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Blog Posts - Page 46
- From The Welder
National Automotive Collection reveals creative metal fabrication projects from World War II
- By Josh Welton
- May 28, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
What did the jeep of the future look like during World War II? What exactly does an amphibious vehicle look like? Welder Josh Welton uncovers some creative uses of sheet metal while searching through the Detroit Public Library’s National Automotive Collection.
- From The Additive Report
Stratasys increases its 3D-printing footprint across auto racing
- By Gareth Sleger
- May 25, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Stratasys, a longtime provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions across auto racing, recently announced partnerships with Don Schumacher Racing and Arrow SPM at Rapid + TCT in Detroit. The AM company also will feature a Stratasys logo on 13 of the 33 IndyCars at the Indy 500.
- From The Fabricator
Barnes MetalCrafters makes the big move to its new metal fabrication facility
- By Nick Martin
- May 24, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Barnes MetalCrafters Product Designer and Manager Nick Martin gives a detailed account of how the longtime metal fabrication company made the big move from its 50-year-old shop to its new facility in North Carolina.
- From The Fabricator
Gen Z and metal fabrication: a perfect match
- By Dan Davis
- May 22, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Metal fabricators consistently lament the lack of young people interested in a career in manufacturing, but are they really selling their shops in the right way? Generation Z might be open to a lot of the things that the fabrication community has to offer.
- From The Fabricator
Yearlong slide in steel prices continues
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- May 21, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Steel prices have slid for the better part of a year, and they might be reaching the point where service centers feel compelled to more aggressively support the mills’ announced price hikes, which really haven’t had an impact.
- From The Fabricator
Ford’s layoffs fit with Hackett’s vision for fitness
- By Kate Bachman
- May 20, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Today’s announcement by Ford’s CEO Jim Hackett that the automaker is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs, worldwide, was jarring, but not surprising, considering his focus on business fitness.
- From The Welder
Even in the world of large manufacturing, it’s about people for brand ambassadors
- By Josh Welton
- May 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton details how he arrived early to the social media brand ambassador game and why personal relationships are at the root of all of his successful and long-term business relationships.
- From The Welder
Welding student fabricates Iron Throne replica from GOT
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 18, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Want to see a GOT replica? Louisville, Ky.-based welder Michael Hayes fabricated a 200-lb Iron Throne replica from the famed series Game of Thrones.
Now is the time for fabricators to evaluate shop floor safety
- By Eric Lundin
- May 17, 2019
- Safety
- Blog Post
Summer’s almost here, and it can be a bit dangerous. Workplace injuries rise in the summer months, so this is a good time for manufacturing and metal fabrication companies to slip an extra reminder or two into regular safety briefings.
- From The Fabricator
For metal fabricators, free time is a luxury
- By Josh Welton
- May 15, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
With many metal fabricators utilizing social media platforms like Instagram to promote business, more and more people are taking advantage of that with expectations of free advice, instruction, and help with personal projects.
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturing used to create model of a baby’s face
- By Don Nelson
- May 14, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
I had never heard a touching story about 3D scanning or additive manufacturing until last week, when I visited FARO Technologies’ Lake Mary, Fla., facility to learn how the two technologies complement one another. The company’s senior applications engineer and scanning arm specialist, Les...
- From The Fabricator
Are content provisions for fabricated metal products suggested in USMCA?
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 13, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
A new U.S. ITC report on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement suggests that regional value contents rules, mostly associated with the automotive industry, could apply to other metal fabricated products, providing another boost to the domestic metals industry.
- From The Fabricator
MEC rings in its first day of trading
- By Tim Heston
- May 10, 2019
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
It's a first: This week, a CEO in custom metal fabrication rang the opening bell. MEC, one of the country's largest metal fabrication operations, is now a public company.
- From The Welder
Still Building America: Baltimore welder strives to give back to community
- By Josh Welton
- May 8, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Baltimore welder Rick Bishop recently started his own welding company with a focus on mobile services as well as stainless steel and aluminum repairs.
- From The Additive Report
Wire-feed 3D printing grows in popularity
- By Don Nelson
- May 8, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Arc welding has been a manufacturing workhorse since the early 20th century. And there’s still plenty of pep in its step as manufacturers find new ways to apply the 120-year-old technology. A good example is wire-feed 3D printing. This additive manufacturing (AM) technique is finding favor in...
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