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Blog Posts - Page 8
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication trends to watch at FABTECH 2023
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 11, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- 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 Welder
The craziest welding jobs
- By Josh Welton
- Sep 8, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton looks back on some of his craziest welding jobs. He’s asking the welding community share stories of their wildest experiences as a welder.
- From The Fabricator
GAO report cites U.S. failure to collect some aluminum and steel tariffs
- By Stephen Barlas
- Sep 8, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel and aluminum importers might have gotten tariff waivers from 2018-2021 when they shouldn’t have, reports the Government Accountability Office. That’s about $32 million in missed duties due to an invalid use of Section 232 exclusions.
- From The Fabricator
Strategies for bending aluminum 6061-T6
- By Steve Benson
- Sep 7, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Aluminum 6061-T6 is notoriously difficult to bend, but skilled press brake operators can tackle the challenges with various strategies, including torch annealing.
- From The Fabricator
What automation, AI, and other tech mean for welding careers
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Sep 6, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In Part 2, MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown continued her conversation with Darla and Josh Welton about the continued impact of technology on manufacturing careers, welder education, apprenticeships, U.S. vs Germany models, and more.
- From The Welder
What reviewing scholarships taught me about future manufacturing professionals
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Sep 5, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The WELDER editor Rafael Guerrero shares his experience reviewing Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) scholarship applications and what the process says about future manufacturing professionals.
Durable goods index slips amid general manufacturing weakness
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Sep 2, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Multiple tubing-intensive sectors looked bright, but overall indicators for U.S. manufacturing continued to lag in May and June.
- From The Fabricator
MIT researcher on the welder skills gap vs. pay gap debate
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Aug 28, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown joins Darla and Josh Welton to talk about the current state of welder careers, and how wages, automation, and perception are impacting the industry.
- From The Fabricator
How AI could transform the metal fabrication supply chain
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 23, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
Digital transformation efforts from Kloeckner Metals, as described during a presentation at this week's SMU Steel Summit in Atlanta, has come a long way in recent years as the service center and fabricator works toward a "zero touch" work flow.
- From The Fabricator
Boomers—OK as potential job candidates in manufacturing industry
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 21, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As they continue to struggle to fill open positions, metal fabricating companies might consider looking at the other end of the age spectrum—retirees.
- From The Fabricator
U.S. Steel sale is a monumental moment for the steel industry
- By Michael Cowden
- Aug 16, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The future owners of U.S. Steel are not known as of now, but the end game for such a deal might not be a mystery.
- From The Fabricator
Perfecting automated processes, flow of information in the fabrication shop
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Automation software and the almighty algorithm are making metal fabrication technologies more intelligent and flexible than ever. And FABTECH 2023 in Chicago is poised to have even more digital transformation on full display.
- From The Fabricator
Idaho tech college steps up after fire displaces high school welding students
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 11, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
This past April, a fire at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho, left welding students without a facility. It didn't take long for an area tech college and other businesses to step up.
- From The Fabricator
“Sampling” past manufacturing successes can help fabricators innovate
- By Bill Frahm
- Aug 10, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Like recording artists reusing samples from previously recorded music, fabricators can use previous hits to build new products that meet user demands.
- From The Fabricator
U.S. injecting climate change into steel tariffs
- By Stephen Barlas
- Aug 8, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
U.S. and EU trade representatives are trying to create a system that penalizes the trade of steel that results in excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
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