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- From The Fabricator
North Carolina fabricator fast-tracks hospital ventilation system job
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 25, 2020
- Safety
- Article
North Carolina-based US Duct bands together to complete complex hospital ventilation component in just over 24 hours to help COVID-19 crisis.
- From The Welder
The truth about pipeline welding and pipeline welder salary
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 25, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Career pipeline welder now certified weld inspector discusses the pros, cons, facts, and tricks of the pipeline welding trade as well as pipeline welder salary.
- From The Welder
Artist breaking the cycle with welded metal art
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 18, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Rae Ripple’s artistic ability with scrap metal and welded metal art lifted her family out of difficult circumstances. Learn about her metal art welding story here.
- From The Welder
What can welders and metal fabricators do with today?
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 9, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The WELDER Editor Amanda Carlson reconnects with welder and aspiring children's book author Kelli Gilliam with the realization there's no time to dwell on negativity and that metal fabricators should be asking themselves, "What can we do with today?"
- From The Welder
Missouri welding instructor wins national award, prize money for welding program
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 25, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Brent Trankler, a welding instructor at Sikeston Career and Technology Center (SCTC) in Missouri, won first place in the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
- From The Welder
5 keys to becoming a successful pipe welder
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 22, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Two weld instructors provide simple pipe welding advice based on classroom and real-world experience.
- From The Welder
Success in metal fabrication and welding is measured by quality, not quantity
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 26, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Many in the manufacturing, metal fabrication, and welding industries put a lot of emphasis on quantity. But what about quality? Quality of the product, experience, or culture?
- From The Welder
Illinois high school welding program builds grills, well-rounded students
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 23, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
The welding program at Harlem High School, Machesney Park, Ill., builds elaborate and well-crafted grills for first responders, nonprofits, and military veteran organizations. In the process it is strengthening soft skills in students and shedding light on welding and fabricating careers.
- From The Welder
New Jersey couple finds surprising success with custom welding business
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 14, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
Joshua and Rachel Moschera, co-owners of Moschera Metal Shop, discuss where their business began, what it’s like to work with a spouse, and how a simple pig sculpture changed their business.
- From The Welder
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. creates program to turn nonwelders into welders
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 18, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
McNeilus Truck & Mfg. Inc. brought weld training in-house when population challenges in its area made it difficult to find welders.
- From The Welder
Advice to female welders from female welders
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 16, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
Four female welders share their experiences learning how to weld, and how their camaraderie and mentorship from instructors have revealed confidence and strength they never knew they had.
- From The Welder
From tough welder to nurturing woman: It’s OK to be both
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 10, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Whether you want to accept it or not, many women welders go through life balancing traditional expectations for what it means to be female and what it means to be a metal fabricator. There is a group of women at the Elgin Community College welding program empowering and validating one another that it's OK to be a tough welder and a nurturing female.
- From The Fabricator
Healing veterans' invisible wounds of war through metal art
- By Amanda Carlson and Ann Thompson
- Aug 15, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
Warrior StoryField gives veterans, their families, and civilians the chance to connect and heal through metal sculpture.
- From The Welder
Tackling precision stainless steel TIG welding as a team
- By Amanda Carlson and Corey Stulce
- Jul 23, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three welders from New Hampshire tackle precision stainless steel TIG welding together.
- From The Welder
The art of welding stainless steel and gaining a deeper appreciation for craft beer
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 15, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Stainless steel is a different animal. Working with stainless steel takes some serious skill and knowledge. You can’t just sit down and start fabricating with it unless you know exactly how to prep, weld, and finish the tricky yet beautiful material.
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- 03/05/2024
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- 65:35
After Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) received The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award, Todd Ludlow, founder and president of the...
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