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More from Dan Davis
- From The Fabricator
Their lips aren’t sealed
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 25, 2017
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
People know about Creative Metal Works Inc., a small shop in Lockridge, Iowa, because of its work with commercial signage. That’s why it has customers from coast to coast, including the federal government in Washington, D.C.
- From The Fabricator
The sunny side of energy savings
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 17, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Cres Cor, a manufacturer of commercial warming cabinets and other products for the food service industry, turns to the sun for some of its energy needs.
- From The Fabricator
The need to automate
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 10, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Article
If a metal fabricator wants to reduce its cost per part, it should look at automation. Attendees of The FABRICATOR's Technology Summit got to see this in action during seven tours spread over Oct. 3-4 in Cleveland.
- From The Fabricator
Exploring welding efficiencies for small to midsized shops
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 9, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
Capital Machine Technologies hosts fabricators at one of its welding seminars to demonstrate that automation opportunities are not out of the reach of small to midsized shops.
- From The Fabricator
Cleaning metal surfaces with a laser
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 7, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Laser Photonics wants metal fabricators to consider the use of a fiber laser for surface preparation, paint removal, and surface cleaning applications. The company believes the nonabrasive approach to cleaning is safer and more environmentally friendly than mechanical and chemical cleaning methods.
- From The Fabricator
Community shows up to celebrate Scotchman’s 50th anniversary
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 29, 2017
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Scotchman Industries Inc. is a major manufacturer of hydraulic ironworkers that is located in a small town in western South Dakota. On its 50th anniversary, company management invited the community to be a part of its celebration.
- From The Welder
Fabricating a safe manufacturing environment
Merrill Fabricators, Alma, Mich., is a heavy-duty fabricator capable of manufacturing weldments up to 200,000 lbs. and bending plates up to 38 feet long. It’s a work environment that has the potential to be very dangerous, but management and fabricators work together to ensure everyone leaves in the same condition they arrived for work that day.
- From The Fabricator
Rethinking the coating and pretreatment relationship
While other coating and pretreatment suppliers look for new compounds that can replicate the performance of old compounds now outlawed because of environmental regulations, others saw an opportunity to pursue a new approach to parts cleaning and painting. That’s how Rugged Coatings brought Intuitive Coatings and CleanWirx together.
- From The Additive Report
A look into the future of manufacturing
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 18, 2017
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
A chat with futurist Jim Carroll indicates that fabricators should be open to embracing technological possibilities or risk being left behind.
- From The Fabricator
Not another equipment showroom
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 15, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Instead of just building a new showroom in the Chicagoland area, TRUMPF has erected a facility where fabricators can see just how digitization can transform the way that they make metal parts.
- From The Fabricator
Finding the right help still a concern for fabricators
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
The U.S. has what appears to be a business-friendly president, and manufacturers are optimistic. But they still have the same main concern that they have had for the last six years: attracting and retaining skilled labor.
- From The Fabricator
The story behind the light curtain on the press brake
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 12, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Alaso, a Lakeland, Fla.-based manufacturer of commercial chicken housing systems, was looking for a way to boost bending productivity without putting press brake operators in harm's way. It found its answer with an electric press brake with a built-in light curtain. The bending technology, while off-putting at first, is now embraced by even the most veteran of brake operators.
- From The Fabricator
A fabricator's take on a combination machine
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 11, 2017
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
P&A Metal Fab Inc., Clackamas, Ore., has the right mix of jobs that made the acquisition of a new laser/punching combination machine a no-brainer. The addition of a flexible material storage and delivery system and a loading and stacking robot has made the purchase look even smarter.
- From The Fabricator
The pace of bending innovation picks up
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 3, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bystronic has developed an automated and flexible bending cell that the company thinks can help fabricators keep up with their fiber laser cutting machines.
- From The Fabricator
Want to help manufacturing? Open the door to your fab shop
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Laura Elsner, the workforce development manager for DeWys Manufacturing, shares her thoughts on how a metal fabricator can make a difference when it comes to getting the next generation to think about manufacturing as a career.
- 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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