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Blog Posts - Page 77
- From The Fabricator
A call for the metal fabricating industry to shape up
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 14, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When metal fabricating shop owners and managers call for skilled workers, are they ready to accept bright and talented workers? In many cases, they aren't, and that's not doing the industry any favors.
- From The Welder
Training for the trades—where to look
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 11, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
People of all ages often ask Josh Welton about how to break into a career in the trades. Here are his suggestions. What are yours?
- From The Fabricator
Cranking out complex drawings on a supercomputer?
- By Stephen Barlas
- Aug 7, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Proposed legislation might make it possible for manufacturers to access big-data capabilities at national labs.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing Day Builds Futures for Many
- By Ed Youdell
- Aug 5, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Manufacturers who open their doors for Manufacturing Day 2015 are not only educating their communities about career opportunities, they also may discover a new employee or two.
- From The Fabricator
Summer help—to hire or not to hire
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 28, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When school’s out, high school and college students need summer jobs. Hiring them is good for both the students and the shops that employ them.
- From The Fabricator
Building a fab business
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 24, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A question from a reader asking for advice in building a metal fabricating business leads to a discussion of several different paths to follow.
- From The Welder
Building ICONic vehicles in America
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 23, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
A gearhead’s dream, ICON 4 x 4 turns out 24 vehicles a year that are highly functioning works of art. Go behind the scenes with Josh as he visits with owner Jonathan Ward.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Luring a $100 million facility; R2D2; fab lab; and metals make American manufacturing
- By Vicki Bell
- Jul 16, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Ohio community hoping to land metal fabricating plant; fabricated R2D2 rolls into Comic Con; FMA, Harper College collaborate on fab lab; Pittsburgh (and 11 other U.S. cities) poised for manufacturing growth; and 3-D printing and the Cardinals
- From The Fabricator
Knowing and appreciating the craft of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 15, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The recipe for precision metal fabrication includes technology and craft. We hear a lot about the technology, but not so much about the craft.
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Taking it to the limit and then some
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 15, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
To pursue his passion for racing, Shane Whalley taught himself how to weld. He designs and fabricates parts for the GTO he drives in drifting events and pushes them to the limit.
- From The Fabricator
Curveballs in a small fabricating shop
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 24, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Diversity is essential for a small shop’s viability. It also can make for some interesting jobs that require ingenuity and produce beautiful work.
- From The Fabricator
A job shop story about diving in head first
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 23, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Many fab shop owners aren't in this business for the money. The act of diving in head first drives them.
- From The Welder
Practice and preparation produce better athletes and welds
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 23, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Practices professional athletes use to improve their skills translate to producing high-quality welds and products.
- From The Welder
Still Building America—It’s a family affair
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 16, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Craig Montgomery of M&L Fabrication credits his family for much of his success in developing and sustaining his skills and passion for working with metal. The business he owns with his brother is thriving and growing.
- From The Fabricator
Do we have a college bubble?
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 16, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The housing and higher education markets are eerily familiar.
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