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	Successful tube hydroforming: Watching parameters, accurately simulating the process yield good results By: Taylan Altan and Suwat Jirathearanat, Contributing Writer A typical tube hydroforming system is shown in Figure 1. Within this system, a host of factors must be taken into account, from starting tube geometry and material properties to the quality of the final part (such as thickness distribution and dimensional accuracy). Publish date: June 15, 2001 Tech cell: Hydroforming
	Handling metal stamping wastes: Protecting the environment - - and your business By: Rich Bravieri, Contributing Writer Metal stamping companies are required to comply with a number of regulations relating to the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of the wastes they generate. As a result, each company must learn which materials are classfied as hazardous and how to comply with detailed regulations. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Materials Handling
	Predicting the service life of galvanized steel By: Thomas J. Langill, Ph.D., and Philip G. Rahrig, Contributing Writers Zinc, which has been used to hot-dip-galvanize steel for 250 years, provides 50 to 75 years of corrosion protection in many environments. Empirical data collected about hot-dip galvanized (HDG) steel field performance from 1940 to 1980—in environments ranging from industrial to marine to suburban—indicates that zinc can prevent base steel corrosion more than other surface treatments. Because of zinc's long-lasting protection, projects require no maintenance and therefore no maintenance costs. Publish date: May 29, 2003 Tech cell: Metals/Materials
	Staying safe during HF welding: A common sense approach to personnel protection By: Ray Cagganello, Contributing Writer Proper clothing, training, procedures, troubleshooting, preparation, and equipment for HF welding are critical if you want to prevent workplace accidents. Publish date: October 11, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	Employees value workplace health and wellness programs By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Sixty percent of respondents to a recent survey consider health and wellness programs a viable incentive to stay at their current jobs. But it must be the right program, one that addresses the employees' concerns. Publish date: April 24, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Defibrillators—Should you have one in your workplace? By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager This article explores the facts about AEDs, the legalities surrounding their use by laypersons, and guidelines for implementing an AED program in the workplace. Publish date: May 29, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Your best safety resource: The FMA/CNA Safety Committee By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Do you know the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International™ (FMA)/CNA Safety Committee? If not, you should. They're an excellent resource for guidance on workplace safety issues. And they're the force behind the safety focus on thefabricator.com. Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Making the workplace safe for Spanish-speaking employees By: Kelly Langdon, Contributing Writer Modifying your safety program to address the needs of your Spanish-speaking employees can create a much safer work environment. Here's how one company achieved that goal. Publish date: June 26, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Workplace stress—Part 1 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Stress is a fact of life. It's here to stay, and even if we could abolish it, we wouldn't want to. At its best, stress can be the catalyst that moves us to make changes and achieve great things in life. At its worst, it can create all kinds of emotional and physical problems. What determines whether stress is a friend or foe? Whether it precipitates changes that improve our lives or whether it greatly diminishes the quality of our lives? One determining factor is how we handle or manage stress. We can be our own best friend or our own worst enemy. Publish date: July 24, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Workplace stress—Part 2 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager If you've visited a doctor recently and were told that stress is the cause of or a contributing factor to what ails you, you're not alone. Although you can't expect to eliminate all of the stress in your life, you can learn to manage it and reduce its negative effects. Publish date: August 14, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Safety pays By: George Eberl, Contributing Writer Publish date: August 28, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Take control of safety By: Justin Bruursema, Contributing Writer Welders are among the millions of workers who face respiratory hazards every day in the workplace. Confined spaces, solvents, and gas emissions, as well as welding, grinding, and soldering, may expose workers to airborne hazards. Publish date: October 23, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Surviving an OSHA inspection: What to do if an investigator shows up on your doorstep By: Linda C. Ashar, Contributing Writer Weathering an inspection by OSHA is a matter of knowing your operation from top to bottom and being prepared for a visit at all times. Publish date: May 15, 2001 Tech cell: For CEOs
	What price workers' compensation insurance? By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager It's a Catch-22 for many manufacturers. Not having workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. Paying for workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. How is a company to survive? Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Workers' compensation—Managing the process By: Ron Wood, SPHR, Contributing Writer Publish date: November 20, 2003 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Metal formers: Keep an eye on monitoring program: Might Congress consider a change in SIMA? By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief Publish date: January 11, 2005 Tech cell: For CEOs
	10 questions to ask about equipment leasing: Inquire before you sign By: Michael Fleming, Contributing Writer Equipment leasing—an arrangement in which a business pays for the use of equipment but does not own it—is growing in popularity for many reasons. Benefits of leasing include flexibility, convenience, and protection from having to be responsible for equipment obsolescence. Publish date: May 29, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	Do you see the light? By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief 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. Publish date: February 26, 2004 Tech cell: Shop Strategies
	Overcoming the skilled labor shortage By: Kevin Cole, Contributing Writer The labor force of tomorrow needs to embrace manufacturing today if the industry is going to attract and keep the workers it needs in the future. Publish date: May 15, 2001 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	The future of vocational education By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager The death knell is sounding for vocational programs throughout the U.S. Readers who responded "Yes, vocational programs have been cut" to thefabricator.com's recent question regarding the status of vocational programs where they live outnumbered those responding "No, vocational programs are intact" three to one. Publish date: June 12, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Budget cuts hit welding hard: Extraordinary effort is critical to welding programs� survival By: Stephanie Vaughan, Contributing Writer Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Installing and maintaining coil cradles and reels By: Robert Kotynski, Contributing Writer The installation procedures that can help to prolong the life of coil cradles and reels are outlined in this article. Specific steps to maintain cradles and reels are also included. Publish date: October 11, 2001 Tech cell: Coil Processing
	Technology modernizes CMMs: Hardware, software progress to enhance these shop tools By: Jean-Charles Granger, Contributing Writer Coordinate measuring machines have progressed since their inception in the 1970s. Publish date: July 11, 2002 Tech cell: Testing and Measuring
	Bending tube with an all-electric machine: Characteristics and capabilities By: Jeff Tapper, Contributing Writer This article discusses the ins and outs of all-electric tube bending machines, discussing the challenges, performance characteristics, and typical options of all-electric benders. Publish date: December 13, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	Automating for the future: Tube bending tool manufacturer uses software to speed production time By: Jack Thornton, Contributing Writer If you need to cut production time, you might glean a few tips from a little job shop in Ohio that has made the most of its software. Publish date: August 29, 2002 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	The growing use of orbital tube welding: Quality, repeatability, and documentation drive the technology By: William J. Wuertz, Contributing Writer Although orbital tube welding has been used in aerospace, semiconductor, and other high-purity applications for a long time, general industrial markets just now are beginning to view it as a viable and economical option for joining stainless steel tubing. Publish date: July 12, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication
	Tooling, the key for mill production By: Robert Stroud, Contributing Writer This article discusses three main criteria that govern tube mill tooling—design, materials used in their construction, and alignment of tooling on the mill. Discusses advancements in design due to CAD technology; experimental use of ceramic and plastic materials for making tooling; and the use of subplates and interchangeable components to ease tube mill alignment. Publish date: November 29, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	Achieving faster, more efficient tube mill changeovers By: Robert Sladky, Contributing Writer Tube mill changeovers involve more than just tooling. Several variables Publish date: July 26, 2001 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	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
	Managing environmental risk in tube, pipe production: What you need to know about state and federal regulations By: Kim Conant, Contributing Writer Publish date: January 29, 2004 Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production
	Automated welding for job shops By: Bruce McHaney, Contributing Writer A robotic weldingsystem represents a significant capital investment for a job shop. Publish date: July 12, 2001 Tech cell: Automation and Robotics
	How to Kill a Robotic Project in Five Easy Steps By: Jim Berge, Contributing Writer 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
	Programming multiple robots: Operating two or more robots from a single point of control By: Mary Kay Morel, Contributing Writer In many applicatios -- such as large-component welding, press-tending lines, and multiprocess cells -- running multiple robots from a single point of control assists in preventing collisions, simplifying the programming structure, and reducing integration cost. This approach also meets the American National Standards Institute/Robotic Institute of America (ANSI/RIA) R15.06-1999 safety standard. Publish date: October 23, 2003 Tech cell: Automation and Robotics
	Gas-shielded cored wires find their niche: Suitable applications for flux-cored and metal-cored electrodes By: Dwight Myers, Contributing Writer Gas-shielded flux-cored and metal-cored wires are growing in popularity because the wires are fabricated and can be applied to many applications. Publish date: June 15, 2001 Tech cell: Consumables
	Supporting the defense: Manufacturer uses direct diode laser to weld missile canisters Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Laser Welding
	The Brakes: Press Brakes and You -- Whose business is safety? Everybody's By: Bob Butchart, Contributing Writer What sort of safety measures needed in your shop depends somewhat on your equipment, but making your press brake a safe piece of equipment is largely a matter of old-fashioned common sense. Publish date: October 11, 2001 Tech cell: Bending
	New PC-based controls open path to better press brake utilization: Control improvements simplify operator use By: Todd A. Kirchoff, Contributing Writer Press brake forming always has been a labor-intensive process. Shrinking lead-times and smaller lot sizes demand more frequent setups, which cut into productive output hours and put more pressure on manufacturing efficiencies. Fabricators need to find ways to reduce machine downtime for setup and operator adjustments. Publish date: November 6, 2003 Tech cell: Bending
	The future of structural welding By: Marty Rice, Contributing Writer Publish date: January 13, 2004 Tech cell: Repair and Field Welding