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Articles - Page 7
Increasing competitiveness with software for small fab shops
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Sep 25, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Steve Geroski started his laser cutting job shop, Red Horizon Engineering , knowing the intrinsic advantages large fabricators have over small shops like his. But he’s using software to even the odds.
- From The Welder
Michigan fabricator discusses what it takes to grow, retain workers
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Sep 23, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Elite Welding & Fabrication is a fairly new shop, but the Michigan business is trying to live up to its name through its approach to expansion, recruiting and retaining workers, and more.
- From The Fabricator
What electromechanical gap control means for metal leveling
- By Dennis Ebner
- Sep 21, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Leveling machines with electromechanical gap control systems can be used for both thin and thick material.
- From The Fabricator
21-year-old breaks Gen Z stereotype with metal fabrication start-up
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 18, 2023
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
In 2018, Wyatt Braker launched Plasma Cutting Services, a fabricator in rural southwest Missouri. He's invested in a high-definition plasma, a press brake, and business is booming. Not bad for a 21-year-old.
- From The Welder
A Q and A with SkillsUSA welding competition organizers
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Sep 13, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Organizers of the welding-related competitions at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships discuss the categories, young welders, volunteering at the Atlanta gathering, and more.
- From The Fabricator
The search for workers continues to occupy the minds of metal fabricators
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 13, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
When asked “What keeps you up at night?” metal fabricators are quick to point to the lack of workers and the economy.
- From The Fabricator
An overview of aluminum finishing
- By Jim Sucharski and Neil Otis
- Sep 12, 2023
- Finishing
- Article
When finishing aluminum, a metal fabricator needs to keep the material clear of contaminants and minimize heat.
- From The Fabricator
Innovative weld positioning boosts throughput at Team Industries
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 11, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Most pipe welds at Team Industries are made in 1G, thanks largely to innovative positioning techniques. The Wisconsin-based fabricator employs highly trained welders, but even the most talented welders get tired of welding out of position all day.
- From The Fabricator
Dignity of Earth and Sky honors South Dakota’s Native American roots
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Sep 10, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
The 50-ft.-tall Dignity sculpture in South Dakota, honoring the state’s Native American roots and community, is made of welded stainless steel.
Weighing all the tube bending machine options
- By Jay Robinson
- Sep 9, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When considering upgrades, repairs, or new tube bending machines, metal fabrication shops should look beyond the equipment's technical capabilities and focus on business as a whole.
Setting up for tube inspection success
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Sep 9, 2023
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
Mundo-Tech has taken the product of a team brainstorming session, 3D-printed fixtures, and turned it into an offshoot business that is now presenting a whole new world of possibilities.
Inspection increases accuracy, speed of tube production
- By Patrick Bauer
- Sep 7, 2023
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
For Yoshimura R&D, reducing setup time is critically important. The company has found one way to do that is reducing inspection time.
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabricator’s holistic automation strategy
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 6, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Taking a holistic approach to automation, Metalworks of Lincoln, Neb., doubled its size while maintaining a healthy shop culture.
- From The Fabricator
A new dimension in beveling abrasives
3M has introduced a new abrasive for metal fabricating, and one plate beveler, Kentucky-based Precision Bevel, is very excited about the results.
- From The Fabricator
A guide to tandem press brakes
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 5, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tandem press brakes aren’t commonly found in a majority of fab shops, but when a business invests in one, it’s typically for a good reason.
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