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Blog Posts - Page 5
New generation requires new ways of doing business
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Nov 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
To survive, the tube and pipe industry must reconfigure how it’s attracting and developing its workforce, according to a panel of industry leaders.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication technology versus the brain drain
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
AI and machine learning could create a metal fabrication future that’s hard to imagine. The present is messy, though, thanks largely to a long-foreseen problem: The industry’s most experienced people are retiring.
- From The Fabricator
Prices of imported metals could see increase for manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Nov 8, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The failure of the U.S. and the EU to extend the tariff rate quota agreement is one more reason why imported metals are about to get more expensive.
- From The Fabricator
The secret for metal fabricators to boost customer satisfaction
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 7, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
If metal fabricating is all about controlling the chaos of the manufacturing floor, software is the tool that makes it happen.
- From The Fabricator
Take steps to become the “employer of choice” in your own community
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 30, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Reaching out to educators and business groups might be a good starting point when it comes to boosting manufacturing’s image in the local community.
Tube and pipe shipments, overall jobs increase
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Oct 29, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Most manufacturing sectors in the U.S. contracted yet again in the latest data as the UAW strike continued to hamper metals-related businesses.
- From The Fabricator
JIT scheduling for a high-mix sheet metal fabrication shop
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Oct 23, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
Balancing nesting efficiency against limited work-in-process (WIP) is an ongoing challenge for OSH Cut, a high-mix, on-demand sheet metal manufacturing service. So it developed in-house software that balances nesting efficiency against production needs.
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: The need for government-imposed regulations
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 21, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Josh Welton argues that even though nobody likes government-imposed regulations, they are necessary to keep employees safe and businesses and industries accountable, whether it’s a welding shop, oil rig, space shuttle, or experimental submersible.
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices rebound against a backdrop of uncertainty
- By Michael Cowden
- Oct 18, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Domestic demand for steel remains strong, which means that steel prices might be on their way up.
- From The Fabricator
Josh Welton: My take on UAW's historic strike against the Big Three
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Longtime United Auto Workers member and Detroit-based blogger Josh Welton offers his take on the UAW's strike against the Big Three automakers and some context to on-going contract negotiations.
- From The Fabricator
Capturing metal fabrication knowledge at FABTECH
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 12, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
September’s FABTECH was the busiest in years. Discussions of autonomous operation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence had a common theme: making best use of a workforce that metal fabrication shops already have available.
- From The Fabricator
Transitioning from bottom bending to air forming on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Oct 11, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Both bottoming and air forming have their place. But over the long term, air forming is probably the way to go.
- From The Welder
The Last Pass: Make lifelong learning part of a welding career
- By Greg Siepert
- Oct 10, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Welding instructor and The Last Pass columnist Greg Siepert shares the third piece of advice that has greatly influenced the start of his career: Never stop learning.
- From The Fabricator
Measure constantly, build better with smart manufacturing technology
- By Bill Frahm
- Oct 9, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Smart manufacturing can help metal fabrication and forming shops measure and analyze data to gain efficiency for better sustainability and product quality.
- From The Fabricator
Coordinating CAD techniques with planning documents leads to user-friendly models
- By Gerald Davis
- Oct 8, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the perils and advantages of various CAD techniques.
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