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- From The Fabricator
Assist gas mixing drives fiber laser technology forward
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2024
- Laser Cutting
- Article
What used to be cut with solely oxygen or nitrogen now uses a mix of both. Laser assist gas mixing has been a key enabling technology, and today’s ultrahigh-powered fiber lasers couldn’t cut the way they do without it.
- From The Fabricator
Cobot helps build capacity at Skyvington Manufacturing
- By Robert Colman
- Jan 9, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
A small investment in welding automation has led to big changes for this turnkey supplier of store fixtures and retail displays.
- From The Fabricator
How to entice Gen Z into manufacturing managerial roles
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 7, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Two experts share what manufacturing employers can do to entice Gen Z into considering managerial positions without having to forego what's important to them.
- From The Fabricator
Infrastructure fabrication focus: Pole forming at scale
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 5, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Today, massive press brakes—singles, tandems, and tridems—form poles at an unprecedented rate. Advanced process control and automated material handling make it happen for the metal fabrication niche.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators merge to form Caldera Manufacturing Group
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 4, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Representing the merger of four organizations, Caldera Manufacturing Group formed in late 2023. The move reflects a consolidation trend. When fabricators grow, they widen the customer base and deepen customer relationships.
- From The Fabricator
Tips for tackling virtual sharp points and bend lines for oblique angles
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 29, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
To show how different approaches can be used to detail sheet metal characteristics in a CAD drawing, Gerald Davis focuses on two modeling examples.
- From The Fabricator
File export fundamentals in structural steel fabrication
- Dec 27, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
When files have the right information and account for the machines a structural fabricator has, jobs start to flow easily from detailing through the fab shop floor and to the field.
- From The Fabricator
Roll forming strategies for high-strength material
- Dec 21, 2023
- Roll Forming
- Article
Roll formers are being asked to process high-strength material to very tight tolerances. Old-school rolling mills are starting to become obsolete, but the latest systems are ready for the challenge.
- From The Fabricator
Fabrication software: from floppy disks to the cloud
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Dec 21, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Fabricators used to buy software in a box. Today, they turn to the cloud. And in the near future, AI tools will change how we interact with computers in ways impossible to foresee.
- From The Fabricator
Welder finds success with door fabrication business
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 20, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
A career of learning about welding on the job has led Todd Noe to a new career fabricating heavy-duty residential doors and starting Maiden Steel in the San Diego area.
- From The Fabricator
2024 metal fabrication forecast: A boring year ahead?
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 19, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
The 21st century has seen economic turmoil from the dot-com bust, the financial crisis, and a pandemic. We finally may be due for a conventional, sectoral downturn, and some metal fabricators might not even notice.
- From The Fabricator
Nesting fundamentals for laser cutting stability
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 18, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Laser cutting has become extraordinarily productive—if the head doesn’t halt or crash, of course. Considering how productive the latest laser cutting technology is, smart nesting has become more important than ever for metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Smart fabricating of pressure tank vessel heads
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 15, 2023
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
New nozzle cutting plasma technology is another step toward Brighton Tru-Edge separating itself from other tank head fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
PPE extends beyond the gear for metal fabricators
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Dec 14, 2023
- Safety
- Article
When thinking about personal protecting equipment, stop to think about employees’ needs and how your metal fabrication shop’s environment affects their health.
- From The Fabricator
Buffalo Brew Fab centers business on keg products
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 12, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Fabricating keg urinals started out as a small project for Brandon Farrell of Buffalo Brew Fab, but now it’s the foundation of his shop.
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