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- From The Fabricator
Best practices for managing waterjet abrasive
- By Dan Davis, Joe Morris, and Stephen Podnorszki
- Mar 4, 2024
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
This guide to waterjet abrasive selection and handling should help any fabrication shop with a waterjet or those looking to purchase one.
- From The Fabricator
Reduce training time through modularization
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Feb 27, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Rogers, Ark.-based metal fabricator Mundo-Tech has created a 3D-printed fixturing system across its enterprise that makes setup as easy as playing Battleship.
- From The Fabricator
Best welding practices start with safety
- By Eric Sommers
- Feb 26, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
Best welding practices are safe welding practices. That fact should be baked in to training and integrated into every facet of a welder’s career.
- From The Fabricator
Safety tips for laser and plasma cutting
Operators must adhere to specific safety measures and use appropriate PPE to mitigate the inherent risks associated with laser and plasma cutting.
- From The Fabricator
AI drives metal fabrication forward
- By Trent Maynard
- Feb 19, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
AI could truly change how a custom metal fabricator operates. By looking at everything at once, AI could make work life more predictable for everyone.
- From The Fabricator
Prescription for waste reduction: Lean facility layout
- By Gary Conner
- Feb 14, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
For many fabricators, the classic wastes of lean manufacturing are mere symptoms of an underlying disease: an inefficient shop layout.
- From The Fabricator
Nature comes to life in hands of Canadian metal artist
- By Rob Colman
- Feb 14, 2024
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Canadian sculptor Angellos Glaros demonstrates how metal can be shaped to look lifelike.
- From The Fabricator
What makes a job shop business stand out to a buyer?
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 13, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
A discussion with a recent buyer of two job shops in Southern California reveals what makes for a quality succession candidate.
- From The Fabricator
The process of building a successful fabrication company culture
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 12, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
When Ludlow Manufacturing began establishing processes to help improve quality and on-time delivery, the foundation was set for a major cultural change and, in turn, improved quality metrics and increased sales. For that, the Waukegan, Ill.-based metal fabrication business has earned The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award.
- From The Fabricator
What products do custom metal fabricators sell?
- By Yu Sunny Han
- Feb 10, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
What separates a custom metal fabricator from the pack? It’s not what the shop makes; it’s how.
Improving fabrication versatility through automation
- By Mary Ellen Klukow
- Feb 8, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When SL Chasse Steel needed a quicker route to completing miscellaneous steel jobs, it found a solution with a new automated plasma cutting machine.
- From The Fabricator
Operating a new heavy-duty press brake
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 5, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The Fabricator speaks to O’Neal Manufacturing Services to find out what it’s like to have a new 1,100-ton press brake.
- From The Fabricator
How a fabricator helps to keep data flowing for all of us
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 1, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Machesney Park, Ill.-based Hennig is a strict adherent to lean manufacturing practices as it tries to increase generator enclosure production.
- From The Welder
Welding cobots improving efficiency on the production floor
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Jan 31, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Guest speakers at last October’s AWS Welding Automation Expo & Conference gave attendees plenty to digest regarding welding automation and the cobot’s role in their shops.
- From The Welder
Are nonwelders in your shop at risk from welding fumes?
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Jan 26, 2024
- Safety
- Article
In this Q&A, a Zehnder Clean Air Solutions executive discusses a recent study on weld fumes in shops that reveals nonwelding staff need protection from fumes as much as welders do.
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