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More from Tim Heston
- From The Fabricator
How one Millennial entrepreneur gambled with no fabrication experience
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 16, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Cody Lee isn’t your typical 30-year-old entrepreneur. He’s not investing in crypto or convoluted software that promises to be the next big thing. Last year, without any industry experience, he plunged into the sheet metal arena by purchasing Ohio-based Everyday Technologies, and he hasn’t looked back.
- From The Fabricator
How a custom metal fabricator doubled revenue amid the pandemic
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 9, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Dallas-based Edge Fabrication doubled revenue between 2019 and 2022 during a pandemic, supply chain challenges, and an acute labor shortage. It grew with good technology, good data, and good people.
¿Por qué no está operando la máquina?
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 29, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
¿Por qué no está cortando el láser? ¿Por qué no hay nadie en la prensa dobladora? Usted tiene pedidos, entonces ¿qué lo detiene? Las plataformas de monitoreo ayudan a los fabricantes a resolver el misterio.
- From The Fabricator
Hardware insertion’s automation evolution in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 26, 2022
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Putting a robot in front of an insertion press seems like a no-brainer for metal fabrication shop. But robotics is just one part of the automation equation. Insertion press technology has come a long way in metal manufacturing.
- From The Fabricator
Finding flow in custom metal fabrication with an efficient shop floor layout
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 25, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
A decade ago, a speaker at an FMA lean manufacturing conference revealed a proposed shop layout to promote flow. The bones behind the concept still apply to the industry today.
- From The Fabricator
How automation shapes Kendall Howard’s fabrication business model
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 23, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Automation has become the cornerstone of growth at Kendall Howard, a unique product development and manufacturing company northeast of Minneapolis. In the first episode of our new series, Talk Automation, co-host and editor Tim Heston speaks with Kendall Howard founder Randy Herreid about how the custom fabricator has implemented system-wide automation for material handling and other processes to grow the business.
- From The Fabricator
How a Wisconsin-based metal manufacturer builds flexible capacity with automation
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 22, 2022
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
A new, flexible tube laser cutting and bending cell exemplifies MEC’s approach to automation. Part volume isn’t the only consideration for the manufacturing giant.
- From The Fabricator
How a top metal fabricator perfects its material handling
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 19, 2022
- Materials Handling
- Article
In the typical fab shop, material spends most of its time waiting as work-in-process. A contract fabricator in Pennsylvania aims to minimize the waiting.
- From The Fabricator
2022 FAB 40: Diversification drives the metal fabrication business model
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 20, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Maysteel Industries manages its growth through three related diversification strategies: diversity in geometry, in customers, and in careers.
Soldando tubo de manera autónoma
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 18, 2022
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
La soldadura de tubo de un solo lado de penetración completa con preparaciones en V convencionales ha sido muy difícil de automatizar, pero eso cambió con una combinación de tecnologías, que incluye la inteligencia artificial.
- From The Fabricator
What makes a good business leader in manufacturing?
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 15, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
When people just do what they’re told and are cut out of the decision-making process, shop culture at any manufacturing company suffers. Good leadership and culture can’t exist in an environment that doesn’t protect employees.
Los robots para fabricación de metal se vuelven móviles
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 4, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Los cambios fluctuantes en el suministro y en la demanda requieren que los fabricantes sean ágiles, tanto que esa automatización fija en procesos específicos no siempre tiene sentido. La automatización tiene que moverse a donde se necesita.
Cuando un robot de soldadura tiene un cerebro
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 20, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
En la mayor parte de la manufactura los robots hacen lo que se les dice. No han podido aprender por sí solos, pero eso empieza a cambiar.
- From The Fabricator
2022 FAB 40: The Metalworking Group navigates unprecedented growth
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 16, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Since 2019, Cincinnati fabricator The Metalworking Group has navigated through the pandemic, followed by booming demand. With demand came opportunity.
- From The Fabricator
2022 FAB 40: Custom metal fabricator moves away from batch-and-queue
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 14, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Custom metal fabricator Humanetics transitions from batch-and-queue to a cellular plant layout focused on flow thanks to a former Mary Kay facility.
- 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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