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- From The Fabricator
Fabrication software: from floppy disks to the cloud
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Dec 21, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Fabricators used to buy software in a box. Today, they turn to the cloud. And in the near future, AI tools will change how we interact with computers in ways impossible to foresee.
- From The Fabricator
Welder finds success with door fabrication business
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 20, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
A career of learning about welding on the job has led Todd Noe to a new career fabricating heavy-duty residential doors and starting Maiden Steel in the San Diego area.
- From The Fabricator
2024 metal fabrication forecast: A boring year ahead?
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 19, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
The 21st century has seen economic turmoil from the dot-com bust, the financial crisis, and a pandemic. We finally may be due for a conventional, sectoral downturn, and some metal fabricators might not even notice.
- From The Fabricator
Nesting fundamentals for laser cutting stability
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 18, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Laser cutting has become extraordinarily productive—if the head doesn’t halt or crash, of course. Considering how productive the latest laser cutting technology is, smart nesting has become more important than ever for metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Smart fabricating of pressure tank vessel heads
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 15, 2023
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
New nozzle cutting plasma technology is another step toward Brighton Tru-Edge separating itself from other tank head fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
PPE extends beyond the gear for metal fabricators
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Dec 14, 2023
- Safety
- Article
When thinking about personal protecting equipment, stop to think about employees’ needs and how your metal fabrication shop’s environment affects their health.
- From The Fabricator
Buffalo Brew Fab centers business on keg products
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 12, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Fabricating keg urinals started out as a small project for Brandon Farrell of Buffalo Brew Fab, but now it’s the foundation of his shop.
- From The Fabricator
The basics of preparing a welding documentation
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 8, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Welding procedures and qualifications play important roles in welders being able to deliver quality fabrications in a consistent manner.
- From The Fabricator
How VR can attract the next gen of structural fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 7, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
After Bill Issler sold his FabSuite MIS software in 2018, he knew all about the industry’s greatest problem, skilled labor, and aimed to use virtual reality technology to help solve it.
- From The Welder
Narrowing the welding PPE gap for women in fabrication
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Dec 7, 2023
- Safety
- Article
Three PPE experts discuss the lack of well-fitting protective clothing for women welders and other skilled professionals and the developments being made to narrow this gap.
- From The Fabricator
Testing the world’s first 3D-printed metal bridge
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 5, 2023
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Applying additive manufacturing in the construction business won’t be an easy bridge to cross. But as of 2021, a bridge in Amsterdam has been printed out of metal, and today, a bedrock of much-needed engineering data is being built.
- From The Fabricator
Establishing the proper flow in the fabricating shop
- By Rajiv Vasdev
- Dec 1, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
A company needs to find the right flow of materials, finished goods, and money to optimize overall performance.
- From The Welder
How to braze in a six-step process
- By Ozzie Cejas
- Nov 30, 2023
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
To be successful when brazing, metal fabricators must follow and understand six important steps.
Illinois tube fabricator takes next step with blast room
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Nov 28, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When Illinois-based tube fabricator Morton Industries invested in its own blast room, it continued a post-fire re-creation of its business.
- From The Fabricator
Aluminum bird sculpture returns after 26 years
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Nov 26, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Article
When an aluminum sculpture returned to Madison, Wis., after 26 years, a local fabricator who helped late artist Truman Lowe create it brought it back to life in 2023.
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