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Climbing up the levels of sheet metal automation
- Dec 16, 2022
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 6
In this final episode of Automation Talk, The FABRICATOR Senior Editor Tim Heston and Canadian Fabricating & Welding Editor Rob Colman talk with Salvagnini America's Derrick Clark, senior product and technology engineer, and Nate Gevedon, product and technology engineer, at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta. These experts talk about how automation isn’t just for one process, one department, or even one value stream.Sponsored Content
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- Nov 30, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 5
In this fifth episode of Automation Talk, presented by Salvagnini America, The FABRICATOR’s Senior Editor Tim Heston talks with Matt Klopfenstein, vice president of sales and marketing; Doug Johnson, CEO; and Giovanni Piccolo, vice president of project management at Salvagnini America. Recorded at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, the panel discusses automation’s past, present, and potential in sheet metal fabrication.
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End-to-end sheet metal automation at Schindler Elevator
- Oct 26, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 4
In the fourth episode of Automation Talk presented by Salvagnini, The FABRICATOR Senior Editor Tim Heston speaks with Senior Manufacturing Engineer Eric Tomecek about how Schindler has increased throughput, streamlined inventory management, and even changed manufacturing career paths.Sponsored Content
How automation has opened up product and job opportunities at Cyrell AMP
- Oct 17, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 3
In the third episode of Automation Talk presented by Salvagnini, Canadian Fabricating & Welding Editor Rob Colman talks with Cyrell AMP’s Julien Bergeron, who explains how it has helped the specialized architectural panel fabricator create product and job opportunities at the company’s Beloeil, Quebec, facility.Sponsored Content
How a metal fabricator's automation journey starts
- Sep 19, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 2
As manufacturing consultant for Acuity Insurance, Mike Schlagenhafer, an industry veteran whose career began in 1979, helps manufacturers who want to start their automation transformation. In his experience, success starts with asking the right questions.Sponsored Content
How Sheet Metal Automation Shapes Kendall Howard’s Business Model
- Aug 23, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 1
Automation doesn’t just change the way manufacturing happens on the floor. It also opens the door to new business models, like the one behind Kendall Howard, a unique fabricator northeast of Minneapolis. Founder Randy Herreid describes how his vision for a new kind of manufacturing business came to fruition.
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- Jun 14, 2022
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Jabil additive manufacturing’s Luke Rodgers talks about recycling plastics and if AM is green.
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Xerox Additive’s GM explains the importance of 3D printing to the global supply chain
- May 22, 2022
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3D-printing parts at the point of consumption lessens the impact of disruptions to the global supply chain
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Why are metal fabricators automating?
- Aug 3, 2021
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What is driving automation in metal fabrication? Lack of skilled labor? Increasing throughput? Tim Heston, senior editor at The FABRICATOR magazine, and Robert Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, share highlights from a new e-book and study by Salvagnini that serves as a useful guide for shops at any stage of their automation journey.
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