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The Fabricator October 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 root causes of weld defects
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Oct 28, 2008
- Arc Welding
- Article
Bad welds can be traced back to poor workmanship, poor design, or a little of both.
On the level: An introduction to part leveling
- By Franck Hirschmann
- Oct 28, 2008
- Finishing
- Article
Because of thermal distortion, a laser- or plasma-cut part may not perfectly flat. Here, parts leveling helps ensure parts maintain and exceed their flatness requirements.
What's involved in abrasive waterjet maintenance?
- By Jeff Day
- Oct 14, 2008
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
For the end user of an abrasive waterjet, sometimes the maintenance involved with the new machine is underestimated. The downtime due to maintenance can result in decreased return on investment. To remain profitable, an owner must factor in costs associated with maintenance.
Growing season: Fabricating for agriculture
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 14, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
FSI Fabrication makes products that help farmers quickly and accurately transport feed, grain, and other material.
Diode laser welding
- By Sri Venkat
- Oct 14, 2008
- Laser Welding
- Article
Diode laser welding uses physically smaller lasers and their initial capital cost is not as large as traditional welding lasers. Learn about diode lasers here.
Pallet changer, tower, or shelving system with that laser?
- By Michael Bishop
- Oct 14, 2008
- Materials Handling
- Article
When fabricators decide to automate material handling in their laser cutting operations, they have several choices to make. The decision on whether to automate—and what kind of system makes the most sense—will depend on the shop's capabilities, its production capacity, and available floor space. The options cover the full spectrum, from basic systems that simply unload one pallet and bring in another to large racking systems that maintain a full inventory of raw material and cut parts and can transfer those parts to other machines in the shop.
Japanese metal fabrication: Manufacturing on a bedrock of data
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 14, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Overseas, metal fabricators have many of the same issues as those stateside, including lack of skilled labor and outsourcing to low-labor-cost countries. In Japan, fabricators tackle those issues by taking automation to new levels.
Reducing setup time in strip leveling
- By Linfa Yan and Brett Snider
- Oct 14, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Equations help leveler operators significantly reduce the traditional trial and error during setup.
Reasons for a press brake upgrade
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 14, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Modern press brakes add intelligence to the machine control and bring programming offline.
Thinking inside the box
- By Gerald Davis
- Oct 1, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis delves into why top-down design might be useful when modeling a metal fabrication in 3-D CAD.
- 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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