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More from Dan Davis
- From The Fabricator
The wisdom of press brake tooling organization
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 31, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
American Engineering and Metalworking in North Canton, Ohio, finds efficiency in the way it stores its press brake tooling.
- From The Fabricator
Hiring younger manufacturers who work to live
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 21, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The younger generations of Millennials and Gen Zers are more about working to live instead of living to work. Can manufacturing and metal fabrication companies accommodate this reality?
- From The Fabricator
Technology Spotlight: Flexibility in laser welding
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 14, 2019
- Laser Welding
- Article
A flexible laser welding tool from Alpha Laser US could prove useful in metal fabricating job shops.
- From The Fabricator
A new approach to forming louvers on a punching machine
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 12, 2019
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Mobile HVAC manufacturer Red Dot Corp., Seattle, found a better way to form louvers on its punching machine.
- From The Fabricator
Where folding fits in the job shop
- By Chandler Barden and Dan Davis
- Aug 12, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Metal fabricating shops might want to consider adding a folding machine instead of adding another press brake to the bending department.
- From The Fabricator
How the sun can work for manufacturers with solar panels
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 1, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The sun can generate more than heat. It can help manufacturers generate their own energy, perhaps even enough to give back to the grid.
- From The Fabricator
Support manufacturing; share your successes
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 31, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
If company leaders want to encourage to consider manufacturing careers, they need to share their success stories. The FABRICATOR can help them do it.
- From The Fabricator
Lessons to be learned from the sale of a fabricator
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 10, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricators can learn some important lessons on improving the value of their companies from the recent sale of Superior Tube Products, Davenport, Iowa.
- From The Fabricator
Fiber laser cutting on a large scale
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 10, 2019
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Chicago Metal Fabricators purchased a 10- by 30-foot laser cutting machine to complement its 30-foot-long press brakes.
- From The Fabricator
Signs of a safe work environment
Tempel Steel, Chicago, keeps its workers safe and was honored for that recognition with the 2019 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association.
- From The Fabricator
Make the most of your Manufacturing Day event
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
These tips from organizations that have hosted Manufacturing Day events in the past can help your shop have a successful open house.
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How would you react to a bloody injury in the shop?
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 19, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Cuts, lacerations, punctures, and even gunshot wounds—all are possible injuries that can occur in a metal fabrication shop. Employees need to know how to react to those injuries to improve the survivability of those injured.
- From The Fabricator
Gen Z and metal fabrication: a perfect match
- By Dan Davis
- May 22, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Metal fabricators consistently lament the lack of young people interested in a career in manufacturing, but are they really selling their shops in the right way? Generation Z might be open to a lot of the things that the fabrication community has to offer.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricators unite in the fight against uncertainty at FMA annual Meeting
- By Dan Davis
- May 19, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
As metal fabricators face a sea of uncertainties, they look to their peers for wisdom. They had a prime opportunity to do that at the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 5-7.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding positioners: An alternative in traditional welding
- By Dan Davis
- May 16, 2019
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Robotic welding positioners can help metal fabricators looking for more efficiency and those considering the use of robots for material handling and positioning.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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