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Blog Posts - Page 65
- From The Fabricator
Trump's "Buy American" campaign extends to defense
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 24, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
After a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation is concluded, could tariffs be levied against imported steel?
- From The Fabricator
Can your fabrication operation absorb a huge spike in steel prices?
- By Dan Davis
- May 23, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
An investigation into imported steel might lead to actions that could result in a price spike not seen in years. With metal fabricators already dealing with steel prices that arguably are the highest in the world, they might want to contact decision-makers in Washington D.C.
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Susana Mendoza follows her instincts and interests
- By Josh Welton
- May 17, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Just because you start out on a particular career path doesn’t mean you are locked into it for life. Pay attention to your interests. They may lead you to a vocation that’s infinitely more rewarding.
- From The Fabricator
Nothing personal, it’s just business
- By Vicki Bell
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Losing your job is difficult, no matter your age. Imagine being 60 and not yet ready—mentally or financially—to retire, and being let go after decades spent working for your employer. It happens. It happened to John.
- From The Welder
Time Travel: Part II
- By Josh Welton
- May 9, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
So what’s being done to the Bloodhound to help it achieve a record-breaking 1,000-plus MPH in 2018? Find out in Part II of Josh Welton’s saga of the the Beast of Turin and the Bloodhound.
- From The Fabricator
Can you help the FMA?
- By Dan Davis
- May 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
FMA is looking to update its strategic direction, and it requires input from the metal fabricating community.
- From The Welder
Time travel: Part I
- By Josh Welton
- May 5, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The need for speed transcends time. Auto enthusiast, welder, and blogger Josh Welton had an up-close and personal look at the latest attempts at reaching new land speed records and the correlation between the Bloodhound and the Beast of Turin. Here’s the first installment in this riveting two-part story.
- From The Fabricator
Who is the face of manufacturing?
- By Dan Davis
- May 5, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
While some people want wacky reality stars and garage mechanics to be the face in charge of improving manufacturing's profile in the U.S., they are better off realizing that the real stars of manufacturing are the folks making parts every day.
- From The Fabricator
I hear that train a comin’
- By Christopher A. Fagnant
- May 3, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Change is inevitable. It can be a tremendous opportunity for growth. In his latest installment in the “Out of Office” blog, Chris Fagnant shares some recent changes at Qualtek and the results of those changes. Think expansion and consolidation can’t coexist? Think again.
- From The Fabricator
A $1 million problem and so much more
- By Vicki Bell
- May 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The skills gap has been an issue for quite some time, and a rather expensive one at that. Many variables come in to play regarding which areas of the country experience it more. Here is a look at the current status as reported by a recent survey, along with a glimpse of a more widespread, more expensive, and growing problem that needs immediate attention to keep the gap from becoming even greater.
- From The Fabricator
Tube and pipe to make a bigger footprint at FABTECH®
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 27, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The organizers of FABTECH, the world's largest annual metal forming and fabricating tradeshow, have some new things brewing this year. One is a co-located expo, IAMD USA – Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives, which features industrial automation, drive systems, and motion-control technology. The second, located on the FABTECH floor, is a pavilion designated specifically for tube and pipe suppliers.
- From The Fabricator
Going once, going twice … buying shop equipment at an auction
- By Nick Martin
- Apr 26, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Taking advantage of used-equipment sales and auctions is one way to help outfit your shop. Barnes MetalCrafters’ Tim and Nick Martin picked up some bargains at a recent auction. They also had a close encounter of the uncomfortable kind.
- From The Fabricator
Steel industry looks for loopholes in Buy American provisions
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As the Trump administration looks to strengthen the use of domestic steel in U.S. pipeline projects, some in the U.S. steel industry seek to influence the final definition of “domestic content” as it relates to the iron and steel required of U.S. pipeline builders.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricators optimistic about near term
- By Chris Kuehl
- Apr 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Metal fabricating managers and shop owners reveal an increase in orders and a reluctance to reduce their work forces as they conclude the first quarter, according to the FMA's Fabricating & Forming Job Shop Consumption Report.
- From The Fabricator
Likability, common sense, and courtesy in the workplace
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 20, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
What do all jobs have in common? Unless you are the sole proprietor, worker, and customer all in one (I haven’t met one yet), you deal with people. Even those of us who work in remote home offices do this via email and phone calls. These people can make your job enjoyable, tolerable, intolerable, or an absolute hell. These people include you and me.
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