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Articles - Page 10
- From The Fabricator
Building a modernized metal fabrication business strategy
- By Steve Zerio
- Aug 25, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s been a roller coaster these past few years. Now, metal fabricators can take stock, analyze their strength and weaknesses, and build a plan for truly impressive growth.
- From The Fabricator
Calculating k-factors for the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 24, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The k-factor describes the neutral axis’s inward shift during bending. Press brake operators can calculate it precisely, especially after some test bends, but know that the k-factor is just one among many.
- From The Fabricator
Locker manufacturer embraces reshoring, stateside production opportunities
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 24, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
A Mississippi locker maker designs and customizes its lockers with the entire value chain mind, from ease of manufacturability to shipping, installation, maintenance over the product life cycle, and a different take on reshoring.
- From The Fabricator
The value of cross-training in metal fabrication
- By Joshua Abel
- Aug 23, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Joshua Abel left a career in marketing to start a new career at Dave Steel Co. in Ashville, N.C. He learned just how hard metal fabrication work can be—but at the right company, opportunities abound.
- From The Fabricator
The future of software in precision sheet metal fabrication
- By Raúl Chopitea
- Aug 23, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Precision sheet metal fabricators deal with an extraordinary number of jobs. The amount of data to manage can be immense. Here, software will play an increasingly important role.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Roadmap to success for a welding supervisor
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Aug 22, 2023
- Consumables
- Article
The Certified Welding Supervisor certification and material will help welders learn more about deposition rates, efficiencies, and output.
- From The Fabricator
Be Pro Be Proud aims to change perception of trades with Draft Day
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Aug 22, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
The executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, Andrew Parker, discusses the effort's skilled workforce initiative, Draft Day events, mobile trailers, successes, and recruitment advice.
- From The Fabricator
Using laser scanning to inspect part cleanliness
- By Alexander Blätterman
- Aug 21, 2023
- Finishing
- Article
Stand-alone and inline laser scanners perform the crucial job of assessing part cleanliness before certain manufacturing processes.
- From The Fabricator
Part leveling wins over cannabis processing equipment maker
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 20, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Las Vegas-based GreenBroz, a supplier of harvesting equipment for cannabis and hemp processors, needed help figuring out what to do with warped parts coming off the laser cutting machine.
- From The Welder
Aluminum Etc.: The future looks bright for aluminum in manufacturing
- By Gina Cutts
- Aug 19, 2023
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Gina Cutts says the future of aluminum in manufacturing looks promising as manufacturers rally around the positives rather than the negatives associated with aluminum products.
- From The Fabricator
Building a shipping container home and business out of tragedy
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Aug 18, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Shane and Cole Barber built a shipping container home as a way to keep their families together after the loss of a loved one. The project has since led them to start a shipping container homebuilding business.
- From The Fabricator
What does it take for a fabricator to run a robotic press brake cell?
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 17, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Hickey Metal Fabrication, Salem, Ohio, has learned a lot since installing a large robotic press brake earlier this year.
- From The Fabricator
How digital twins add a new level of intelligence in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 17, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Why was this part cut incorrectly? Why is that job late? Digital twins could give a new level of intelligence to production planners and, for that matter, everyone else in the organization, from sales personnel to shipping clerks.
- From The Fabricator
Best practices for weld cell layout
- By Justin Craft
- Aug 17, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Whether a metal fabricator is designing a cell for semiautomatic or robotic welding, small details can make a big difference on the shop floor
- From The Welder
Tips for welding wire drum storage, handling, and setup
- By Lewis Nerone
- Aug 16, 2023
- Consumables
- Article
Proper storage, handling, and setup of welding wire drums will help shops reduce consumables costs, production interruptions, damage, and product waste.
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