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The Fabricator August 2004
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
Fact, fiction, and the feds
- By John DiGiacomo
- Sep 14, 2004
- Shop Management
- Article
The government is looking for companies like yours: machine shops, fabricators, and other manufacturers, that can provide it with what it needs to fulfill its mission and that of the armed forces. However, many myths stop businesses from thinking about doing business with the government.
Four Canadian automotive fabricators and what drives their success
- By John Cooper
- Aug 10, 2004
- Shop Management
- Article
Editor's Note: In an effort to offer a glimpse into some of the successful fabricating and manufacturing operations in the world, The FABRICATOR® offers this quick look at four Canadian companies. On a busy workday the machine shop at F&P Mfg. Inc., in the village of Tottenham, northwest of...
How to reduce press brake setup times
- By Shawn Shultz
- Aug 10, 2004
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Over the past several years the sheet metal fabrication industry has witnessed a number of technological advancements in both machines and tooling. Machines are now capable of punching, cutting, and bending faster and more accurately than previously imaginable.
Lean on it
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 10, 2004
- Shop Management
- Article
Mike Wriglesworth of W.W. Metal Fab, Milwaukie, Ore., is a convert. Lean manufacturing is his new religion. At least, that's what he and the 85 employees practice at work. With the encouragement and financial backing of one of its largest customers, truckmaker Freightliner LLC, and the Oregon...
Miter sawing adds eye appeal to structural steel
- By David D. McCorry
- Aug 10, 2004
- Sawing
- Article
As a structural steel fabricator, you may have operated a miter saw. The fact is, however, in many other shops the miter feature has rarely been used because, traditionally, most steel buildings—from the skyscraper to the humble warehouse—have been designed without miter cuts. Beam ends...
Wise words from the mountaintop—Part 8
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 10, 2004
- Shop Management
- Article
Editor's Note: This is the eighth episode in a mountaintop dialogue that Gerald has been having with a "wise business guru." They have been talking about communication among operator, machine, and management—the "work unit." I started to answer his question about how a piece of equipment...
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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