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More from Eric Lundin
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricator thrives on one-off projects, very short runs
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 2, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Erie, Pa.-based steel supplier and industrial surplus seller Gene Davis Sales & Service added fabrication services to its business plan with the sole purpose of serving the one-off and low-volume portion of the market, which lead to the shop making a sign to celebrate Erie’s identity.
Compact laser alleviates tube fabricator's cutting, drilling woes
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 29, 2021
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Why high-mix, low-volume kitchen equipment manufacturer Franke has substituted its manual processes for CNC laser cutting capability.
Fabricator invests in CNC rolling capability to honor military contract
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 1, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Bending a square tube with a long, gentle arc is a matter of rolling, which isn’t a big deal, but rolling a tube to the accuracy required for military program can be. Alert Tubing Fabricators, Loves Park, Ill., invested in a CNC machine to make these parts with precision.
Heating and cooling become simpler and more complicated as time goes on
- By Eric Lundin
- May 12, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Blog Post
A return to simple refrigerants is under way, with carbon dioxide being marketed as R744. Of course, in commercial buildings the HVAC systems are anything but simple, using smart technologies to anticipate energy needs and thereby running more efficiently than in the days of simple thermostats.
Manufacturer uses digital tech to deliver mechanically joined piping systems
- By Eric Lundin
- May 11, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Rather than build a project or a system piece by piece on the jobsite, some manufacturers offer prefabricated alternatives. Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical joining and flow control technologies, uses a vertically integrated strategy, assisted by the latest digital concepts, to enhance efficiencies at all stages of piping system design, fabrication, and field installation.
Automated chamfering system improves workplace safety for tube and pipe producers
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 20, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Lacerations are a risk when handling tube and pipe fresh off a mill. Taylor-Winfield used a conventional concept, an automated chamfering system, and upgraded it to use a robot as a foundation and outfitted it with some of the latest sensor technology. The outcome is a versatile and robust system that serves as a platform for chamfering and other operations.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricator excels in artistic, structurally sound sculptures
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 17, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Article
After decades working in metal fabrication, David Windey embarked on a career as a metal artist. His works show off a combination of an abundance of fabrication experience, engineering savvy, attention to detail, and perseverance.
- From The Fabricator
Building a draft tube form for a hydroelectric dam
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 8, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Learn how engineering firm Wenlock Ltd., Shrewsbury, U.K., figured out a way to use a robot for assembling a draft tube form for a hydroelectric dam.
Lockout, tagout, and control hazardous energy on the shop floor
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 6, 2021
- Safety
- Article
Every maintenance technician knows to shut off the power, lock the circuit breaker panel, and hang a tag on it, but this isn’t enough. OSHA instructs maintenance personnel to lockout, tagout, and control hazardous energy. Some don’t know how to take this step, which is different for every machine.
Making Pipe 4.0 for a connected world
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 6, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Blog Post
One manufactured product that remains unchanged from the time the first one was developed (4,000 years ago) until now is pipe, which has had one function: to convey fluids. A pipe developed by Tri-D Dynamics, one that carries fluid and data, is bound to join the many advanced products that have made Industry 4.0 possible.
Dialing in the heat on tube, pipe mills
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 30, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Blog Post
Every tube or pipe application has one thing in common: the need for good, reliable, durable welds. The main process? It’s high-frequency electric resistance welding (HF-ERW). A webinar from Thermatool Corp. covers just that.
Industry 4.0 tech, power transmission capability transform common pipe
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 5, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Many innovations have updated steel pipe over the decades, and a recent development by a Silicon Valley firm stands to transform it. Tri-D Dynamics embeds integrated circuits, RFID tags, and even power transmission lines into the walls of pipe for downhole applications, and other applications are potentially unlimited.
- From The Fabricator
Metal sculpture artist finds a niche in found objects
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 5, 2021
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Working in a large scale is nothing new to metal sculptor Joseph Gagnepain, a dyed-in-the-wool artist who attended the Chicago Academy for the Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He found a niche in working with found objects when he assembled a sculpture almost entirely from cast-off bicycles, and since then he has branched out to incorporate all manner of found objects, almost always working on a big scale.
A new year and a new normal (and some old normal) for manufacturing
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 2, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Blog Post
Quite a bit of 2021 will be neither new nor normal. Coronaviruses aren’t new, vaccines aren’t new, keeping a distance from others isn’t new—but hopefully we’ll have a new way of holding meetings, seminars, conventions, and expos successfully so business can get back to normal, especially for the manufacturing industry and metalworking sectors.
Distillery fabricator makes collars to speed manifold-making process
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 12, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Joining tubes at right angles to make a manifold is never an easy process. Fabricators spend a lot of time marking, cutting, coping, and aligning everything. The staff at distillery fabricator Hillbilly Stills found that pulling collars with a T-Drill unit eased the entire burden.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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