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The Tube and Pipe Journal October/November 2019
The Tube and Pipe Journal became the first magazine dedicated to serving the metal tube and pipe industry in 1990. Today, it remains the only North American publication devoted to this industry, and it has become the most trusted source of information for tube and pipe professionals.
Cleaning tube and pipe from the inside out
- By Donald Gray, Ph.D. and J.P. Schuttert
- Oct 31, 2019
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Tube and pipe producers and fabricators depend on many processes for cleaning tube and pipe—many of which have been used successfully for decades—but cleaning the interior thoroughly, especially when the ID is small, remains a challenge. A time-tested process, vacuum nucleation cleaning (VCN), fills this niche.
Best practices for roll form tooling maintenance
- By John Hillis
- Oct 29, 2019
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Tube and pipe producers often struggle to plan cost-effective roll tool regrind schedules. Many push the tooling a little longer than they should and then are surprised when regrinding is urgently needed. Establishing criteria for triggering tooling regrinds, and then following through, is important in getting the best performance and longest life from this valuable investment, as well as maximizing mill uptime.
How the R&D tax credit rewards job shops and contract manufacturers
- By Tracy Lustyan
- Oct 25, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Enacted in the 1980s, the R&D tax credit is an incentive created by Congress to help U.S. industry where it needed help the most: where innovation happens. This isn’t just for Fortune 500 companies or other big businesses, but small companies like yours as well. The real action in innovation and job expansion happens among the countless small companies that have just dozens of employees, so why not take advantage of this tax break?
Industry 4.0 platform provides integration for tubular products
- By Misgana Mulat
- Oct 21, 2019
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Many tube fabricators use a different programming platform for each machine, which leads to some specific inefficiencies. Connecting two or more processes together using Industry 4.0 technology platforms provides a seamless operation in programming, fabricating, and process validation.
Fiber laser technology making inroads into tube, pipe market
- By Kevin Arnold, P.E.
- Oct 17, 2019
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Known for many years for its fast cutting ability, fiber laser technology has been making progress in welding applications also. This low-maintenance technology is well-suited to making seam welds for tube and pipe production.
Job shop’s big plans lead to big tube bender investment
- By Eric Lundin
- Oct 15, 2019
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
When General Stamping & Metalworks Inc., South Bend, Ind., realized that it was missing out on bids for assemblies with bent tubular components, the company decided to augment its stamping and sheet metal fabrication capabilities with a new tube bender, a 10-axis, all-electric machine capable of rotary draw and roll bending material up to 6 in. dia.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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