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The Fabricator November 2017
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.
Artist captures action, motion, flow of nature
- By Eric Lundin
- Nov 11, 2017
- Consumables
- Article
Metal sculptor John Searles draws on diverse experiences and a science-based education to create beautiful works in metals.
Technology Spotlight - Pipe weld prep without grinding
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 11, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When it comes to beveling, the industry has had alternatives to the grinding wheel, including nibbling and milling options. One portable milling option available now has been specifically designed for pipe applications.
Technology Spotlight - Beyond the traditional in automated deburring
Wide-belt abrasive machines have been part of the U.S. industrial landscape for several decades. One machine importer doesn’t believe they deburr laser-cut parts very efficiently, and that’s why he’s pushing German technology that takes a different approach to automated deburring.
Press brake bending: A deep dive into springback
- By Steve Benson
- Nov 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Predicting springback isn’t an exact science, considering all the contributing variables. But doing a little math can get you close.
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Using props for adding scale to a presentation
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis discusses the use of a poser and other props for presenting design ideas.
ERP, MES, or both?
- By Kathie Poindexter
- Nov 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
What is the difference between an enterprise resource planning system and a manufacturing execution system? Is one part of the other? What you call them really doesn’t matter. What does matter is whether a software system makes your manufacturing operation more productive and profitable.
How a good company culture spurs a virtuous cycle
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Achieving and improving a stellar company culture remains an elusive goal to quantify in metal fabrication. But some companies are measuring it. In one sense, it could be treated as a central tenet of process improvement.
Lean tools in metal fabrication: Go to Gemba
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
A Gemba walk helps everyone at the company understand what is really happening. It helps solve problems and puts the focus on where you can have the greatest impact for the customer.
An overview of laser metal deposition
- By Melanie Lang
- Nov 6, 2017
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Metal additive manufacturing promises to change the way that people look at metal part design, and small manufacturing companies don't have to be left out of this new adventure.
Welded roll forming system versus tube mills: What’s the difference?
- By Brian Kopack
- Nov 6, 2017
- Roll Forming
- Article
What exactly are the differences between a tube mill and a welded roll form system? Which one should you consider? The answer depends, as always, on the application requirements.
Big data wellspring for optimal flow in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
A tour for the North American industry press of Belgian and Dutch fabricators reveals that no matter how complicated an operation becomes, it’s still all about flow—and driving that flow, now and in the future, are software and big data.
Lean meets the internet of things
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Industrial Sales & Manufacturing launched a unique improvement methodology while investing in machine monitoring and connectivity. The two initiatives go hand in hand.
What’s there to know about regulators?
- By Bob Boyer
- Nov 2, 2017
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Article
Fabricators don’t pay a lot of attention to the regulators sitting on top of the gas cylinders providing the fuel for their cutting operations. They might want to take a closer look, however, because modern regulator design can help to keep everyone safe and production moving forward.
Good safety is good business in manufacturing
- By Brian Roberts and Douglas Raff
- Nov 2, 2017
- Safety
- Article
Good safety practices should build the foundation of a modern manufacturer’s safety culture. Too often, though, positive change comes only after a safety problem has occurred. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially after integrating safety as an intrinsic part of the business.
Better bevels with plasma arc cutting
- By Madhura Mitra
- Nov 1, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Achieving optimal bevels with plasma cutting can be very time-consuming, so much so that many use alternative methods and give up beveling with plasma altogether. It doesn’t have to be this way.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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