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Manufacturing Software - Page 4
- From The Fabricator
Verisurf Software appoints sales engineer for Midwest
- Nov 2, 2023
- News Release
Verisurf Software Inc., Anaheim, Calif., has named Michael Weidler as sales engineer in the Midwest region.
- From The Fabricator
What FABTECH 2023 revealed about the future of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 30, 2023
- Article
Fabricators walking the FABTECH show floor this year were on the hunt for autonomous software and machines that could help them make best use of the talented employees they have.
- From The Fabricator
Sheet metal pattern unfolding tool available online
- Oct 25, 2023
- Product Release
Litio has launched SheetMetalPatternsOnline.com, an online sheet metal pattern unfolding tool.
- From The Fabricator
JIT scheduling for a high-mix sheet metal fabrication shop
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Oct 23, 2023
- 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 Fabricator
ERP software for the job shop reaches a turning point
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 14, 2023
- Article
ERP, MES, CRM, PLM, WMS—the manufacturing software initialisms go on and on. The trick is accessing all the data and turning it into useful information. The latest software, some with AI-based interfaces, aims to do just that.
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabricator’s advice to build a better shop culture
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 11, 2023
- Article
In 2012, this Wichita, Kan., operation had a limited customer base and a poor reputation. Today, the shop has won several quality and safety awards, and revenue has grown eight times over.
- From The Fabricator
Coordinating CAD techniques with planning documents leads to user-friendly models
- By Gerald Davis
- Oct 8, 2023
- Blog Post
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses the perils and advantages of various CAD techniques.
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Streamlining material verification: Workflow solutions for Manufacturing 4.0
- Oct 2, 2023
- Article
Evident’s Vanta XRF analyzer has several features that streamline the material analysis process to provide manufacturers the quality and efficiency gains needed to meet the demands of Manufacturing 4.0.
Increasing competitiveness with software for small fab shops
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Sep 25, 2023
- Article
Steve Geroski started his laser cutting job shop, Red Horizon Engineering , knowing the intrinsic advantages large fabricators have over small shops like his. But he’s using software to even the odds.
- From The Fabricator
Sustaining engineering with the use of logs, tables, and a hierarchy of CAD files
- By Gerald Davis
- Sep 20, 2023
- 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.
- From The Fabricator
Paperless Parts meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency standards
- Sep 11, 2023
- News Release
Paperless Parts has announced that it has completed its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Equivalency audit, conducted by Schellman.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication trends to watch at FABTECH 2023
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 11, 2023
- 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 Fabricator
CAD/CAM software provides automatic programming of CNC cutting/punching equipment
- Sep 7, 2023
- Product Release
Striker Systems has announced the release of Striker CAD/CAM 2024.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication quoting startup lowers the barrier to entry
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 4, 2023
- Article
At FABTECH 2023, Stella Source will launch a quoting and estimating platform for metal fabrication. The entry-level tier is free.
- From The Fabricator
Finding the CAD technique that gets the job done
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 31, 2023
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis uses a welded frame to demonstrate how a design and the techniques used to create the drawing can evolve.
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