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Articles - Page 274
- From The Welder
Aluminum filler metals: What you should know about selection, storage, operation, and equipment
- By Brian Farkas
- Apr 5, 2013
- Consumables
- Article
Aluminum requires special attention during welding. Among the critical considerations for optimal aluminum welding is proper filler metal selection.
- From The Welder
Welding for the natural gas boom
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Mar 19, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
The natural gas boom in parts of the U.S. is creating work for shops and many displaced workers in these areas. Do you know which codes and standards apply?
- From The Welder
The impact of impact toughness
- By Robert Fox
- Mar 15, 2013
- Consumables
- Article
Choosing a filler metal with the right mechanical and chemical properties for your application is critical. Correct properties not only ensure the proper weld strength, but may also help prevent costly complications. In applications that endure rapid or cyclic loading, experience extreme service temperatures, or are subject to other stressors that threaten the integrity of the weld, using a filler metal that provides the proper impact toughness is especially important.
- From The Welder
The quest to get America’s heroes hired
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
National unemployment rates for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans are high and the state of Michigan is toward the top of list of states with the highest number of unemployed veterans. The Merrill Institute of Welding is working to combat that by providing unemployed veterans with welding, fabricating, and leadership skills.
Myths in the cryogenic treatment and processing of metal
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Cryogenic treatment of metal is relatively new to the manufacturing industry. Here we clear up some myths about the often-misunderstood cryogenic process.
- From The Fabricator
More than numbers drive valuation -- much more
- By Dick Kallage
- Mar 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Various factors drive company valuation, and one of the most significant is the market characteristics--that is, a company’s sources of revenue and the total available revenue within the company’s reach.
- From The Fabricator
The chaplain and the press brake technician
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Everyone has personal problems at some point of their lives, and those problems can affect productivity at work. In this sensitive area, workplace chaplains may be able to help.
- From The Fabricator
Job shop estimating: Compatibility issues
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 7, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
In this third installment of Columnist Gerald Davis' series on job estimating, he describes why an estimator cares how well a project fits the capabilities of the shop.
- From The Fabricator
A welding robot--on the move
- By Richard Stokes
- Mar 7, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
When a robotic manufacturing system needs to be moved, particularly between remote sites, the cost of the move can be a significant percentage of the original cost of the system. But this doesn’t always have to be the case.
- From The Fabricator
Strong metal, light cutting
- By Frank Geyer
- Mar 7, 2013
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Hot forming entails heating and rapidly cooling the workpiece. However, the extraordinarily high-strength material emerging from the press makes cutting and trimming with hard dies impractical, even infeasible. This is where the multiaxis laser finds its niche.
Stretching, reducing on a tube or pipe mill
- By Brian Kopack
- Mar 7, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
The forge-welding process is one of the most efficient methods of making tube and pipe from 1/2 to 24 in. diameter, but it’s not limited to this range. An ERW mill’s capability can be expanded by adding a cold-stretch-reducing section, allowing it to make smaller diameters.
- From The Fabricator
How automation makes best use of talent
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 7, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A high-product-mix manufacturer chooses robotized bending not because it lacked a skilled workforce, but because it wanted to make the best use of the talented workforce it already had.
- From The Fabricator
Tooling changeover can be a pressing issue
- By Sue Roberts
- Mar 7, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press brake manufacturers have responded to industry’s need to produce small batches of parts that require frequent tooling changes by designing options and systems to reduce setup time by managing, storing, and automatically changing upper and lower tools. Operators can spend less time physically involved with setup and more time with the profit-making bending process. Reduced margin for error and less scrap are added benefits. However, there are steps that can be taken to reduce setup time without investing in new press brake equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Introduction to plasma marking
- By Dirk Ott and Nakhleh Hussary, Ph.D.
- Mar 4, 2013
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Fabricators mark parts for various reasons using different technologies, each with its own benefits. This article describes several marking options and further discusses plasma marking.
- From The Fabricator
Nesting software makes the intelligent connection
- By Brad Stropes
- Mar 4, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Nesting software continues to evolve. Once a relatively simple program that allowed you to achieve a fairly decent nest with minimal engineering, today’s software provides enhanced material management and whole-operation connectivity.
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