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The Fabricator August 2011
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.
Analyzing product mix and volumes: Useful but insufficient
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 10, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
The Product Quantity (PQ) Analysis method can be used to segment the product mix based on the annual production volume for each product, which helps determine the type of layout best suited for each product segment. For job shops, however, the tool may be insufficient, because it does not consider varying margins, revenue, routings, and repeatability of various jobs.
Design for manufacturability opens doors
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Dawson Doors, a fabricator in a small town in western New York, has developed a global presence in the high-end enclosure and door fabrication markets. By closely collaborating with customers, the unique fabrication company has continued to grow.
What's on the horizon for roll forming?
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 1, 2011
- Roll Forming
- Article
The roll forming industry is not as straight forward as it used to be. Customers demand more sophisticated shapes and quicker turnarounds. Johnson Bros. Metal Forming, Berkeley, Ill., has rolled with the changes over the past 25 years and now sees an exciting future serving the solar equipment industry.
Seeing the (green) light
- By David J. Stone
- Aug 1, 2011
- Laser Cutting
- Article
More lasers or punch presses may enable a shop to cut more parts, but those parts still must be loaded, unloaded, and transported to downstream operations. In these cases, automation can help increase green-light-on time and help a shop produce more parts in less time.
Hands-off tube finishing
- By Brett Mandes
- Aug 1, 2011
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Tube finishing doesn't have to be a manual operation. Centerless grinding can efficiently finish straight tube, and now planetary grinding machines can aid the finishing of tubes of various shapes,including previously bent workpieces.
Fabricator finds path to skilled labor
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Crow Corp. had trouble finding the right person for the job, so company management took a bold step—and outsourced the hiring process. Today, the Houston-area fabricator is feeling the benefits.
Putting talent to work
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 1, 2011
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Arin Inc. has evolved from a steel rule blanking house to a modern metal fabricator capable of producing precision, laser cut blanks. Bu workers can see history every day--a tool room for steel rule die remains, as do the mechanical presses. A tour of Arin's shop is a walk through time, a gallery showing what metal fabrication talent has produced over the decades.
3-D CAD: The cure for the bad isometric view
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis walks the fabricator through a 3-D modeling process to learn how to work with a file that has broken elements.
Finding customers at trade shows
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricators still consider tradeshows to be an important part of their marketing efforts, but are they really doing enough to attract customers at these events? A few tips can help them maximize their sales efforts at tradeshows.
Streamlining the purchasing job
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Sometimes the new guy has some good ideas. Giese Manufacturing, Dubuque, Iowa, learned that when they had a recent hire take over purchasing requirements.
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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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