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Blog Posts - Page 4
- From The Welder
Bobcat: From welding shop to National Inventors Hall of Fame
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 27, 2024
- Materials Handling
- Blog Post
Josh Welton tells the story of the Keller brothers and their fascinating rise from running a small welding shop to making the world’s first skid-steer loader and growing the Bobcat brand.
- From The Welder
The Last Pass: The confusing alphabet soup of welding acronyms
- By Greg Siepert
- Jan 27, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The welding industry commonly uses many acronyms, abbreviations, and slang terms, and that can be frustrating for new students and entry-level welders.
- From The Fabricator
Predicting the radius without test bending on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 25, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
The 20% rule can estimate the air-formed radius that a press brake operator is likely to achieve, yet it remains imperfect. Data based on empirical evidence—test bends—can help most bending departments in a metal fabrication shop.
- From The Welder
Improving results in flat-position submerged arc welding
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Jan 23, 2024
- Consumables
- Blog Post
The Consumables Corner team helps a shop that’s struggling with submerged arc welding quality when welding in the flat position.
- From The Fabricator
Striving for predictable throughput in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2024
- Laser Cutting
- Blog Post
A fabricator might have amazing cutting power—huge lasers, massive material handling towers, ability to run lights-out or all weekend, largely unattended. Then, a team of laborers vigorously shake parts out of sheet metal skeletons. What’s wrong with this picture?
- From The Fabricator
Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel could face hurdles
- By Michael Cowden
- Jan 16, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
National security concerns and opposition from the United Steel Workers could potentially derail Nippon Steel’s almost $15 billion offer for U.S. Steel.
- From The Fabricator
Make plans to attend The Fabricator’s Manufacturers & Suppliers Event
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 15, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The Fabricator’s Manufacturers & Suppliers Event makes it possible to learn about fabricating technologies without having to attend FABTECH.
- From The Fabricator
Encouraging adoption of smart manufacturing technologies
- By Bill Frahm
- Jan 12, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Implementing smart manufacturing is a slow process that can create confusion and distrust among employees. Here’s how to encourage acceptance among staff throughout a metal fabrication business.
- From The Fabricator
Scaling a metal fabricator with custom software
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Jan 8, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
OSH Cut CEO Caleb Chamberlain recalls his experience, and ultimate success, in writing production, inventory, and shipping software for his metal fabrication business.
- From The Fabricator
Biden extends EU metals tariff deal
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jan 5, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
In an end-of-year announcement, President Joe Biden extended the current tariff rate quota agreement on steel and aluminum with the European Union.
- From The Fabricator
Advanced technology to bridge the gap in skills development
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 2, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
To keep up with the resurgence in manufacturing, companies are going to have to rely on advanced technology.
- From The Welder
Playing with Fire: Welding accident or something else?
- By Josh Welton
- Dec 31, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Recent discussions on government regulations has Josh Welton revisiting something he wrote in 2020 following a massive explosion in Beirut. Reports deemed the incident a welding mishap. Were welders to blame, or were they scapegoats?
- From The Fabricator
Top episodes of The Fabricator Podcast from 2023
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 27, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The Fabricator Podcast host Dan Davis shares his favorite five episodes from 2023.
- From The Fabricator
The humanity behind precision sheet metal bending
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 23, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Steve Benson strays from his usual prose to dive into the humanity behind precision sheet metal bending and why Murphy's Law applies.
- From The Fabricator
Unexpected adventures in auto parts testing
- By Nick Martin
- Dec 22, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Mountains2Metal shares how he tested a skid plate on his Bronco in a dramatic fashion he never saw coming.
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