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Articles - Page 192
- From The Fabricator
Accounting for time in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 11, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Traditional cost accounting treats inventory as an asset and, according to the author of a new book, does not capture the true costs of long lead times. A new accounting method, which complies with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), aims to correct this.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication for the visually impaired
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 11, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Beyond Vision, a not-for-profit organization that employs people who are visually impaired and blind, has an eight-person machine shop that recently delved into metal fabrication. The company’s story shows just how much these people can contribute to a job shop operation.
- From The Fabricator
Projection welding of fasteners to hot-stamped boron steel
- By Allen M. Agin and Bob Kollins
- Aug 8, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Only 10 years ago, the use of boron steel was in its infancy. Today it’s found in a large number of automotive applications. That’s led to new research about the material. One area of focus has been in the projection welding of fasteners to this type of material.
- From The Fabricator
Miles ahead with design and welding
- By Amanda Carlson
- Aug 4, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Fed up with waiting on his welding subcontractor, an owner of a landscape design company regained control and gets a creativity boost by learning how to weld.
- From The Fabricator
AI Industries builds with automation push
- By Rob Colman
- Aug 4, 2016
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
Some people look at automation in a manufacturing setting as a threat to future job creation. That’s not the case for Surrey, B.C., Canada-based AI Industries. It has invested in automated processing equipment for its structural steel fabricating business and grown its work force simultaneously.
- From The Fabricator
Staying safe while using oxyfuel torches
- By Dave Marquard and Kurt Tarkany
- Aug 3, 2016
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Article
The mere presence of oxygen in any sort of industrial application raises the chances of a catastrophic incident. Oxygen safety devices can help to reduce that likelihood.
- From The Fabricator
A fabricator founded on operator skill
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 3, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Article
In quiet, rural New Ulm, Minn., technicians at DLC Manufacturing & Fabrication are perfecting the craft of cutting and bending sheet metal and plate, making clean cuts in steel 1.5 in. thick (and even thicker). It’s a small shop where skill runs deep.
- From The Fabricator
Should you use an electron beam weld or a laser beam weld?
- By John DeLalio
- Aug 2, 2016
- Laser Welding
- Article
Both laser welding and an electron beam weld produce extremely high-quality joints. Which to choose depends on the job at hand. Learn more about eb welding here.
- From The Fabricator
Augmented reality reaches the manufacturing floor
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Augmented reality (AR) remains an emerging technology, but it eventually could change how hands-on tasks in manufacturing get done.
- From The Fabricator
Reducing headaches associated with slag on laser grating
- By Dave Fox, Eric Chalmers, and Mark Jeans
- Aug 2, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Slats in a laser cutting machine don't look important, but they can be the key to an efficient laser cutting operation. Fabricators need to stay on top of keeping slag off the slats to achieve high-quality parts and to ensure the laser cutting machine remains in operation.
- From The Fabricator
A review of steel microstructures
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Aug 1, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
This primer provides metal fabricators and formers with a quick lesson on how one type of steel differs from another. As “impurities” are added to the element in its natural state, the atomic structure grows more complicated and gains more strength.
- From The Fabricator
A novel approach to pipe welding automation
- By Soroush Karimzadeh
- Jul 29, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Pipe welding often requires frequent adjustments to changing conditions. Some changes are significant enough to make automation impractical. Today, though, collaborative robotics is helping to make pipe welding automation more flexible.
- From The Fabricator
Robotic plasma cutting gets flexible
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 29, 2016
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
It used to take days or weeks to program a robotic plasma cutting cell. Now, like in welding, robotic plasma cutting has become much more flexible and adaptable. Offline programming and simulation, as well as flexible components of the robot cell itself, have made this possible.
- From The Fabricator
New forms in punching
- By John Ripka
- Jul 28, 2016
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Metal fabricators are familiar with forming shapes such as louvers on a punching machine, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Punching tools today can produce forms, such as hinges, which could be used to streamline production on the shop floor. Fabricators just need to open their eyes and take in the possibilities.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Choosing the correct filler metal for mismatched base materials
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Jul 22, 2016
- Consumables
- Article
Q: We're a small shop that builds and welds a lot of custom metal products. In many instances, the products are made from two or three different material combinations, including stainless steel at times. Is there a good rule of thumb for deciding the correct filler metal to use? A: That is a...
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