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Articles - Page 280
- From The Fabricator
Stamper blazes a trail with in-die laser welding
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 9, 2012
- Bending and Forming
- Article
In-die capabilities are an important weapon in a metal stamper's arsenal. These capabilities provide the means to create assemblies as a strip of coil quickly moves through a progressive-die setup. Weiss-Aug, East Hanover, N.J., is taking that competitive edge to the next level by offering in-die laser welding to its customer base.
Stationary parts don't make money
- By George Winton
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Seeing bins of parts lying around in your shop? Maybe it’s time to get away from the large-batch method and try one-piece flow. Rather than make a large quantity of Component 1, then Component 2, then Component 3, while a welder downstream waits for Component 3, you could set up a system of one-piece flow that sends a kit of three components. The key to implement this strategy is the bender software.
- From The Fabricator
How laser welding sets contract fabricator apart
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2012
- Laser Welding
- Article
Estes Design and Manufacturing, Indianapolis, finds that laser welding produces a joint that is cosmetically appealing to customers. “We’re looking for an appearance that matches almost exactly the outside of a formed corner,” said Jay Reddick, the company's laser welding development manager.
- From The Fabricator
Sales strategy drives growth at Minnesota Fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2012
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Managing a shop full of a great number of incredibly diverse, short-run, nonrepeat orders can be a complicated undertaking. Fedtech, a St. Paul, Minn., fabricator, stays on top of all the activity by giving customers a single point of contact. Upon receipt of an order, one person shepherds the job through production—from cradle to grave.
- From The Fabricator
Growth opportunities worth trumpeting in manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association 2012 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey is out, and it proves a lucrative career awaits those fabricators willing to put in the work to hone their skills.
- From The Fabricator
Beyond mere convenience
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
As this Q&A with Plante Moran's Jeff Mengel reveals, an innovative approach to a customer relationship can lead to a very successful supply chain partnership.
- From The Fabricator
How a fabricator can stand out to customers
- By Christine Hansen
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
The best metal fabricating partner in a supply chain is the one that not only provides on-time delivery of quality products, but also provides complete and open communication. Today the only means to do that is by opening up information technology systems to those important customers.
- From The Fabricator
Taxes and the deficit: The perils of oversimplification
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Chris Kuehl, economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association and managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence, Lawrence, Kan., offers a reasonable look at taxes and what they mean to business planners.
- From The Fabricator
3-D CAD: Productivity, reliability, and responsiveness
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 9, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis discusses when formality should enter a CAD operator's workflow and offers up an example of how a simple CAD task might go.
- From The Fabricator
Managing coil more cost-effectively
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 9, 2012
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A supply chain is only as strong as every link. That's why more metal formers are leaning on their material suppliers to improve their coil and sheet management. A couple of metal service centers offer up some advice for those metal stampers looking to do more.
- From The Fabricator
Industrial espionage?
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Nov 5, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Exactly what falls under the umbrella of industrial espionage? Do you think it’s possible for another company to steal your product design and processes? Learn from one fabricator’s experience.
- From The Welder
One man’s artisTIG endeavors
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 5, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
When he’s not TIG welding at his “normal” job, career welder and metal artist Roger King uses his skills with a TIG torch to create metal sculptures.
- From The Welder
The blends that bind
- By Randy Dull
- Nov 5, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
Shielding gases do more than just protect the weld from atmospheric contamination. The gas and gas blends you use also influence the weld profile and the weld bead shape. Also, for an arc to occur in gas metal arc welding (GMAW), an ionized gas must be present to carry the charge.
- From The Fabricator
Hybrid laser-arc welding takes on heavy transportation
- By Ed Hansen
- Nov 2, 2012
- Laser Welding
- Article
Today lean thinking has led many to consider not just manufacturing costs, but also the costs that occur over the entire product life cycle. This is where hybrid laser-arc welding has really stepped up to the plate—literally. The technology can be used to weld high-strength steel parts effectively, which is great news for the transportation industry as they look to reduce the weight of components.
- From The Fabricator
What's the best approach for sawing aluminum?
- By Richard Klipp
- Nov 2, 2012
- Sawing
- Article
Interest in incorporating more aluminum parts into final product designs is causing fabricating operations to reconsider how they approach sawing aluminum. Traditionally, the conversation centered around circular saw technology when it came to cutting aluminum, but now new band saw developments have helped to expand the discussion.
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