Articles written by Lincoln Brunner

Lincoln Brunner

Contributing Writer

Results: 15

	Exercising control Publish date: November 20, 2003
	Pinpointing future laser welding markets Aficionados of laser welding technology at times must feel a little like telephone vendors beamed back to 1603. They know almost everyone is going to use them in the future, but getting buy-in today can be like hawking loans at 25 percent-lots of interest and few takers. Publish date: October 23, 2003
	Roll formers look for a win Publish date: September 25, 2003
	Hydraulic presses make their mark Publish date: September 25, 2003
	Press brakes: the quest for a happy ending Screen some press brake owners and manufacturers these days, and it's like they're all reading from the same script: Publish date: June 26, 2003
	Handling the rush Think delicate: an antique vase, velvet gloves, the sweet sound of string music. Then imagine a typical stamping operation: bam-bam, metal on metal, all day long. Publish date: May 29, 2003
	Up in the air Aerospace business in the U.S. will improve, but not without a bit more time in the doldrums, according to Boeing's CEO. Publish date: September 12, 2002
	Longer slabs, lower costs Unshored, deep steel decking that spans 20 feet—it's a good concept on paper, but can it serve customers in the real world? At least one engineer is convinced it can, and he's taking his message to the masses. Publish date: August 8, 2002
	Peace Plaza's unique art symbolizes universal hope If a mark of a great work of art is the degree to which it mirrors the artist's personality, then Lee Sido's latest public sculpture might be a masterpiece. Publish date: July 25, 2002
	Expanding Their Reach Expandable-casing pipe is being used by some aggressive OCTG players, causing oil companies to look at deep water and land based wells in a whole new light. Publish date: June 27, 2002
	The new face of manufacturing on the Net Making the Internet pay has proven more difficult than a lot of first movers in the metals business made it sound in the late '90s. Thefabricator.com talked to a few people trying to capitalize on the lessons learned from all those no-brainers that turned into no-gainers. Publish date: February 14, 2002
	Consolidation talk picks up speed As No. 4 steelmaker LTV prepares to liquidate, the integrated steel industry's heavy hitters are finally taking a serious look at consolidation Publish date: January 10, 2002
	What now? Every facet of steel industry watches, waits as change sweeps in There's no telling just what the steel industry will look like even in the next few months as the federal government mulls its options for protecting a domestic steel industry suffering through perhaps its most threatening slump ever. Publish date: January 10, 2002
	'It's gonna be painful' Metal industry players note little to reassure them in days ahead Manufacturers were hurting before September. How do things look now? Well ... they could be better, industry players say. Publish date: November 15, 2001
	Huge possibilities, tiny tools Nanotechnology--the science of small--could change the metals industry in a very big way Nanotechnology is just beginning to blossom as a practical topic of interest for the manufacturing industry. Just how big an impact will nanomaterials have in our lifetimes? We're sure to find out soon. Publish date: March 13, 2001