thefabricator.comThe FABRICATORSTAMPING JournalPractical Welding TodayTube & Pipe JournalCanadian Industry ManufacturingGreen ManufacturerPWT TV

 
Tags
Home \ Tags \ country

Articles tagged with "country"

Results: 13

Emergency preparedness: A critical safety program component

You're at work and a fire alarm or other emergency warning device sounds. Do you know what to do? Where to go and the appropriate route to get there?

Publish date: February 12, 2004

Tech cell: Safety


Gear up for welding

Publish date: March 11, 2004

Tech cell: Safety


Welding fume health hazards

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), more than 400,000 U.S. men and women are employed in welding and related occupations. Some studies suggest that these workers are at risk of serious respiratory, neurological, and reproductive effects. More and better data is needed to assess the risks.

Publish date: March 11, 2004

Tech cell: Safety


US. DOC Offers Export Assistance: Provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Administration.

Publish date: March 11, 2004

Tech cell: For CEOs


Beating 'world' pricing: Nu-Way Industries finds the formula to take on competition from China

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


Fabricating precision parts for automobiles: Examples of Malaysian manufacturers stepping up to strong demand

The Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) trade ministers have agree to move ahead with a closer economic partnership with Australia and New Zealand as an initiative amid the global economic slowdown. This article describes how some Malaysian companies are addressing productivity and cost issues.

Publish date: November 29, 2001

Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis


The end of the (welding) world as we know it?: Connecticut may face changes in its vocational-technical welding programs

The end of manufacturing is near for the state of Connecticut, some fear.

Publish date: June 26, 2003

Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis


A 'bout' with the champion

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


Goin' Global: How U.S. fabricators can angle in worldwide waters

The U.S. is considered to be the best consumer market in the world. However, competition for this market has increased as more and more countries have cast their rods in the U.S consumer pool.

Publish date: March 11, 2004

Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis


Batter up! Turning an aluminum tube into a baseball bat

The roar of the crowd, the shouts of the umpire, the crack of the bat hitting the ball—these are the unmistakable sounds of a baseball game. Over the last few decades, however, one of those sounds has changed; now the bat tends to make a ping that resonates when it hits the ball. It's the sound of aluminum rather than wood making contact with the ball.

Publish date: May 29, 2003

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication


Ironworkers and contractors adapt to FCAW trends

Welders who want to become proficient in a technology whose time has come should look into getting certified for flux-cored arc welding.

Publish date: May 15, 2001

Tech cell: Arc Welding


How to Kill a Robotic Project in Five Easy Steps

How would you like to fail utterly in your quest to modernize your shop with robotic weldingequipment? Look no further—we've got all the bad advice you need right here.

Publish date: July 12, 2001

Tech cell: Automation and Robotics


Hot spots for U.S. metal fabricated exports

Increased global competition for customers on their home turf has driven U.S. metal fabricators to throw their nets wider to international markets. With this in mind, fabricators should look at the lists of the countries purchasing the most U.S. metal fabricated tools, machinery, products, and partially assembled goods as a road map to export opportunities.

Publish date: July 10, 2003

Tech cell: Bending