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Articles - Page 218
Harvesting a bumper crop of bumpers
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 24, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When Grant Mallicote’s father had a bumper-crumpling collision on the family’s ranch, Grant figured he could save his dad a few dollars by fabricating a replacement bumper. He used some tube, plate, a welding torch, and some ingenuity to make a bumper, and eventually it became a bumper business, Bodyguard Truck Accessories.
Oilfield components fabricator finds success in sawing heavy-wall tube
- By Eric Lundin
- Aug 24, 2015
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
When oilfield components and systems supplier Tri-Alta used an old manual band saw for cutting tube to length, it experienced no shortage of difficulties in blade failures, inaccurate cuts, and part misalignment. The company invested in a modern band saw from Behringer with automated downfeed pressure sensing, blade tension monitoring, and a material handling system.
- From The Fabricator
The best of both worlds
Typically, fabricators have had to choose between an aggressive cutting disc that is thrown away at the end of each shift or a long-lived disc that usually doesn't cut as well and causes the operator to push more while handling the power tool. Weiler Corp. has developed its X3 technology to bridge that gap.
- From The Fabricator
What to look for in railing and frame welding fixtures
- By Benjamin Howell
- Aug 17, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Welding fixtures, an important component of the fabrication process, have come a long way. Today’s fixtures make railing and frame welding easier, safer, more productive, and cost-efficient.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Table-driven design
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 12, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis walks the reader through the creation of a hex nut and shows how this exercise can be applied to other threaded creations.
- From The Fabricator
Predicting the inside radius when bending with the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 12, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
You can use some common rules of thumb to predict the inside bend radius when air forming, and the results you get are usually close enough, but with the help of a few online calculators, you can get even closer.
- From The Fabricator
Oxyfuel cutting thick, fast—and safely
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 11, 2015
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Article
An oxyfuel cutting gas from MagneGas Corp. cuts thick plate with a highly concentrated flame. The gas—created from liquid biomass via plasma gasification—has in a mechanized setup cut 3.5-in.-thick plate at 18 IPM. The company also says that the gas is especially safe because it’s lighter than air.
- From The Fabricator
How to work with your industrial plating provider
- By George Gatto, Jr.
- Aug 10, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
When it comes to working with your plating provider, good communication is key. The more your plater knows, the better the plating results will be.
- From The Fabricator
Peace of mind with single-piece flow
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 4, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The Minneapolis manufacturing facility for Unison Comfort Technologies was being stretched to the limits trying to keep up with orders for its HVAC products. New fabricating technology was seen as the only way to meet current production needs and add capacity, but the company needed a new approach to its part flow as well if it were to make the most of any reshuffling of the shop floor.
- From The Fabricator
Modula uses automation to produce automated storage units
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 4, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
The Modula U.S.A. plant in Lewiston, Maine, is the result of a $6 million investment in new equipment, a new focus on manufacturing automated vertical storage (AVS) units, and a renaming by Italian parent company System Logistics. Cost-competitive production resulting from integrated, automatic sheet metal fabricating equipment from Salvagnini was key in the company’s decision to locate in the United States.
- From The Welder
Dodging the drought – in business
- By Amanda Carlson
- Aug 4, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
While the much-publicized drought in California has wreaked havoc on the state overall, from the economy to simple daily living, one Santa Ana fabricator is versatile enough to avoid a drought in new and returning business.
- From The Fabricator
Custom metal fabricator grows beyond sheet metal
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 4, 2015
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Nu-Way Industries, a fabricator near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, launched a new touchscreen display business, combining expertise in metal fabrication, assembly, and supply chain management.
- From The Fabricator
Safe and round with tube and pipe handling?
- By Douglas Raff
- Aug 4, 2015
- Safety
- Article
Worker safety in U.S. manufacturing facilities has improved greatly over the past 25 years, but it's amazing the dangers that still exist in some operations. Tube and pipe facilities actually represent a segment of the fabricating world where some of these risks are most obvious. A look at a couple of tube and pipe scenarios proves what some companies try to get away with and how those safety risks can easily be addressed.
- From The Fabricator
Part identication in manufacturing: A mark of improvement
- By Kevin Talbott
- Aug 4, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
The industrial marker is so pervasive that it’s often taken for granted. But it’s really a tool just like any other on the shop floor, and one marker doesn’t work for every application.
- From The Fabricator
4 tips on avoiding property tax sticker shock
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 4, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Planning for your next commercial property tax assessment boils down to having the right information at the right time, and using the right strategy.
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