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Articles - Page 208
Acoustic mapping finds defects on tube, pipe ID
- By Tom Adams
- Jan 14, 2016
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Acoustic microimaging has long been used to find inclusions and voids between two bonded tubes or pipes. A new application for this technology precisely measures the wall thickness along the entire length of a tube or pipe.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Should light curtains stop a press even if it is traveling up?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jan 8, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We have some manual presses set up in a single part load-and-stamp production mode. The press is equipped with light curtains. When the operator activates the press buttons, he has to wait until the tool runs through the entire press cycle before he can reach into the work area. If he tries to...
- From The Fabricator
R&D Update: Lightweighting in the automotive industry using sheet metal forming, Part 1
- By Ali Fallahiarezoodar and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Jan 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The Ohio State University's Center for Precision Forming provides an overview of design considerations and materials used in lightweighting in the automotive industry in the first part of a two-part series.
- From The Welder
Welder training: The fundamentals, Part I
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Jan 7, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Although welder training has advanced over the years, the fundamentals remain essentially the same. What should beginning welders be taught first?
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: How to destroy a die in 7 easy steps (or, how to work every Sunday)
- By Art Hedrick
- Jan 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Art Hedrick applies humor to a not-so-funny problem.
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: How to destroy a press
- By Art Hedrick
- Jan 6, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
It’s amazing how many stampers and tool and die shops negate the importance of the press. Shops often “maintain” a press when it stops working. In other words, they repair the press, but they don’t maintain it regularly. I could have just as easily named this article “How to select...
- From The Fabricator
Building improvement at JCB: A case study in lean manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 6, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
The part flow at JCB’s Savannah plant has changed significantly over the past six years. The company redesigned a major product line to meet customer demand while also making part flow much easier to manage.
- From The Fabricator
Degree or pedigree? That is the question.
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 6, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Metal artist Stephen Christena left Flint, Michigan, but Flint didn’t leave Christena. He has the eye of an artist, backed up by a degree, but the sturdy, industrial look he favors is testimony to his roots.
- From The Fabricator
A “digital thread” runs through FABTECH, North America’s largest metal fabrication show
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 6, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
FABTECH broke records again in 2015, drawing more attendees and exhibitors than ever. One theme this year seemed to pervade the event. It relates to what keynote speaker Karen Kerr, director of advanced manufacturing at GE Ventures, called a “digital thread” through the manufacturing supply chain.
- From The Fabricator
Differentiation in manufacturing: Cadence hits its unique stride
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 4, 2016
- Laser Welding
- Article
Cadence, Inc. in Staunton, Va., launched with a proprietary technology. But if the company had relied solely on that technology for growth, it wouldn’t be the $100 million, 500-employee, six-location industrial and medical device contract manufacturer it is today.
- From The Fabricator
How to boost first-pass transfer efficiency in powder coating
- By Frank Mohar
- Jan 4, 2016
- Finishing
- Article
Boosting first-pass transfer efficiency should be the goal of any fabricating shop that runs a powder coating line. It prevents material waste and improves final coating quality. The fabricator just needs to stay on top of a few key variables in the powder coating operation to achieve better coating application.
- From The Fabricator
The impact of lean manufacturing on structural steel fabricating
- By Paul Kwiatkowski
- Jan 4, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Article
As fabricators strive to eliminate waste in the modern structural steel facility, the fab shops have taken on a new look. This definitely is not your grandfather's structural steel fabricating.
- From The Fabricator
Lean manufacturing in metal fabrication: How to jumpstart a stalled improvement effort
- By Dick Kallage
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Continuous improvement initiatives often lack organizational structure and defined responsibilities. Consultant Dick Kallage describes three components needed to correct these problems and prevent continuous improvement from stalling.
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabrication shop takes on B2C
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Launched in 2015, Florida-based MetalsCut4U offers low-volume metal cutting and bending to the consumer market. To make it happen, the company simplifies ordering and automates quoting.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Using images and live demos to explain a product’s function
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 4, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis explores the use of “mates” as he reveals how to make a hand drill operate the same way in the 3-D model as it does in the real world.
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