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More from Dan Davis
- From The Fabricator
The need for speed to market
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 28, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Turnaround time matters for the fabrication shops of NASCAR teams as they try to get the latest mechanical improvements to the car down to the track as soon as possible. That "need for speed" is something all metal fabricators can identify with. Often new manufacturing technology can provide that much-needed boost.
Sacándole la vuelta al desbarbado de la parte punzonada
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 24, 2014
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
El poner a alguien a desbarbar partes conforme salen de la punzonadora puede ser un esfuerzo costoso y tardado. Sin embargo, algunas sugerencias podrían ayudar a los fabricantes a reducir o eliminar este paso del todo.
- From The Fabricator
The benefits of off-site training
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 20, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Allowing employees to go off-site for training purposes improves the learning environment and shows everyone that the company wants to invest in the individual.
- From The Fabricator
Paying a heavy price for purchasing only on price
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 13, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As fabricators become more selective about jobs they accept, OEMs need to rethink purchasing procedures.
- From The Fabricator
Better organization of assembly templates
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 3, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
KSM Industries Inc., Germantown, Wis., found success building rack mounts for power equipment, but as the business grew, the number of templates did as well. The company needed a better organization plan other than putting the templates on pallets, hoping to find them when they were needed again.
- From The Fabricator
As unionization shrinks, so does the pipeline for talent
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 21, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Last week autoworkers at the Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted down a proposal to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Fifty-three percent said “no” to the idea, even though Volkswagen did not actively oppose or support the vote. While the automaker may have tried...
- From The Fabricator
Not your typical supply chain assistance
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 14, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
David Tilstone, president, National Tooling & Machining Association, is pretty certain precision metalworking shops across the U.S. need help. According to a 2013 NTMA survey of its membership, just over 70 percent have a job opening that they are having difficulty filling. At least a third have...
- From The Fabricator
Realistic talk about jobs
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 6, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
During President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech in late January, he made a point to focus on the development of more advanced manufacturing institutes, also called “hubs.” The idea is that these hubs would focus on advanced manufacturing technologies and possible commercialization...
- From The Fabricator
What gets you excited about metal fabricating
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As I was watching the weather last night, the meteorologist mentioned that Chicagoland had already experienced the third most subzero-degree days in one winter, according to records that go back more than 140 years. That’s pretty depressing, considering that it’s not even February. So as the...
- From The Fabricator
Professionalism in precision sheet metal manufacturing
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
How does a small western Michigan fabricating shop evolve into a key metal parts supplier to some of the most demanding OEM customers in the world? It is committed to lean manufacturing principles and has made strategic investments in new fabricating technology, but most of all, it has engaged employees that are comfortable with changes that come with continuous improvement efforts.
- From The Fabricator
Sustaining metal fabricating success
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricators can’t find the right manufacturing talent. Customers are more demanding. The current workforce is overworked. How can fabricating companies keep up? The FABRICATOR’s Editorial Advisory Board has some suggestions.
- From The Fabricator
Controlling its own fabricating future
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 27, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Altec, a manufacturer of truck bodies and related products, tried the outsourcing route me to stay on top of expanding fabricating jobs, but the headaches were too great to maintain such an arrangement. The company decided to take metal fabricating back in-house by setting up a new facility in Burnsville, N.C., and with the addition of some key equipment, it hasn't looked back.
- From The Fabricator
More than button-pushers wanted
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 24, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As metal fabricators claim they are unable to find young workers interested in working in metal fabricating for entry-level wages, the machine tool makers have responded by trying to take the “shop knowledge” that is commonly locked in the head of a few experienced shop floor workers and moving...
- From The Fabricator
A key tool in building a winning culture
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 16, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Metal fabricating shops that perform well have well-performing workforces. It sounds too simple, but you’ll hear the same thing from managers in these high-performance organizations. Company owners and managers don’t debate about spending money on training programs that help to keep skills...
- From The Fabricator
Nesting and the fiber laser
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 13, 2014
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
In all honesty, nesting software that works for CO2 laser cutting machines also works for fiber lasers. The speed of the fiber laser, however, forces the fabricator to think more deliberately about software options that help to maintain the continuous flow of laser-cut parts.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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