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The Fabricator July 2015
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.
How to calculate the air-formed radius of different bend angles
- By Steve Benson
- Jul 21, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Using the 20 percent rule works well when calculating the floated radius in an air form, but what about the radius at different bend angles? To calculate this, we start with geometry to find the arc length and radius at different bend angles. We then manipulate these results by factoring in real-world bending conditions.
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Design alignment
- By Gerald Davis
- Jul 21, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis offers an overview of how to use CAD to address the inclusion of a flat-head screw and a countersink in a 3-D design..
How employees drive a safe work environment
The Dupps Co., Germantown, Ohio, is a fabricator of heavy-duty processing equipment that has managed to post 2 million work hours without a lost-time accident. For its outstanding safety record, the company was named the recipient of FMA's 2015 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence.
CB Fabricating finds success giving people second chances
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 20, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Indiana fabricator continues to grow thanks to technology and a small, dedicated staff. The small shop may prove the merits of giving people a second chance. It’s not just moral. For CB Fabricating, it’s not just moral; it’s good business.
3 drivers of welding throughput
- By Ed Crum
- Jul 20, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three principal drivers increase welding throughput in the modern shop: welding process advances, smart use of automation, and having the right information
Layer by layer
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 16, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
Tennessee metalworker makes a living combining old and new metalworking processes.
Catching the right waveform
- By Judah Henry
- Jul 15, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
The advent of the electrical waveform helped to take a lot of guesswork out of welding. A lot more of the guesswork was taken out of the welding process with the move to the digitally controlled power source and even more waveforms.
Horizontal bending on the press brake
- By Greg Flaherty and Michael Sosnoski
- Jul 15, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
With the right tooling, you can accomplish horizontal bending—that is, where the sheet remains horizontal during the bend cycle—on the press brake. In general, horizontal bending on the press brake is accomplished with either wiping tools or rotary-style tools.
Employee engangement drives the manufacturing economy
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 15, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Automation and other advanced manufacturing technology have become the ticket for entry to compete in custom fabrication, but people still make the difference.
Building a manufacturing workforce
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 15, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Alexandra Industries, a producer and fabricator of aluminum extrusions in Alexandria, Minn., recognized the need to get involved in the local school district to boost the image of manufacturing in the eyes of students. But it didn't just volunteer to send over speakers. It heavily influenced the curriculum at the new high school and donated new manufacturing technology.
Securing your business for the next generation
- By Jonathan W. Michael, JD
- Jul 14, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Fab shop owners may avoid succession planning. They may be too busy, or the decision may be difficult. But nobody lives forever, and not having a solid succession plan in place puts the future of the business at risk.
Software tracks truth on the manufacturing shop floor
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 14, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Manufacturing execution systems manage schedules based not about assumptions on available capacity, but on data gathered directly from manufacturing equipment.
Technology: The ultimate moving target
- By Dick Kallage
- Jul 14, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
How will technology advancements affect the kind of skilled worker we will need in the future? And how many skilled workers will we need? The answers to these questions are of incredible importance to metalworking and manufacturing in general
Employees set the pace for success
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 25, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Wisconsin Metal Parts Inc., Waukesha, Wis., has grown its metal fabricating business very aggressively in recent years. The latest machine tool technology has helped, but its employees have made it stay in control and on course.
- Podcasting
- 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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