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More from Tim Heston
- From The Fabricator
How manufacturing technology uproots tradition for some metal fab shops
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 22, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
The skilled labor shortage continues unabated in the pandemic recovery. Technological change continues unabated too. The two together uproot shop floor tradition.
- From The Fabricator
A metal fabricator focused on professional (and personal) growth
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 12, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Ohio-based metal fabrication shop Rexarc could remain a small company and focus on the same acetylene-generation market it has for decades. Or it could broaden its manufacturing market. Company leaders chose the latter option.
- From The Fabricator
Structural fabricator boosts throughput, on a hillside
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 14, 2021
- Materials Handling
- Article
Fallbrook, Calif.-based SCW Contracting Corp. bills itself as a provider of structural fabrication solutions. And it does just that, despite the shop’s topographical challenges located a scenic hillside.
- From The Fabricator
How automation has changed the manufacturing career
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 10, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Automation doesn’t just change how parts flow in a metal fabrication shop. It can change a shop floor’s organizational structure and, in turn, the entire manufacturing career path.
- From The Fabricator
2021 FAB 40: Metal fabricators keeping pace during a booming recovery
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 7, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
The 2021 FAB 40 shows a metal fabrication industry with an extraordinarily positive outlook, as long as companies can find the material and people to meet demand.
- From The Fabricator
How metal fabricators can manage distortion in profile bending
- By Tim Heston
- May 24, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Bender-rollers have seen a spike in the demand for curved metal in recent years. The elliptical tube structure surrounding the CTA train tracks at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) stop near downtown Chicago is a perfect example. But even though Chicago Metal Rolled Products made it look easy, curving metal doesn’t come without its complications. Managing distortion tops the list, according to American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
- From The Fabricator
Custom sheet metal fabricator’s deep roots guide its future
- By Tim Heston
- May 12, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Launched in 1916 by three Eastern European immigrants, St. Louis-based sheet metal and machine shop Laciny Bros. blends an old school approach with modern technology.
- From The Fabricator
Potential career paths are manufacturing’s greatest lure
- By Tim Heston
- May 11, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Entry-level wages are on the rise. Fabricators have positions to fill, now. But protentional workers want careers—and in that arena, manufacturing has so much to offer.
6 pasos hacia la Industria 4.0
- By Tim Heston
- May 10, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Implementar la Industria 4.0 no ocurre con accionar un interruptor. Es una evolución que, con el tiempo, cambiará la naturaleza de la manera en que el mundo hace las cosas.
Los fundamentos (realmente) básicos del herramental de prensa dobladora
- By Tim Heston
- May 3, 2021
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Imagine que no sabe nada de chapa metálica y que es su primer día en el departamento de prensas dobladoras. ¿Dónde empieza? Empieza con los fundamentos.
- From The Fabricator
How to make collaborative robots in manufacturing fab shops
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 27, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Every robot could be a collaborative robot on the fab shop floor. Learn how to make collaborative robots in manufacturing fab shops from the experts at FMA.
- From The Fabricator
What will the future metal fabricator look like?
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 26, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
We’re told across the manufacturing industry that Industry 4.0 is a revolution. For those in the metal fabrication sector who see the big picture, it likely will be.
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF forms close partnership with Lantek to promote open communication standards
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 20, 2021
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
On March 18 TRUMPF announced its purchase and new partnership with Lantek. According to sources, Lantek will remain an independent business unit.
- From The Fabricator
A diverse metal manufacturer, sprung from springmaking
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 19, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
North Carolina-based HS Metalworks combines metal manufacturing expertise in wire, sheet metal, and tube, an uncommon technology mix that sets the organization apart.
- From The Fabricator
How a Utah fab shop automates quoting and order processing
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 12, 2021
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
What happens when Utah metal fabricator OSH Cut automated its quoting and order processing? It creates a new business model fit for the Amazon generation with the potential for tremendous growth.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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