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The Fabricator June 2012
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 vitality of purposeful work
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 15, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
The median age of the Vita Needle emloyee is 73. The company practices what one anthropologist calls eldersourcing. Considering the knowledge they've gained over the years, the elderly may become one of metal fabrication's greatest assets.
Being big, acting small
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Minnesota fabricator rebrands itself, standardizes operations, and remains nimble, even after years of aggressive growth. Managers expect the firm to grow another 18 percent this year. That’s not small potatoes for one of the country’s largest contract metal fabricators.
Light (based) guarding, serious safety
- By Steve Melcher
- Jun 13, 2012
- Safety
- Article
Companies should consider brake safeguarding in two phases. First, they need to consider all jobs that will be run on the machine; next, they can select a guarding system that will work with all of them.
The FAB 40: It's delivery time
- By Dan Davis and Tim Heston
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
The FABRICATOR's FAB 40 suggests that the manufacturing revival in the U.S. is alive and well.
Keeping up with the Joneses
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Jones Metal Products has deep roots in Mankato, Minn. It began as an industrial fabricator, which took rough concepts and saw them through design, fabrication, and installation. Today, the company in one sense is following that tradition.
Shop grows by staying small
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
EVS Metal, Riverdale, N.J., which started as a 5,000-square-foot fabricating shop in New Jersey, is now a $30 million operation with four locations. The size of the company gives its customers confidence that they are dealing with a metal services supplier that will be around for the long term. The multiple, smaller locations give the fabricator the flexibility it needs to be responsive to customers' needs.
A tale of two worlds in one shop
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 13, 2012
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Vista Manufacturing Co., Kansas City, Kan., stands out even more than other fab shops in an industry where one metal fabricating shop is rarely an exact copy of another. The company, which has roots in electronics product manufacturing, offers electronics assembly for those customers needing parts like printed circuit boards. This value-added capability, combined with its metalworking talents, has made Vista an important partner for several customers in the Midwest.
3-D CAD: Modeling with product documentation as the design intent
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis focuses on creating better illustrations and models to make life easier for parties involved in downstream operations.
Fabricate, install, maintain
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
The Roberts Co. isn’t a heavy industrial metal fabricator. It’s not a erector, general contractor, maintenance services provider, or engineering firm. It’s all of the above.
It starts with a sketch
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 8, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Artist and fabricator Philip Dees, who holds a bachelor’s degree in art and a master’s degree in fine art, has worked in metal fabrication and roll forming for nearly 30 years while pursuing a career as an artist. In addition to his drawings, paintings, and sculptures, Dees sees other opportunities for artistic expression, such as refurbishing an old house.
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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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