dedicate to continuous improvement activities, a metal fabricator should have a good idea what employees do every day before assigning additional tasks.
- From The Fabricator
Your friend, the STEP file
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis reviews the STEP file and how it can be used to interact with customers in a more complete way.
- From The Fabricator
Sustaining metal fabricating success
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricators can’t find the right manufacturing talent. Customers are more demanding. The current workforce is overworked. How can fabricating companies keep up? The FABRICATOR’s Editorial Advisory Board has some suggestions.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH breaks records—again
- Jan 28, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The manufacturing sector appears strong for the near term. New technologies are emerging to help make fabricating a more productive exercise. Fabricators have positioned themselves to grow. All appears right in the metal fabricating world.
- From The Fabricator
Bending basics: Why profound-radius bending is a different animal
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 27, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Large or profound-radius bends are those in which the inside bend radius exceeds eight times the material thickness, but is still too small to move to the plate roll. At this point, a press brake operator has to change his mindset before proceeding. This is not a typical bending job.
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