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Blog Posts - Page 48
- From The Fabricator
The rapid pace of technology advancements speeds up
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 18, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Only a couple of years ago, additive manufacturing was all about prototypes and one-of-a-kind products. But with each passing year, the speed of the 3D printing process picks up. Could the technology emerge as a real alternative to metal fabricating in the near future?
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators need, well, fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 18, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Automation has created an odd dynamic not only at work among fabricators and manufacturers but in our lives in general as well. When automation fails us, are we prepared enough to handle the manual process?
- From The Fabricator
Unpredictable steel prices to remain so
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Mar 15, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Announced price increases from the steel mills haveresulted in about an $80/ton price increase on hot-rolled coiled steel in recent weeks. Based on feedback from steel service centers, the increase in steel prices looks to be sticking, but the ending of Section 232 tariffs could change the current situation dramatically.
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Aaron Zieg talks welding and wages
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 14, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Aaron Zieg, 21, has been in the welding industry only a few years, but what he has seen in terms of wages, both for himself and others who have been in the trade much longer, troubles him. He encourages would-be welders to research shops, opportunities, and wages when considering a career in welding.
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabrication shop’s success and the employer-worker connection
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 13, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Mutual respect, consideration, and commitment between employers and workers are vital to a metal fabrication shop’s success. Read what fabricators have to say about this.
- From The Fabricator
Section 232 panel addresses how tariffs affect supply chain
- By Gareth Sleger
- Mar 12, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Now that a year has passed since President Donald Trump imposed the Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, how has it played out for metal fabrication and other metalworking sectors? That was the focus of the “232 Tariffs and Quotas: The Mechanism of Protection” panel discussion, which took place during the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville.
- From The Welder
Welders unite on Instagram
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 12, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
What’s your relationship with social media? Have you fully embraced it, unequivocally sworn it off, or are you like me and fall somewhere in between? On the surface it appears that I have fully embraced a social media-filled life. I have personal accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and...
- From The Fabricator
Commerce investigates fabricated structural steel imports
- By Stephen Barlas
- Mar 8, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
A complaint from the American Institute of Steel Construction results in the U.S. Department of Commerce investigating Canada, China, and Mexico for the dumping and subsidization of fabricated structural steel.
- From The Welder
The jerrycan: History and design
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 7, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The jerrycan is a small steel vessel that's typically used to carry fuel or water in the military or on overland expeditions.
- From The Additive Report
Is generative design really a game changer?
- Mar 7, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Over the years there have been plenty of false dawns with supposedly “revolutionary” technologies. Segways and maglev trains were supposed to revolutionize transport. Sony mini-discs were quickly superseded by the iPod. It’s easy to become skeptical when you hear about the “next big...
- From The Fabricator
A virtuous feedback loop in precision sheet metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 6, 2019
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
FMA Annual Meeting’s tour of Food Warming Equipment Inc. shows how important continual employee feedback and cross training have become.
- From The Additive Report
Things to consider before jumping into additive manufacturing
- By Federico Sciammerella
- Mar 6, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
I’ve advised dozens of manufacturers contemplating the adoption of 3D printing. If you’re thinking about bringing AM in-house, you must thoroughly know your application and have a plan for designing and 3D-printing the part. It’s also critical to develop a streamlined, closed-loop...
- From The Fabricator
ISM shows February manufacturing slowdown, but industry keeps expanding
- By Gareth Sleger
- Mar 5, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released its February Report on Business last week, registering a 54.2 percent PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) – a 2.4 percent drop from January. But many manufacturing analysts blame the slowdown on February's particularly brutal winter weather while shutting down recession risk in the near-term.
- From The Additive Report
Researchers are thinking about 3D printing in a new light
- By Don Nelson
- Feb 26, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been a bottoms-up technology since its inception, with 3D parts being built layer upon layer until completion. Lately, though, researchers have been looking for alternative approaches that are faster than layering and prevent some of its inherent problems, such as...
- From The Fabricator
A successful metal fabricating job shop requires employee commitment
- By Nick Martin
- Feb 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The level of employee commitment and adherence to a shop’s accepted culture can make or break a job shop. Uncommitted, complacent workers who cannot adapt need not apply.
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