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Articles tagged with "marketing"
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Plasma pleases plentyTechnological developments in lasers are positioning them as an attractive alternative to plasma. But fabricators are still sticking with plasma cutting for many applications where speed and cost-effective operation are concerns.
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Making hands-free straight, saddle, and miter cutsRovanco Piping Systems Inc. designs and fabricates piping systems for applications such as water (hot and cold), steam, and jet fuel. It sells fabricated pipe—typically with straight or miter end cuts—up to 36 inches in diameter. It provides preinsulated, high-temperature, low-temperature, and containment systems.
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Choosing the right coated abrasive for plate finishing applications: A look at grain propertiesMost plate fabricating companies need to select a coated abrasive to finish their parts. This selection process can be intimidating, as well as confusing, because so many types of coated abrasives are available.
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Lifting the load: Applications for electric lift trucks in manufacturingManufacturers face relentless challenges in their efforts to meet changing demand. In their materials handling operation, these challenges include moving materials in tight spaces, providing just-in-time (JIT) delivery to production areas, and ensuring that lift trucks are available when and where they are needed. Maintaining production efficiency requires sturdy, dependable lift trucks that are maneuverable, easy to operate, and easy to maintain.
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What's that material?: Using XRF technology to identify alloysMany alloys—stainless steels, HASTELLOY®, INCONEL®, INCOLOY®, MONEL®, duplex and superduplex alloys—are similar in appearance and easily mixed up after mill test reports (MTRs) and heat stamps are removed in material processing. These mix-ups can have serious consequences to the end user, including product rework, factory downtime, or premature product failure. A single mistake may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in materials and labor to correct. In addition, any loss of consumer confidence resulting from shipping incorrect material carries incalculable costs.
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Sell! Sell! Sell!: Developing a profitable exit strategy for you and your companyDevising a strategy for selling your company that fits within your goals and current market conditions is essential
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Put your money where your mouse is: How to succeed in e-businessTo decrease your chance of failure in e-business, focus on the business issues first and the technology issues second.
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US. DOC Offers Export Assistance: Provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Administration. |
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Establishing an identity: Tube producer/fabricator devises market, branding strategy for growthTarter Gate, a captive tube mill operation and tube and pipe fabricator, is the largest manufacturer of animal management equipment in the U.S. Learn how the company has used a marketing plan to increase sales and maintain growth in this family-owned and -operated business.
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Family business going strong after 100 yearsThe average lifespan of a family-owned business is 24 years, and 60 percent of family-owned businesses do not have a clear succession plan. Tell that to the Peddinghaus Corporation and you might be in for a big "Oh really?" In business for 100 years and with a Peddinghaus still at the helm, the family-owned manufacturer of steel construction industry equipment clearly is a statistical exception.
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Growing, growing ... gone?: Some customers left, but a contract manufacturer finds new ones on the WebThe fortune of Custom Tool & Mfg. Co. changed last year with a cold call from a representative of MFG.com. After signing on for the Web-based service, the fabricator is finding several fabricating jobs to bid on each week.
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Goin' Global: How U.S. fabricators can angle in worldwide watersThe 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.
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Do you see the light?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.
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Diversity a blessing for Blessing: Diverse customer base—from heavy equipment to medical—key to Blessing Industries’ successDiverse customer base—from heavy equipment to medical—key to Blessing Industries' success
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Sizing up pallet uncoilers: Evaluating requirements before you buyHorizontal payoff of coiled materials on pallet uncoilers can help reduce downtime for coil changeover, increase coil handling efficiency, and improve operator safety.
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Handling the RushThink delicate: an antique vase, velvet gloves, the sweet sound of string music.Then imagine a typical stamping operation: bam-bam, metal on metal, all day long.
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Spraying it right: Containing and controlling lubricants |
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Driven to integrate: Automotive component stamper branches out, adapts to industry changesChanges come often in the steel industry--a business that sticks around long enough might eventually bear little resemblance to the version established at its inception. This is the case for Parkview Metal Products, Lake Zurich, Ill. The company opened in 1950 as a tool and die shop in Chicago, later moving and shifting its focus to automotive, electronic, and grill components. The company believes its culture is changing for the better and plans to continue developing its 5S initiatives, increasing its on-time delivery, and reducing its scrap rate.
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Troubleshooting compression bendingYou can achieve nearly trouble-free bending by being aware of the causes of typical compression bending problems and by correctly operating and maintaining the compression bender.
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Little Giant takes flight: Family business climbs to success with infomercial, automationWing Enterprises started out with a product and a patent -- for its Little Giant brand ladders. However, in time its sales lagged, and the company needed to figure out a new marketing strategy. With an infomercial and automated welding, Wing Enterprises was on its way to successfully growing its company and its sales.
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Getting the best results in gas-shielded FCAW: Filler metals play a crucial role in the process |
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Robotic arc welding gets smart in real time: Immediacy of information can benefit shop floorsWhether you're dealing with low part counts or wild welding variables or the challenges of just-in-time production, monitoring software can help smooth your operation.
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Robots and dials and knobs—oh my!: GMAW power sources have evolved over timeIn the late 1950s, the U.S. Navy wanted to find a way to join heavy aluminum structural sections used to fabricate motor torpedo boat hulls.
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Selecting a shielding gas for joining stainless steel: The right choice is critical for success |
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Three optional techniques for beveling: Understanding the advantages and drawbacks of eachMany fabricators use standard plasma cutters and abrasives to create beveled edges. Along with these traditional methods, welders also have the option of using three alternative beveling techniques: punch and nibble, peeling and shearing, and milling and routing. Each has advantages and drawbacks.
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Press brakes: the quest for a happy ending: Manufacturers, users hope technology is the ticketScreen some press brake owners and manufacturers these days, and it's like they're all reading from the same script:
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Nontraditional fabricator chasing nontraditional markets: With the automotive industry struggling, Michigan-based Matrix Metalcraft actively pursues diversification.Matrix Metalcraft, Clinton Township, Mich.,has done plenty of prototype and productionwork for the automotive industry in the past,but with the downturn in the industry, it istargeting industries aligned with alternativepower generation for new business. In doingso, it has found out that its laser cuttingcapabilties will serve those efforts well.
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