Sanding Machine Finishes the Job: How one company solved its finishing dilemma with a portable pipe sanderAAMS needed a way to polish aluminum and stainless steel handrails in two separate construction projects. To get the job done, they turned to a dedicated tube and pipe sander, which allowed them to accomplish the necessary finish in half the time manual polishing would have taken.
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Cash in on lean manufacturing: Fabricators say it isn't easy, but rewards are worthTRUMPF, Freudenberg-NOK, and Aero Gear Inc. share their experiences with lean manufacturing here and present the benefits and challenges of implementing it in the machine tool-making, automotive supply, and job shop environments.
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Rapid evolution, not revolution: Big changes work their way through appliance stamping shopsChanges are taking place in stamping operations in the appliance industry, with more on the way. And the science of stamping is improving significantly as a result. In this article, appliance industry executives express their opinions of the state of this technology.
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Earthquake shakes joint design, building construction: Contractor tackles new seismic code welding with dual-arc machinesThis article is a case study that outlines how a California contractor retrofit existing buildings in southern California, using new construction codes to prevent further earthquake damage, while staying profitable, expanding, putting more welders in the field, using new welding procedures and consumables, and buying new equipment.
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