Authors - Dave Petrack
Articles written by Dave Petrack
 | Dave Petrack
Contributing Writer
Proto-1 Manufacturing LLC
Proto-1 Mfg. LLC manufactures cutoff, end forming, and deburring equipment for straight and bent tube.
10 Tower Road
P.O. Box 399 Winneconne, WI 54986 phone: 920-582-4491 fax: 920-582-4492 |
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Do you use checking jigs and fixtures?How do you check tube fabrications to ensure they meet quality standards? Do you ship parts without checking them and hope that the next time the phone rings it isn't a prelude to a tirade from a disgruntled customer? Or do you check finished parts only to realize that your scrap rate is too high...
Publish date: July 10, 2003 |
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Waste not, want notAny manufacturing process that goes awry can result in waste in many forms, both obvious and hidden. A simple project in which tube is cut, bent, formed, and welded can result in large amounts of wasted money and time if one of the processes goes wrong.
Publish date: June 12, 2003 |
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Coating fabricating toolingTube fabricators all over the country are starting to see some major benefits from new coating technology. Many coatings-both those that are time-proven and new ones just hitting the market-can provide many benefits for many tube fabrication processes, including extended tooling life, better...
Publish date: April 24, 2003 |
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Does your tube travel more than you do?The level of technology used these days in the tube and pipe fabrication industry varies quite a bit in terms of age. Some of it is a bit antiquated, to put it kindly. Many tube fabrication shops use equipment that is more than 50 years old.
Publish date: February 27, 2003 |
