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Blog Posts - Page 67
- From The Fabricator
Is it time to take your fabrication business global?
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 2, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
With international branches in Europe and India, Cleveland-based AT&F is demonstrating that doing business globally isn't just for large organizations.
- From The Welder
Leaving Detroit
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 1, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
When life dumps lemons on you the size of boulders, you have to find a way out from under them before you can even begin to think about making lemonade. If this is a learning experience, what are the lessons to be learned, and where is that proverbial silver lining? Josh Welton might be able to answer those questions, if not now, eventually.
- From The Fabricator
It’s not your father’s manufacturing, but …
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Manufacturing's image is not just about how plants look, but also about what plant employees do.
- From The Welder
How Carl, Jackie, and Wally began their welding careers
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 12, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
How did you find yourself where you are in your career? Are you happy with your profession and your current job? At least three individuals in the welding industry can answer “yes” to both parts of that last question. Read about their career journeys.
- From The Fabricator
ICYMI – The most viewed articles and posts in 2016
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Remember when the Internet was in its infancy? My how it’s grown. So much content vies for your attention that you may have missed the most popular articles and blog posts published on thefabricator.com in 2016. Here are four items you may not have seen or may want to revisit.
- From The Fabricator
Tis the season—Give wisely and invest in the future
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 15, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
It’s that time of year when organization after organization asks you to open your wallets and contribute to their cause. Some are legitimate and upstanding; others are not. Here are two examples of programs worthy of fabricators’ consideration.
- From The Fabricator
Visualizing products made from flat patterns—a valued job shop skill
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 14, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Take a flat-patterned drawing and visualize the end product, complete with all of the necessary bends in the correct sequence and orientation. Can you do it? This skill is much appreciated in a metal fabrication shop.
- From The Fabricator
Trust and turnarounds in manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 13, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Lack of communication and trust may lie at the heart of a lot of problems at a lot of companies, in manufacturing and elsewhere.
- From The Fabricator
Moving pains
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 6, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Things change and businesses move. Change and moving aren’t always easy, but acceptance and good planning can help make the transition as seamless and painless as possible. Remember, it is what it is. Make the best of it.
- From The Welder
Being your own boss versus working the “day job”
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 5, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
While being self-employed is a dream of many who are “working for the man,” doing so isn’t always as idyllic as many think. Here’s a dose of reality for those who are pining away for the greener pastures of being your own boss.
- From The Fabricator
Job-related injuries and workers’ compensation—the more you know, the better
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 30, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Unless you work in human resources or have been involved in a work-related injury, you probably don’t know much about workers’ compensation. The leading reasons for claims just might surprise you.
- From The Fabricator
Repeat orders are manna to a job shop
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 29, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Job shop business is often cyclical. There are times of feast and famine. Repeat customers and jobs are the lifeblood of most shops. Finding and keeping them is a high priority.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH® 2016: Closing the loop
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 21, 2016
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
When it came to new technology, FABTECH didn't disappoint. But this year, one theme dominated: closing the loop--or improving the entire process, from the initial quote to the final shipment.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH® 2016 Highlights—Day 3
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 18, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
The sun has set on FABTECH® 2016. If you weren’t there, you missed an amazing show. Each year I wonder what could possibly be new? And each year I am overwhelmed by the amount of innovation. Ours is a creative industry.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH® 2016 Highlights—Day 2
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 17, 2016
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
A new theme surfaced in today’s FABTECH® booth visits: collaboration. Find out who’s collaborating and why. Also read about what’s next in laser cutting technology and some interesting welding product introductions.
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