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More from Tim Heston
- From The Fabricator
Going beyond commodity sheet metal perforation
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 5, 2014
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Accurate Perforating doesn’t just make holes anymore. It provides entire perforated and fabricated sheet metal components. The 200-employee Chicago manufacturer has done a lot to stand out in a consolidated sector.
- From The Fabricator
The future of the medium-sized metal fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 5, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Small shops will be there for the small jobs; large shops are investing in equipment to compete; but what about the shop in the middle?
- From The Fabricator
Reinventing the caster wheel
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 30, 2014
- Materials Handling
- Article
It sounds funny, but casters really are the wheels that assist in the smooth part flow that lean manufacturing demands.
- From The Fabricator
The human side of selling a business
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Cancer greatly altered the ownership sitatuation for GH Metal Solutions in 2005, but several years of hard work to put the company on a new growth path helped the fabricator to find just rhe right owner.
El efecto expansivo del corte con láser a alta velocidad
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 27, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Con la tecnología de láser de estado sólido aumentando el rendimiento en los talleres de fa-bricación, controlar el flujo desde el corte hasta el doblado y los procesos corriente abajo nunca había sido tan importante. En un panel reciente de la industria, expertos líderes en tecnologías de fabricación explicaron la combinación co-rrecta de máquinas herramienta modernas y software, que puede ayudar a los fabricantes a enfrentar con éxito este reto de producción
- From The Fabricator
White House shines spotlight on manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 27, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The White House released a list of manufacturing initiatives today that involve various government agencies. A few programs in the release really stand out.
- From The Fabricator
Uncovering waste with an all-encompassing metric
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 22, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Manufacturing critical-path time, MCT, is a broad metric that encompasses the entire enterprise. The shorter an organization's MCT, the more adaptable and successful it can be.
- From The Fabricator
Plasma cutting or laser cutting? How about both?
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 22, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Not all parts need the tight-tolernace edge that laser cutting provides; now a fabricator canhave the fine touch of laser cutting and the poweful force of plasma cutting for thicker materials in one machine.
- From The Fabricator
Giving a welding robot some eyes
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 22, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Vision systems for a welding application usually are reserved for critical jobs associated with high costs of failure. New technology developments, however, may be introducing this technology to a new audience.
- From The Fabricator
Cut, bend, weld, paint, assemble—box—and ship
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 22, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Fabricators didn't join the profession because they love packaging and shipping. A custom-box-making machine may be just the thing to allow them to focus on the fun stuff.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating thin with photochemical etching
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 20, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Faspro Technologies identified a manufacturing need inthe alte 1990s that could be met with the use of photochemical etching technology. It has since built a successful business serving the electronics industry.
- From The Fabricator
The information age of automation
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 14, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
These days automation and efficiency are givens. Today, more executives are talking about something that, in the high-product-mix world of metal fabrication, can be incredibly complex. They're talking about information.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing Day, and the joy of making things
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Manufacturing Day celebrates continuous improvement, excellence, and, perhaps most important, the tinkerer in us all.
- From The Fabricator
Skilled labor crisis, or a crisis of character?
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 1, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
We call it a "skilled labor crisis," but is it really about skill? Skills can be taught. The real challenge may be much broader.
- From The Fabricator
Why safety is personal at Michigan metal fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 29, 2014
- Safety
- Article
Sue Rollins takes safety personally, and for good reason. The quality assurance manager and safety coordinator at Genzink Steel, Holland Mich., has a life history greatly affected by workplace hazards. To be effective and to convey her message, she makes quality and safety personal.
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- 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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