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From The Fabricator

A press brake bends metal.

Press brakes, panel benders, and flat blank calculations

Illustration of a man bursting through a light blub

What software automation means for custom fabrication

Metal fabricators work on a large workpiece.

Why employee-owned companies make sense in manufacturing

A cobot with a spot welding machine attached to it engages with parts on a rotary table.

A visit to Automate 2024 reveals the future might be now

From The Welder

A shop instructor works with a student.

Building a successful welding program from the ground up

Close up on submerged arc welding process

The role of flux in submerged arc welding performance

A closeup of metal grinding.

How welders can stay safe during grinding

electron beam welding technology

Sheffield Forgemasters makes global leap in welding technology

From The Tube and Pipe Journal

Get a grip on the misunderstood tube bender motor starter

Two men inspect a go-kart.

Students learn fabrication one piece at a time

Robot is welding metal part in car factory

Making the move from hard automation to robotic welding

A square metal tube sits on a piece of machinery.

Fabricator achieves extraordinary with simple approach

From The Fabricator en Español

Soldador soldando con equipo de protección adecuado

Seguridad en la soldadura desde el inicio

Corte láser en una mesa con tablillas de soporte limpias.

Anidado para la estabilidad del corte láser

Un equipo planea el arreglo de un taller.

Prescripción para la reducción del desperdicio: arreglo esbelto de las instalaciones

Un operador suelta una pieza de trabajo metálica cuando ésta es doblada en una prensa dobladora.

Los operadores de prensa dobladora inexpertos hacen indispensable el repensar la seguridad

Sean Ketchum

Director of Metallurgy

Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals

Email Sean Ketchum