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Job shop estimating: Watching the clock in the fabrication sequence

In this fifth installment of columnist Gerald Davis' series on job estimating, he describes the use of time standards that are based on shop experience to guide the estimator’s prediction of expenses.

Job shop estimating: Expenses driven by events in the fabrication sequence

In this fourth installment of Columnist Gerald Davis' series on job estimating, he describes the use of planning outlines—which resemble work orders—to structure the estimator’s report of production expenses.

Nesting software makes the intelligent connection

Nesting software continues to evolve. Once a relatively simple program that allowed you to achieve a fairly decent nest with minimal engineering, today’s software provides enhanced material management and whole-operation connectivity.

3-D CAD: Part marking matters

Columnist Gerald Davis walks a CAD operator through the steps to set up an efficient way to apply part marking to any design.

3-D CAD: Productivity, reliability, and responsiveness

Columnist Gerald Davis discusses when formality should enter a CAD operator's workflow and offers up an example of how a simple CAD task might go.

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