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More from Tim Heston
- From The Fabricator
Sheet metal folding evolves
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 31, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A decades-old technology from Europe, metal folding wasn’t common in the U.S. until several decades ago. Since then the architectural metal and roofing market has embraced the technology. In recent years, so have industrial and precision metal fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
Opportunity zones and investment in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 14, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
The opportunity zone program in the new tax law could have significant impact for metal fabricators and other manufacturers, small and large alike.
- From The Fabricator
Amada breaks ground in North Carolina
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 22, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Complementing the company's Brea, Calif., laser machine manufacturing facility, Amada's Carolina Technical Center and Manufacturing Center in High Point, N.C., will manufacture press brakes and blanking automation.
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF expands training capabilities
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 19, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
In June TRUMPF Inc. held an event to show its expanded and renovated training center in Farmington, Conn., to tout its growing apprenticeship program and to emphasize the industry’s need for knowledge transfer.
- From The Fabricator
Additive manufacturing’s potential in sheet metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Metal fabrication is a broad business, and additive manufacturing has serious potential for a surprising number of applications, from scale models of large fabrications to a variety of tools and fixtures.
- From The Fabricator
Growth in custom metal fabrication: Staying small while getting big
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
S&B Metal Products grew not by opening a massive facility but by opening numerous smaller locations. It’s a common pattern throughout the FAB 40—but why? Location, location, location.
- From The Fabricator
One of the largest metal fabricators set to break sales records
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
MEC, the largest fabricator on the FAB 40 for many years running, is expecting to achieve record sales this year. How did the company get to where it is? We spoke to two MEC executives to find out.
- From The Additive Report
3-D metal printing meets the office
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 7, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Today some fabricators have a 3-D printer in the front office for printing plastic models and fixtures. Turns out they could be printing metal too.
- From The Fabricator
How manufacturers can move an ergonomics initiative forward
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 7, 2018
- Safety
- Article
Brian Roberts of CNA has spent decades visiting fabricators and other manufacturers, helping them improve worker ergonomics. His overarching message: Motion is Money®.
- From The Fabricator
Automation, scheduling software drive metal fabricator’s growth
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 6, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Supervisors and department managers at TMCO Inc., Lincoln, Neb., focus on flow. There’s no expediting and little drama, just production. The company’s organizational structure, fabrication technology, scheduling software, and shop culture help make it possible.
- From The Fabricator
The risks and rewards of tariffs and pricing instability
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 6, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Material price fluctuations and increased competition present new opportunities for some metal fabricators. Continued uncertainty, however, remains a sticking point.
- From The Fabricator
How one metal fabricator navigates change
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 6, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Although the Larsens have been in metal manufacturing for decades, they underwent a rebirth in 1999 with the launch of Larsen Manufacturing. Over the past 19 years, the organization has navigated through something that seems to be ever present in modern manufacturing: change.
- From The Fabricator
In custom metal fabrication, time means everything
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 6, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
K-zell Metals in Phoenix takes an unusual approach to managing a custom fabrication operation. It doesn’t sell fabricated products; instead, it sells the time that goes into making those fabricated products. That subtle distinction makes a big difference.
- From The Additive Report
3-D printing, thinking anew, and breaking the rules
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 1, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Additive manufacturing isn’t ubiquitous, and it won’t change the world. But if fabricators think with a fresh perspective, additive manufacturing might change how a fab shop operates. Often, this calls for some serious engineering and holistic thinking.
- From The Additive Report
Finite element analysis meets metal additive manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- May 31, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Simulation software will help when it comes to adopting metal additive manufacturing technologies. Individual pieces can be expensive, and trial and error produces some expensive scrap. Simulation software aims to eliminate that.
- 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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