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Blog Posts - Page 79
- From The Welder
Still Building America: Trenton’s story—24 years old and a lead fabricator
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 15, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Bitten by the welding bug as a child, Trenton Bennett progressed in his craft and mastered TIG welding to become the lead fabricator at a large dairy plant in Ohio. As skilled as he is, he wants to be better. And he wants the older welders to cut the young guys some slack. “Everyone starts somewhere.”
- From The Fabricator
The robots are coming
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 15, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Robots replacing fabricators is not likely to happen in the next few years. However some predict that robots may replace almost 50 percent of all kinds of jobs in the future. That is likely to include some fabrication jobs.
- From The Fabricator
Truth on the shop floor
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 13, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
If truth comes from the shop floor, everyone should hear it.
- From The Fabricator
Going the nontraditional route
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 10, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The manufacturing industry is focusing plenty of attention on millennials as companies try and entice them to consider manufacturing careers. These companies might be better off looking at other industries, where workers might be looking for a career change.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: ‘Routine’ jobs disappearing; business expands; 3-D printing updates; and brake woes
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 9, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—The future of routine jobs; Lincoln, Neb., business expands; 3-D developments; and brake concerns.
- From The Welder
Troubleshooting TIG
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 9, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Struggling to get a strong arc and clean puddle in your TIG welding? Most of the time the answer lies between the machine and the torch, and occasionally the bottle.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Training programs; evolution of can making; and a universal safety concern
- By Vicki Bell
- Apr 2, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Baltimore to re-establish a training center; the importance of an educated workforce; evolution of can making; and addressing a safety concern of a different sort.
- From The Fabricator
Machining association chips away at ozone proposal
- By Stephen Barlas
- Apr 2, 2015
- Machining
- Blog Post
The Precision Machined Products Association believes metal manufacturing operations will struggle to meet proposed EPA ozone standards.
- From The Fabricator
Boring manufacturing data acts up a bit
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 31, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Economic indicators have been boring. This may change. The data slipped a bit this month, though it's too soon to say if it's a trend. Regardless, business owners are happy with boring.
- From The Fabricator
Working in a cold shop
- By Nick Martin
- Mar 26, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Winter weather conditions affect much of the country, but most people live and work in warm surroundings. Not so those in some fabricating shops. Here’s how one shop in North Carolina deals with the cold.
- From The Welder
MIG welding troubleshooting tips
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 25, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Need some tips for MIG welding? Maintenance and MIG welding troubleshooting knowledge can help you keep it running like a top. Learn from our experts.
- From The Fabricator
People make the difference at The FABRICATOR’s Leadership Summit
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 24, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Technology is the engine of metal fabrication, but people are behind the wheel. And how they drive really matters.
- From The Welder
Still Building America: Lexi’s story—Do what you love, and love what you do
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 19, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
School boards across the country considering canceling shop classes need to hear from students like Lexi Noonan, a young welder who would have been “absolutely lost” if she had graduated from high school without learning a trade.
- From The Fabricator
Rising dollar doesn't diminish U.S. manufacturing might
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 13, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A rising dollar could make it tougher for U.S. manufacturers to export goods, but the metal fabricating community shouldn't suffer too much. Overseas customers buy metal goods from U.S. manufacturers for a very good reason.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: An arm’s value; bent & twisted artwork; sourcing materials; making 3-D affordable
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 12, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Web articles for fabricators—Fabricator does his own thing; what an arm’s worth depends on where you are; steel industry here and abroad; and hybrid kit designed to make 3-D printing more affordable.
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