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The Fabricator June 2008
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.
The dirt on laser lenses
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 17, 2008
- Laser Cutting
- Article
This roundup of laser lens providers gives tips on extending the life of lenses used in laser cutting.
Tips for troubleshooting GMAW consumables
- By Bill Giese
- Jun 17, 2008
- Arc Welding
- Article
Being able to quickly and accurately identify the source of GMAW consumable problems will save you both money and frustration.
Setting the stage for press brake productivity
- By Pat Campbell and Shawn Shultz
- Jun 17, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tooling manufacturers have introduced tooling designed to overcome the longstanding problems associated with staged bending.
Accounting for growth in lean manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 17, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Lean manufacturing has a negative, often unexpected, impact on the balance sheet--but those negative effects are short-term.
The evolution of precision bending
- By Joseph Altieri
- Jun 17, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Three decades ago bottoming with penetration, or coining, was the only way to achieve high accuracies on press brakes, and this meant fabricators endured high tooling costs. Over the years precision air bending with CNC hydraulic press brakes using precision-ground tooling evolved to become the dominant forming method in the precision market. However, it took some significant machinery advances to get there.
Success with the robotic auto weld
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 17, 2008
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Learn why a robotic auto weld made sense for Woodbine Manufacturing and why they invested in a robotic auto-welding cell from Genesis Systems.
Building success with the staggered truss
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 17, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Developed during the 1960s by MIT graduate students, the staggered-truss system avoids the use of interior columns to transfer loads to the foundation; instead, trusses themselves carry the brunt of the load transfers. More than anything, the steel design method has potential to take various hotel, condo, and office-building projects away from other construction materials, like concrete, and that's certainly good news for structural steel fabricators everywhere.
When customers and suppliers file bankruptcy
- By Timothy McFadden
- Jun 17, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Although economic growth in recent years has resulted in fewer business bankruptcies, increasing signs of economic slowdown may mean that fabricators will soon see more of their customers or suppliers file for bankruptcy.
Lasers catch limelight at ALAW
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 17, 2008
- Laser Cutting
- Article
How can laser technology make metal fabrication more efficient? The efficiency comes not only from advances within the laser itself, but also in new ways to integrate those lasers for optimal part flow on the shop floor. Several presenters at ALAW 2008 hammered this point home.
One nesting software for all
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 17, 2008
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Maurer Manufacturing, Spencer, Iowa, purchased a new plasma cutting table in late 2006 and decided it wanted one nesting program to run both the new plasma table and its slightly older Cincinnati laser cutting machine. After a slight stumble, the company found the solution it needed with MTC Software's ProNest program.
Unfolding truth about flats
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 1, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis reveals the usefulness of unfolding parts on the computer screen.
- 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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