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More from Vicki Bell
- From The Fabricator
How to save U.S. manufacturing
- By Vicki Bell
- Aug 18, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The majority of U.S. citizens agree that manufacturing is vital to the economy and national security. So what can be done to save manufacturing? In his new book, Dr. William Killingsworth outlines a five-step program the government must implement to make it happen.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: 3-D printing warheads; jobs lost and jobs added
- By Vicki Bell
- Jul 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— More about 3-D printing, this time on a larger scale; the state of steel jobs in Northwest Indiana; politics and fabricating; and one company’s solution to the skilled worker shortage.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Blacksmithing, 3D printing, and an immigration nightmare stymies a shop’s growth
- By Vicki Bell
- Jul 22, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Immigration nightmare stymies company’s growth/job creation; imagination an important tool in blacksmith’s arsenal; ultimate use of 3D printing; fabricator gives in many ways; and veterans trade combat helmets for welding helmets.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Welding instead of French; a heavy-metal tour; cutting energy costs
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 24, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Welding to satisfy math and language requirements; heavy-metal tour attracts future workforce; companies join to lower energy costs; stampers expect slight downturn; and metal sculpture transcends art.
- From The Fabricator
STIHL Inc. camp inspires youth to pursue manufacturing careers
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 23, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Think you might be interested in starting a summer camp to attract youth to manufacturing careers? STIHL Inc. did just that, found the endeavor worthwhile, and has even created a template for other companies to use in promoting manufacturing technology to youth.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Fabricators in the limelight; high cost of a tiny, missing part; automakers and art
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 11, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Fabricators make an important list; a missing, nickel-size part leads to big settlement for ship builder; automakers contribute millions to save Detroit’s art; men continue to be on the short end of the jobs recovery stick; and more women become manufacturing entrepreneurs.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Fabricators in the thick of battle; how to be a preferred stamper; gearhead photos
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— How fabricators support warfighters on location; what it takes to be the stamping company of choice; rebuilding a chassis in 29 photos; how to foster innovation; and new fabricating jobs heading to South Carolina.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: 3-D printing & the supply chain; inspiration blows in; a fabricator success story
- By Vicki Bell
- May 28, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— 3-D printing could alter supply chain; it takes a community of businesses to build a ballpark; placing the tail on this donkey is not so easy; fabricator moves out of the basement; and the wind ushers in a new product.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Tallest flagpole in NA; hydroformers on Sci Channel; society needs welding to function
- By Vicki Bell
- May 20, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Designing the largest flagpole in North America no easy task; tube hydroforming featured on “How It’s Made” series; Florida fabricator encourages people to ‘actually build something’; South Carolina welding instructor pens opinion piece welding’s importance; and a Minnesota welding program’s students easily find jobs.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Tool and diemaker for 50 years partly to blame for the worker shortage
- By Vicki Bell
- May 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Developments affecting the spring/stamping industry; something to consider when opening a plant in a new location Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Praise for a tool and diemaker’s 50 years’ service highlights a reason for the worker shortage; A spring/stamping company VP lists 5 developments he believes will affect the industry; a stamping company’s move to El Paso has paid off, despite some difficulties; lawmakers attempt to make it less lucrative for companies to leave the U.S.; and this summer job is a blue-print for teaching entrepreneurship.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: The future of manufacturing training in New Jersey; the staggering price of a recall; golf being replaced as the networking sport
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 29, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles—General Motors proves Murphy’s law and takes a big hit, thanks to its cost-focused management; New Jersey launches a rolling initiative to train manufacturing workers statewide; misconceptions about the skill level required for today’s manufacturing workers aren’t exclusive to the U.S.; passing golf on the left, cycling is becoming the preferred networking activity ; and a Flint, Mich., shop bar captures the prosperity and excitement the city once knew.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web 4.22.14
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 22, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles—Tesla to build electric cars in China; sales for a certain gun accessory are booming; a fab shop and mega manufacturer are involved in a multimillion dollar venture; bike center expansion to make fab equipment available to more people; and British Columbia, Canada will need 2,000 new welders and fabricators over the next 10 years.
- From The Welder
Art of the Steel
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 21, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Welder Josh Welton, Brown Dog Welding, has found success far beyond the work he does in his shop. Through social media, Josh has created a brand in demand by an ever-increasing following. The latest venture in the shop’s evolutionary process is Art of the Steel, a book that features Josh’s metal art and more.
- From The Fabricator
Hip, hip, away ...
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 16, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Metal-on-metal hips seemed like a good idea, in theory. In reality, some have become an implant patient’s worst nightmare.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web 4.09.14
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles—a possible capital spending boom; GE’s big plans for the ‘Industrial Internet’; invisible technology in development; a Washington fabricator does it better; and a Ford Bronco’s (not that Bronco) 12-year journey.
- 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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