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Articles tagged with "picture"

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	Folding technology makes sweeping changes: New developments in 200-year-old technology By: Geoff Stone, Contributing Writer Schwenkbiegemachinen, or swing bending machines, have been in use for more than 200 years. European manufacturers began to power them with electrical or hydraulic power after World War II, when an enormous amount of sheet metal was used in the reconstruction of Europe. Publish date: December 11, 2003 Tech cell: Folding
	Ensuring a plant's electrical system safety: One company's experience with infrared thermography By: Mark Paulson, Contributing Writer This article takes a look at using infrared thermography in the plant setting to detect potential fire hazards. It discusses who can provide the service, what sorts of problems it can detect, and generally explains how the problems discovered when using this technology should be handled. It also uses an actual inspection as a basis for the discussion. Publish date: November 29, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	Six dangerous misconceptions about crane safety: Knowing the facts could save your life By: Larry Dunville, Contributing Writer Knowing how cranes should be used, and how they should not be used, is critical to crane safety. Overload, side pull, limit switches, secondary braking devices, using the reverse direction for speed control, and daily inspections are surrounded by myth and mystery in the workplace. Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Taxing situation: New tax incentives aimed at helping out people like metal fabricators By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief Most fabricators aren't knowledgeable about tax laws and don't have time to immerse themselves in tax updates. They're too busy on the shop floor. Publish date: January 29, 2004 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Implementing open-book management: A management philosophy for surviving the global economy By: Larry Dunville, Contributing Writer Today global competitors are literally willing to work for food. U.S. workers want a car, a home, and a college education for their kids in addition to their meals. Reducing pay and eliminating benefits is not an answer for anything but a lower standard of living. The challenge is not reducing compensation but rather dramatically improving productivity. Making owners out of employees is the ticket to that productivity. Open Book Management is a philosophy—a value system. Publish date: March 11, 2004 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Inline Process auditing: Moving beyond random sampling By: Bruce Johnson, Contributing Writer Imagine this: The line is running smoothly, delivery is tight but on schedule, it is 10 minutes to shift change, and suddenly Art the quality control inspector runs by the office window shouting, "We've got bad parts coming out!" You shut the line down, your production supervisor comes running, Art is grabbing as many parts as he can to start checking, and the operator is thinking, "I should run now and let the second shift deal with it." Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: For Engineers
	Taking a look at performance appraisals By: Terry White, Contributing Writer If you make continuous feedback part of your managerial style, the annual performance appraisal becomes an affirmation of a positive working relationship. Publish date: March 28, 2002 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Handling the Rush By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer Think 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. Publish date: May 29, 2003 Tech cell: Press Feeding
	Hydraulic presses make their mark By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Press Technology
	Dangerous curves: Jaguar successfully mass-produces the industry�s first aluminum body structure By: Kathleen McLaughlin, Contributing Writer Publish date: June 8, 2004 Tech cell: Press Technology
	Waste not, want not: Array By: Array Array Publish date: Array Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	The little-known life of the scarfing tool: Focusing on a small device to see the bigger picture By: W.B. "Bud" Graham, Contributing Writer Who cares about scarfing tools? There are more important things in life. When the beauty pageant contestant is asked what problem she would like to solve, she's more likely to answer "I'd like to establish world peace" than "I wish I could find ways to help scarfing tools last longer." Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	Plotting for success: Using edge thickness measurements to aid troubleshooting By: W.B. "Bud" Graham, Contributing Writer The butler slipped through the pantry area with the warm milk and, after adding some arsenic, served the beverage to his master. The butler had been gradually increasing the amount of arsenic over many months, so the change in the milk's taste wasn't noticeable. Soon the mistress and her nefarious servant would be rid of the one thing stopping their affair. Publish date: October 23, 2003 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	It happens 'under the hood': Chicago-area builder of water gardens becomes sculptor By: Mike Dorcey, Contributing Writer Rick Walsh isn't your typical artisan, nor are his works typical welding pieces. But his personal evolution as both an artist and a welder illustrate the innovation and persistence of any successful welding operation. Publish date: July 12, 2002 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	Metal Art Takes on the Fireplace: Jim Truett�s custom fireplace screens are both functional and beautiful By: Brian Schmidt, Contributing Writer Metal art takes on many forms, from wall hangings to picture frames to fireplace screens. Just ask Jim Truett, a district sales manager for Miller Electric Mfg. Co. by day and artist in his spare time from his Huntsville, Utah, home. Publish date: February 26, 2004 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	Press brakes: the quest for a happy ending: Manufacturers, users hope technology is the ticket By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer Screen some press brake owners and manufacturers these days, and it's like they're all reading from the same script: Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Bending
	Turning up the power: Using lasers to cut thick plate By: Kevin Laughlin, Contributing Writer The most common power levels ranged between 1,500 and 2,000 watts. However, a statistical survey conducted by the AMT Laser System Product Group indicates a steady increase during the last 12 months of installations for high-power 3,000- to 4,000-watt laser systems and a decline in sales of lasers with power levels less than 2,000 watts. Publish date: July 12, 2001 Tech cell: Laser Cutting