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- From The Fabricator
Josh Welton: There needs to be more accountability against SpaceX
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 9, 2024
- Safety
- Blog Post
Josh Welton takes a closer look at last November’s report revealing the more than 600 incidents documenting safety and injury concerns for welders and other workers at SpaceX.
- From The Welder
Bobcat: From welding shop to National Inventors Hall of Fame
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 27, 2024
- Materials Handling
- Blog Post
Josh Welton tells the story of the Keller brothers and their fascinating rise from running a small welding shop to making the world’s first skid-steer loader and growing the Bobcat brand.
- From The Welder
Playing with Fire: Welding accident or something else?
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 31, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Recent discussions on government regulations has Josh Welton revisiting something he wrote in 2020 following a massive explosion in Beirut. Reports deemed the incident a welding mishap. Were welders to blame, or were they scapegoats?
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: The need for government-imposed regulations
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 21, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Josh Welton argues that even though nobody likes government-imposed regulations, they are necessary to keep employees safe and businesses and industries accountable, whether it’s a welding shop, oil rig, space shuttle, or experimental submersible.
- From The Fabricator
Josh Welton: My take on UAW's historic strike against the Big Three
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Longtime United Auto Workers member and Detroit-based blogger Josh Welton offers his take on the UAW's strike against the Big Three automakers and some context to on-going contract negotiations.
- From The Fabricator
How spiral-welded wind turbine towers are changing the energy industry
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 7, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
A spiral welding process is making its way into the wind energy industry and changing the way we manufacture large-scale pipe, writes Josh Welton
- From The Welder
The craziest welding jobs
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 8, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton looks back on some of his craziest welding jobs. He’s asking the welding community share stories of their wildest experiences as a welder.
- From The Fabricator
What automation, AI, and other tech mean for welding careers
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Sep 6, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In Part 2, MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown continued her conversation with Darla and Josh Welton about the continued impact of technology on manufacturing careers, welder education, apprenticeships, U.S. vs Germany models, and more.
- From The Fabricator
MIT researcher on the welder skills gap vs. pay gap debate
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Aug 28, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown joins Darla and Josh Welton to talk about the current state of welder careers, and how wages, automation, and perception are impacting the industry.
- From The Fabricator
Idaho tech college steps up after fire displaces high school welding students
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 11, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
This past April, a fire at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho, left welding students without a facility. It didn't take long for an area tech college and other businesses to step up.
- From The Fabricator
Exploring Weiler Abrasives' virtual reality experience for welders and fabricators
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jul 3, 2023
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Blog Post
Welder-fabricator Josh Welton recently tested out Weiler Virtual World, a virtual reality (VR) abrasives training demo featuring cutting, grinding, and finishing simulation from Weiler Abrasives.
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: Judging Michigan’s first SkillsUSA welding sculpture competition
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 12, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Josh Welton was one of the judges for the inaugural SkillsUSA Michigan welding sculpture competition. He reviews the competition, the competitors and their ambitious sculptures, and calls on all welders and metal artists to help grow this niche competition.
- From The Fabricator
Exploring the historic Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Ala.
- By Josh Welton
- May 13, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
While on a work trip in Alabama, Josh Welton visited the Sloss Furnaces, a national historic landmark and museum showcasing the rich industrial and ironworking past of Birmingham, Ala.
- From The Welder
Learning to operate a welding cobot
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 16, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit-based metal fabricator Josh Welton connects with James Manning, Curriculum Developer and Trainer at Miller Electric, to demo a new Miller Copilot Collaborative Welding System, which debuted at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta.
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: Embrace your evolution as a welder and skilled tradesperson
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 29, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton says welding opened doors for him, including the world of art. He ponders his evolution as a welder and a skilled tradesman and asks readers to think of their evolution as well.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 03/05/2024
- Running Time:
- 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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