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Blog Posts - Page 7
- 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.
- From The Fabricator
How spiral-welded wind turbine towers are changing the energy industry
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 7, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
A spiral welding process is making its way into the wind energy industry and changing the way we manufacture large-scale pipe, writes Josh Welton
- From The Fabricator
Changes to steel and aluminum tariff exclusions proposed
- By Stephen Barlas
- Oct 4, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Companies that have been able to avoid having tariffs applied to imported metals might not enjoy that perk in the future thanks to new rules.
- From The Fabricator
Taking online content creation to the next level for aftermarket business
- By Nick Martin
- Sep 28, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Mountains2Metal and Barnes Metalcrafters shares how he’s upping his social media game with new equipment for creating online content.
- From The Welder
Weld cracking when joining stainless and carbon steel
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Sep 27, 2023
- Consumables
- Blog Post
The Consumables Corner duo address a question regarding the discovery of weld cracking in horizontal fillet welds—something that wasn’t happening in flat groove welds.
- From The Welder
Experimenting with aluminum GMAW pulse settings
- By Gina Cutts
- Sep 26, 2023
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Welding aluminum using GMAW? Gina Cutts says it’s time for you to understand pulse welding and its terminology.
- From The Fabricator
The UAW strike and its implications for U.S. industry
- By Ethan Bernard
- Sep 20, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The United Auto Workers went on strike on Sept. 15, and the automotive companies and the others in the supply chain, including steelmakers, are preparing for disruptions.
- From The Fabricator
Sustaining engineering with the use of logs, tables, and a hierarchy of CAD files
- By Gerald Davis
- Sep 20, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
CAD guru Gerald Davis demonstrates how an engineering change can be logged and changed on the bill of materials by following a standard revision procedure.
Human ROI: Noting the progress of a Gen Z manufacturing intern
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Sep 19, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Watching one Iowa-based Gen Z student progress from doing basic jobs to intern to young professional in the skilled trades shows that real ROI lies in the people you nurture.
- From The Fabricator
What can AI do for metal fabricators?
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Sep 19, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Artificial intelligence will change the world, eventually. Metal fabricators and manufacturers alike still deal in the physical world, though, and to do that, thankfully, they still need humans to be involved.
- From The Fabricator
The shifting steelmaking landscape
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 18, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
It’s time for metal fabricators to tell their elected officials that the steel industry has had more than enough time to get its act together.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators need a dedicated automation champion
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 16, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Even at small metal fabrication businesses, managing the shop’s automation strategy really should be a full-time gig.
- From The Fabricator
Leadership to guide employees through change in manufacturing
- By Bill Frahm
- Sep 15, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Having a well-defined vision and being open and honest with employees go a long way in helping a manufacturing organization navigate change successfully.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication trends to watch at FABTECH 2023
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 11, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
It’s show time for FABTECH 2023. Get ready for new levels of fabrication power and new levels of programming and planning simplicity, all driven by the almighty algorithm. The industry might be at the dawn of a new era—driven by data, machine learning, and AI.
- From The Welder
The craziest welding jobs
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 8, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton looks back on some of his craziest welding jobs. He’s asking the welding community share stories of their wildest experiences as a welder.
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