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	Cutting through the obstacles: The challenges of sawing structural tube, pipe, and solids By: David Byrley and Dave Burkhart, Contributing Writers Of all the materials that can be cut on industrial band saw machines, structural steels—such as pipe and tubing, plate, angle and channel iron, and I beams—are all among the most common and challenging. Publish date: December 11, 2001 Tech cell: Sawing
	Using hydroforming aluminum components versus steel stampings: The contender gains points, but the champion is still in the fight By: Daniel Hunter, Contributing Writer This article examines two transitions that are occurring in the automotive industry—the change from stamping to hydroforming, and the substitution of aluminum where steel was used previously. Publish date: November 15, 2001 Tech cell: Hydroforming
	Hydroforming heats up: New techniques and equipment push industry forward By: Eric Lundin, Editor, TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal� Hydroforming was one of the fastest-growing metal forming technologies during the 1990s. Most of U.S. industry cooled down during and after the recession of 2001, but things have been heating up lately, and the world of hydroforming is no exception. The North American Hydroforming Conference and Exhibition (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Dayton, Ohio), which was sponsored by the Tube & Pipe Association, International® (TPA), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), showcased new techniques, equipment, and applications that are moving the industry forward. Publish date: January 13, 2004 Tech cell: Hydroforming
	Making the workplace safe for Spanish-speaking employees By: Kelly Langdon, Contributing Writer Modifying your safety program to address the needs of your Spanish-speaking employees can create a much safer work environment. Here's how one company achieved that goal. Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Workplace stress—Part 1 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Stress is a fact of life. It's here to stay, and even if we could abolish it, we wouldn't want to. At its best, stress can be the catalyst that moves us to make changes and achieve great things in life. At its worst, it can create all kinds of emotional and physical problems. What determines whether stress is a friend or foe? Whether it precipitates changes that improve our lives or whether it greatly diminishes the quality of our lives? One determining factor is how we handle or manage stress. We can be our own best friend or our own worst enemy. Publish date: July 24, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Workplace stress—Part 2 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager If you've visited a doctor recently and were told that stress is the cause of or a contributing factor to what ails you, you're not alone. Although you can't expect to eliminate all of the stress in your life, you can learn to manage it and reduce its negative effects. Publish date: August 14, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Safeguarding machines with an ergonomic spin: The importance of human factors in indstrial safety standards By: Gary Hutter, P.E., Ph.D., Contributing Writer Human factors contain elements of psychology, engineering, statistics, and observation. Safety codes and standards often are written based on some aspect of human factors, and it may be critical to have a full understanding of the human factors behind the code or standard before applying the same concept to other equipment. Publish date: June 8, 2004 Tech cell: Safety
	What price workers' compensation insurance? By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager It's a Catch-22 for many manufacturers. Not having workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. Paying for workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. How is a company to survive? Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Beating 'world' pricing: Nu-Way Industries finds the formula to take on competition from China By: Scot Stevens, Contributing Writer During the depths of the manufacturing slowdown that has cost the fabricated metal products sector nearly 300,000 jobs since 2000, Steven Southwell, president of Des Plaines, Ill.-based Nu-Way Industries Inc., faced a depressing challenge from one of his multinational OEM customers??either meet the ??total cost of acquisition? achieved in China or purchase the part from the Chinese supplier, inventory it, and incorporate it into the family of parts supplied by Nu-Way. Publish date: January 13, 2004 Tech cell: Fab Stories
	'It's gonna be painful' Metal industry players note little to reassure them in days ahead By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer Manufacturers were hurting before September. How do things look now? Well ... they could be better, industry players say. Publish date: November 15, 2001 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	10 questions to ask about equipment leasing: Inquire before you sign By: Michael Fleming, Contributing Writer Equipment leasing—an arrangement in which a business pays for the use of equipment but does not own it—is growing in popularity for many reasons. Benefits of leasing include flexibility, convenience, and protection from having to be responsible for equipment obsolescence. Publish date: May 29, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	The Perfect Economic Storm and The 100-Year Flood in Manufacturing—Part 1 By: David Goodreau, Contributing Writer Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	The Perfect Economic Storm and The 100-Year Flood in Manufacturing—Part 2 By: David Goodreau, Contributing Writer Publish date: July 24, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	A 'bout' with the champion By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief Rep. Don Manzullo speaks about taxes, steel tariffs, health care, and manufacturing's future. Publish date: February 26, 2004 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	Do you see the light? By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief In this article, The FABRICATOR® attempts to shine the light on opportunities for improvement in both the front office and on the shop floor. In this case, the light is on the lights—as well as the heating and ventilating system and other energy-sapping devices. Publish date: February 26, 2004 Tech cell: Shop Strategies
	Metal stamping and electromagnetic forming: New process improves material formability, reduces wrinkling By: Helen Gallagher, Contributing Writer This article describes the development of electromagnetic forming (EMF) and how EMF works. Publish date: October 25, 2001 Tech cell: Press Technology
	Auto industry demands shape the future of stamping By: Ohio State University As the stamping industry heads into a new century, it continues to be driven primarily by the automotive industry. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Press Technology
	The problem with quality: A closer look at quality ratings By: Bernard Swiecki, Contributing Writer In May, automotive quality gurus J.D. Power & Associates released the results of its 2003 Initial Quality Study (IQS). As is the case every year, the winners will trumpet their scores while the losers will promise improvement. A closer look at the numbers, however, reveals some interesting observations. Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: Testing and Measuring
	Designing progressive dies: Reviewing the basics of progressive tooling By: Michael Korneli, Contributing Writer Decisions and compromises must be made when designing progressive dies to produce a part. Knowing ahead of time what this process entails just might help you. Publish date: September 17, 2001 Tech cell: Tool and Die
	Maintaining and troubleshooting HF welders: A common-sense approach for vacuum tube and solid-state machines By: Ray Cagganello, Contributing Writer The basic steps of general preventive maintenance and troubleshooting for both vacuum tube and solid-state high frequency (HF) welders should assist in keeping welders online and producing pipe or tube. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	Using existing tooling for new product applications: Evaluating the tooling's capabilities and limitations By: David Jenkins Jr., Contributing Writer The article outlines factors for consideration when changing material type, grade, coatings, efficient speed requirements, specialty shapes, etc. Special consideration is given to the difference in speed between the minor relief angle and the root diameter. Publish date: November 29, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	Managing environmental risk in tube, pipe production: What you need to know about state and federal regulations By: Kim Conant, Contributing Writer Publish date: January 29, 2004 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	Gun Control: GTAW torch design innovations enhance productivity, quality By: Harshad Shah, Contributing Writer This article discusses improvements to the GTAW torch that should enhance the productivity and quality of welding operations. It specifically discusses the welding gun's affect on ergonomics and cooling capacity. Publish date: November 15, 2001 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	Joining aluminum with GTAW: Advice for the novice By: Mike Sammons, Contributing Writer Aluminum is a real challenge to weld, especially for beginners. A knowledge of the gas tungsten arc welding equipment that is available to do the job as well as required accessories, preparation tips, and proper techniques is a good thing to have before jumping in. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	Welding aluminum tailored blanks with Nd:YAG lasers for automotive applications By: Mohammed Naeem and Richard Jessett, Contributing Writers The increased average power at the workpiece delivered by a 4-kilowatt, continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser source can be used for tailored blank welding of aluminum alloys Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Automation and Robotics
	Supporting the defense: Manufacturer uses direct diode laser to weld missile canisters Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Laser Welding
	Understanding weld discontinuities By: Tony Anderson, Contributing Writer Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: Welding Inspection