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Imagination fabrication: To be a playground equipment fabricator, you gotta have game

BCI Burke, Fond du Lac, Wis., is the oldest playground and park and recreation equipment manufacturer in the country. As the company grew and its product offerings and colors multiplied, it found it needed to address problems with long leadtimes. Burke looked at every possibility for improvement, including processes improvements, inventory organization, manufacturing equipment purchases, and personnel productivity improvements, including crosstraining.

Publish date: February 7, 2006

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication


When a good tube bends bad: Array

Have you ever started with what you thought was a good tube, ended with a bad bend, and wondered where you took a wrong turn? Correcting for defects requires some detective work, and an understanding of the bending process. This article examines tube defects and offers fixes.

Publish date: Array

Tech cell: Array


Understanding how rotary tube and pipe cutting works: Why 25-year-old technology is still around

Innovations and new developments in rotary tube and pipe cutting, such as high-speed cutting, minimal heat generation, special holding collets, and automatic loading, trim and sorting have reduced or eliminated time required for secondary operation, improved efficiency, and reduced costs.

Publish date: March 7, 2006

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication


When a good tube bends bad - Part I: How to Prevent Tube From Taking a Bad Turn

Have you ever started with what you thought was a good tube, ended with a bad bend, and wondered where you took a wrong turn? Correcting for defects requires some detective work, and an understanding of the bending process. This article examines tube defects and offers fixes.

Publish date: March 7, 2006

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Fabrication


When a good tube bends bad: Array

Have you ever started with what you thought was a good tube, ended with a bad bend, and wondered where you took a wrong turn? Correcting for defects requires some detective work, and an understanding of the bending process. This article examines tube defects and offers fixes.

Publish date: Array

Tech cell: Array


When a good tube bends bad - Part II: How to prevent tube from taking a bad turn

Have you ever started with what you thought was a good tube, ended with a bad bend, and wondered where you took a wrong turn? Correcting for defects requires some detective work, and an understanding of the bending process. This article examines tube defects and offers fixes.

Publish date: April 11, 2006

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production