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Blog Posts - Page 11
- From The Fabricator
Blue collar skills, white collar thinking
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 19, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Conversations with welders at FABTECH reveal that when it comes to pay, welders might have to be willing to change jobs—and possibly zip codes—as they climb their own version of the corporate ladder.
- From The Fabricator
Preparedness is the best medicine for any metal fabrication shop
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The best medicine for a metal fabricating company hit with absences related to illnesses is preparation.
- From The Fabricator
2023 could bring restocking of inventory, higher steel prices
- By Michael Cowden
- Dec 13, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Mill-announced steel price hikes appear to have stuck for now, but 2023 leaves many asking if that will remain the case.
- From The Fabricator
Clever TIG welding tip from Rush Kane
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 10, 2022
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Blog Post
Detroit fabricator Josh Welton caught up with fellow welder Rush Kane at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta to learn about one Kane's favorite TIG welding tips: Prepping a tungsten electrode on the fly.
- From The Fabricator
Pondering the legitimacy of AI art
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 9, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
Metal fabricator and artist Josh Welton ponders the legitimacy of art created by artificial intelligence.
- From The Fabricator
Honoring a family-owned metal manufacturing company on the move
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 7, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
An 80-year-old family company in Salem, Ohio, has grown its business and improved its operations, earning it The FABRICATOR’s 2023 Industry Award.
- From The Fabricator
No new emissions limits for metal product manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Dec 5, 2022
- Finishing
- Blog Post
The Environmental Protection Agency decided to make only minor changes in air emission standards for metal product manufacturers.
- From The Welder
Welder, Tennessee football fan leaves his mark on LSU’s football stadium
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 3, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Welder and University of Tennessee football fan Nick Barnes welds “Go Vols” and “UT” near end zones of LSU’s Tiger Stadium.
- From The Fabricator
Workforce training and automation, recurrent interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 30, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Workforce training and automation in manufacturing were recurrent and interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta. In the stamping and metalforming area, several of the technological advancements exhibited there are intended to either support a human workforce or reduce the reliance on it.
- From The Fabricator
Taking a trailer from blank slate to fully customized
- By Nick Martin
- Nov 19, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In an effort to take a small aftermarket parts business to the next level, Nick Martin discusses how he and the Mountains2Metal crew fully customized and fabricated a trailer for the Overland Expo and other tradeshows.
- From The Fabricator
Key takeaways from FABTECH 2022: growing automation, connected machines, good information, and more
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Tens of thousands descended on the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for FABTECH 2022. The show revealed several key trends in the metal fabrication and manufacturing industries, including the increasing importance of good information.
- From The Fabricator
How smart manufacturing thrives with clear understanding in the shop
- By Bill Frahm
- Nov 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Smart manufacturing is made smarter when personnel in production and design collaborate to deliver the most efficient results.
- From The Fabricator
Notable quotes via CAR MBS 2022, Part II
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 16, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Blog Post
With automakers selling out their electric vehicles on reserve in a matter of hours, and the data showing battery-electric vehicles reaching 10% of the worldwide auto market in July, clearly the auto industry is at the tipping point for the move to vehicle electrification. The transition’s effect on suppliers was dissected at this year’s CAR MBS. Here are the GM, BorgWarner, and ABS panelists’ quotes, verbatim:
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices coming back to normal?
- By Michael Cowden
- Nov 16, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Over the last two years, some industry pundits suggested that steel prices would never reach the levels seen before the pandemic. Guess where steel prices might be headed?
- From The Fabricator
Potential workplace blood monitoring changes worry metal manufacturers
- By Stephen Barlas
- Nov 14, 2022
- Safety
- Blog Post
OSHA appears to be considering a reduction of the permissible lead exposure levels, writes Stephen Barlas. The reduction of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to levels are now being considered by the states of California and Washington.
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