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Articles tagged with "watch"

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	How to avoid the top 10 problems in plasma cutting: Practical tips you can use right now By: Chuck Landry, Contributing Writer Attention to detail at the outset can save plasma cutting operators a load of trouble during production. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Plasma Cutting
	Not your father's abrasive jet: Technological advances, attention to common woes give fabricators options for precision cutting By: John H. Olsen, Contributing Writer The advances made in abrasive jet cutting in recent years have negated much of the downside formerly associated with the technology. Publish date: July 12, 2001 Tech cell: Waterjet Cutting
	How to avoid getting burned by hot work: Preventing losses and insuring safety By: Factory Mutual Engineering Corp. Maintaining a safe work environment in facilities in which hot work, such as welding, is done can be easier said than done. Measures such as preventive safety, safety zones, and fire watches can keep employees safe and worker's comp time down Publish date: July 26, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	When sparks fly ... By: Kathie Leonard, Contributing Writer This article combines examples of fires caused by inadequate protection from welding with information on heat-resistant textiles and how they can be used to provide that protection. Publish date: December 13, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	Dressing for success and other welding safety tips By: Howard Cary, Contributing Writer Whether we are attending a social occasion or dressing for the job, we all give some thought about what we are going to wear. Publish date: May 30, 2001 Tech cell: Safety
	Protecting yourself from gases and fumes: 10 tips for healthier lungs By: Jerold Jay, Contributing Writer Welding gases, fumes, and smoke can cause both short-term and long-term health hazards for welders. Presented here are 10 ways to help ensure welders are kept safe. Publish date: September 25, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Maximizing your scrap's value: Diligence in preparation and tracking pays off By: Greg Cozzi, Contributing Writer The more uniform and contaminant-free that scrap is when fabricators provide it to recyclers, the more fabricators can benefit. This article addresses the two principles for selling scrap to recyclers: know what you're selling vs. what you're getting paid for, and incorporate sorting & cleaning into your production stream. Publish date: November 29, 2001 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Beating 'world' pricing: Nu-Way Industries finds the formula to take on competition from China By: Scot Stevens, Contributing Writer During the depths of the manufacturing slowdown that has cost the fabricated metal products sector nearly 300,000 jobs since 2000, Steven Southwell, president of Des Plaines, Ill.-based Nu-Way Industries Inc., faced a depressing challenge from one of his multinational OEM customers??either meet the ??total cost of acquisition? achieved in China or purchase the part from the Chinese supplier, inventory it, and incorporate it into the family of parts supplied by Nu-Way. Publish date: January 13, 2004 Tech cell: Fab Stories
	March for manufacturing By: Scot Stevens, Contributing Writer As the "jobless" recovery continues, the job cleansing of the U.S. manufacturing base tops 2.7 million. These millions now without jobs remain faceless, statistical footnotes to mainstream media reports about how the recession ended in 2001, production is on the rise, and how job losses are singularly attributable to productivity gains. The outsourcing of the American dream for small manufacturers proceeds unabated. Publish date: October 23, 2003 Tech cell: Industry Trends and Analysis
	Tips on Lean Manufacturing: How to purge weight from your manufacturing operation By: Gary Conner, Contributing Writer All manufacturing operations need to reinvent themselves to compete in today's marketplace. What can you do to change? Try going lean. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Shop Strategies
	Is your company a breeding ground for workplace violence? By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Workplace violence—many of us think about it only when national or local media reports an incident. Most of us probably think it happens infrequently and never could happen where we work. And it's likely that workplace violence victims thought the same thing, before it happened to them. Publish date: November 6, 2003 Tech cell: Training and Retention
	Appliancemaker reduces downtime with stamping press feed system: Inconsistent feeds caused die jams, inconsistent parts By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor The Whirlpool Co. builds refrigerators at its facility in Fort Smith, Ark. The company stamps the appliance parts—large and small, galvanized, cold-rolled, and aluminum—on approximately 35 presses. The majority of its stamping presses are straight-side machines, although some are open-back inclinable (OBI), and a few are hydraulic. Publish date: January 13, 2004 Tech cell: Press Feeding
	Equipping Your Press With the Right Tonnage Monitor By: Dan Falcone, Contributing Writer This article explains why it's useful to monitor press tonnage, the types of tonnage monitors available, the choices for mounting load sensors, calibrating a monitor, and options available for tonnage monitors. Publish date: November 15, 2002 Tech cell: Press Technology
	The problem with quality: A closer look at quality ratings By: Bernard Swiecki, Contributing Writer In May, automotive quality gurus J.D. Power & Associates released the results of its 2003 Initial Quality Study (IQS). As is the case every year, the winners will trumpet their scores while the losers will promise improvement. A closer look at the numbers, however, reveals some interesting observations. Publish date: July 10, 2003 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
	The history of welding according to Marty By: Marty Rice, Contributing Writer This is a welding history synopsis, as seen by me. If you are a history or English professor, you might want to stop reading at this point; it ain't gonna be pretty. Publish date: November 20, 2003 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	Reviving the past: Welding students restore ironwork to Victorian-era YMCA building By: Bob Hollingsworth, Contributing Writer Publish date: May 15, 2003 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture