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Blog Posts - Page 47
- From The Welder
Still Building America: Baltimore welder strives to give back to community
- By Josh Welton
- May 8, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Baltimore welder Rick Bishop recently started his own welding company with a focus on mobile services as well as stainless steel and aluminum repairs.
- From The Additive Report
Wire-feed 3D printing grows in popularity
- By Don Nelson
- May 8, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Arc welding has been a manufacturing workhorse since the early 20th century. And there’s still plenty of pep in its step as manufacturers find new ways to apply the 120-year-old technology. A good example is wire-feed 3D printing. This additive manufacturing (AM) technique is finding favor in...
- From The Fabricator
Hey, I’m only 2 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon
- By Kate Bachman
- May 1, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
A photographer I hired recently met actor Kevin Bacon a couple of years ago--proving, once again, that we are all no more than 6 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon.
- From The Fabricator
Trade war, tariffs ironies hit home with FCA layoffs
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 29, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Sales of the Jeep Cherokee were up in the U.S. 41 percent in 2018 over 2017. Yet,the entire third shift at the Belvidere FCA plant where the vehicle is manufactured—comprising 1,400 people—will cease production May 1. Considering that the Jeep Cherokee is selling so well, why would the automaker cut production at the plant? China, again ...
- From The Additive Report
Combining CT scanning and software simplifies the inspection of additively manufactured parts
- By Steve Pilz
- Apr 27, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Quality assurance (QA) inspections prove that additively manufacturing a perfect part is a lot harder than many engineers once thought. AM is a layer-by-layer production process where minor defects, uneven cooling, internal stresses, and suboptimal printing settings can doom a part to the scrap...
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices under pressure
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Apr 19, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Soft demand in the marketplace has steel buyers believing that steel prices likely will soften in the coming months. Steel producers could see their margins shrink, and distributors could see the value of their inventories erode.
- From The Additive Report
Two additive manufacturing companies separate themselves from the pack
- By Don Nelson
- Apr 19, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Spring has sprung. That means longer, warmer days. Green and scarlet buds. Rain. Songbirds. Wet songbirds. And the Spring 2019 edition of The Additive Report. Included in the issue is an article I wrote on the long-awaited Production System from Desktop Metal. DM launched the metal 3D printer to...
- From The Fabricator
Artificial intelligence boosts metal fabrication efficiency
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 18, 2019
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
In the decades to come, data analytics and machine learning could take a fabricator’s throughput to the next level.
- From The Welder
Jennifer Harrell on her passion for welding and metal fabrication
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 16, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
PA-based welder Jennifer Harrell discusses her deep passion for welding, overcoming industry sexism, and advising women who want to get into welding.
- From The Fabricator
EPA ditches spray requirement for two key metal fabrication sectors
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 10, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The EPA won’t mandate metal furniture and large-appliance manufacturing companies to invest in high-efficiency spray equipment for coatings applications.
- From The Additive Report
Preparing the next generation of additive manufacturing professionals
- Apr 5, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Excerpted from a research report titled “3D opportunity for higher education,” published by Deloitte Insights. Additive manufacturing (AM) is revolutionizing the way many products are designed and manufactured. However, unless manufacturers can effectively scale this new technology into...
- From The Welder
Fabricating the jerrycan into a "jerrystove" – Part II
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 3, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
A "jerrystove" is Josh Welton's unique variation of a rocket stove. But how does one fabricate an old steel jerrycan into a small, efficient, and lightweight wood-fuel stove? Welton takes us through the 15 steps of creating a "jerrystove."
- From The Welder
Fabricating the jerrycan into a “jerrystove” – Part I
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 27, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
What exactly is a jerrystove? It’s Josh Welton’s version of a rocket stove. Welton, of Brown Dog Welding in Detroit, breaks down why the components of an old steel jerrycan can be fabricated into a small, efficient, and lightweight wood-fuel stove.
- From The Fabricator
Smart, large, and electric
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 25, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
In 2008, as GM marked its century anniversary by filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Thomas Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded was published. Friedman warned that global warming, globalization, and an exploding population growth are leading to a hot, flat, and crowded human condition. He contended that...
- From The Fabricator
Fabricators unite in the fight against uncertainty
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 21, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As metal fabricators face a sea of uncertainties, they look to their peers for wisdom. They had a prime opportunity to do that at the FMA Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 5-7.
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