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Michael Pfeifer
Industrial Metallurgists LLC
900 Hawthorne Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
847-528-3467
- From The Fabricator
You can machine it, but can you weld it?
- By Michael Pfeifer
- Oct 8, 2012
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Free-machining steels shouldn’t be welded. If a fabricator has a job requiring a free-machining steel, engineers and fabricators should get together to determine the best action. Can welding be avoided by using fasteners? If not, which weldable materials exhibit acceptable machining characteristics, and do these materials meet design requirements?
- From The Fabricator
The benefits of materials engineering
- By Michael Pfeifer
- Oct 11, 2005
- Metals/Materials
- Article
U.S. stampers are missing an opportunity to gain a competitive edge by offering materials engineering support, which often is lacking within OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Many stampers take the position that they "just build to a print"—but so do overseas shops.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/14/2024
- Running Time:
- 62:12
Cameron Adams of Laser Precision, a contract metal fabricator in the Chicago area, joins the podcast to talk...
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