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Don't rule out plasma for cutting aluminum: Clearing up the misconceptions

In any discussion about how to cut metal, plasma cutting is right up there with laser and waterjet. The technology gets a bad rap, though, when the discussion turns to cutting aluminum. There are five preconceptions that many fabricators have about turning to plasma to cut aluminum. But according to three experts, new plasma cutting systems produce good results on aluminum.

Publish date: January 27, 2009

Tech cell: Plasma Cutting


Fabrication in transition: One-time metal supply house becomes a waterjet shop that now offers laser cutting, bending, and assembly

Arcadia, Albany, N.Y., transitions from a metal supplier to a waterjet cutting shop to a laser cutting shop to a metal bender. Future plans call for the shop to evolve into a full-scale contract manufacturer.

Publish date: September 11, 2007

Tech cell: Waterjet Cutting


Assessing cutting and forming machine tool safety

The expanded breadth of recent standards typically includes the entire life expectancy of machines, the full scope of possible risks, the frequency and severity of risks, and the possibility of harm.

Publish date: November 15, 2001

Tech cell: Safety


Secrets of Using GTAW for Tools and Dies: One retired fabricator share the basics of how he added this services to his shop

Tool and die welding can be a very lucrative service for a fab shop. However, tool and die welders are about as rare as brain surgeons because of a general lack of knowledge about the process and because of the extra expense it brings to a shop. This article offers a basic understanding of what's needed to add this service to your fab shop.

Publish date: November 17, 2002

Tech cell: Arc Welding


Gun Control: GTAW torch design innovations enhance productivity, quality

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


The facts on welding titanium: American Welding Society D1.9 Structural Welding Code is a new tool for welders' toolboxes

A new resource tool takes away the guesswork and the apprehension when welding titanium: The American Welding Society (AWS) D1.9/D1.9M Structural Welding Code—Titanium. Released in July 2007, the code goes beyond the limitations of previous documents by providing the information required to engineer a structural titanium product from start to finish.

Publish date: March 11, 2008

Tech cell: Arc Welding