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More from Tim Heston
- From The Fabricator
Flying high at FABTECH
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 8, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
More than 30,000 visited the FABTECH 2014, a show that had several dominant themes: skilled labor, intuitive manufacturing technology, and supply chain collaboration.
- From The Fabricator
A new year and a better image for manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 22, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
As 2015 approaches, manufacturing's image is in pretty good shape, all things considered.
- From The Fabricator
The patio furniture reshoring test
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 15, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Businesses are reshoring when it makes sense to do so. This includes items requiring quick-response, such as seasonal items that hinge on less predictable demand factors, like the weather.
- From The Fabricator
One metal fabricator, two value streams
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 12, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
For decades Nu-Way Industries operated with a conventional management structure. In recent years, managers at the Des Plaines, Ill., fabricator discovered that the two kinds of orders the company processed, engineered to order and make to stock, really called for two distinct value streams, each operating under a different business model.
- From The Welder
The energy boom, welding, and the modern-day cowboy
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 11, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Welders are the mortar holding the energy boom together, and today, we need more mortar than ever.
- From The Fabricator
Engineer, weld, fabricate, test, and perfect
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 10, 2014
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Rando Productions juggles various projects from various customers—TV shows, commercials, theme park attractions—and each has its own timeline. It’s all one-off, nonrepeat work. Sound familiar?
- From The Fabricator
2015 metal fabrication forecast: Steady as she grows
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Fabricators expect steady growth for 2015. At the same time, they’re gearing up to handle increasing customer demand by investing in capacity-building equipment.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH reporter’s notebook: A reason to smile
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 2, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
According to November manufacturing data, industry hummed along in November, shrugging off the economic slowdown in much of the rest of the world. Drew Greenblatt isn't surprised.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH reporter notebook: A reason to be thankful
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 26, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Managers at one shop did the moral thing back in 2009, and that moral decision turned out to be a smart business decision, too. That's something to be thankful for.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH reporter’s notebook: A contract metal fabrication metaphor, in tube
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 17, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Atlanta played host to FABTECH last week, when tens of thousands descended upon the Georgia World Congress Center. Most said they expected good times for 2015, but it's a complex business that requires careful coordination. A unique exoskeletal racecar on display last week proved to be an apt metaphor of metal fabrication at its best.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH 2014, and the hunt for smart capacity
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
FABTECH 2014 is upon us, and industry leaders come to Atlanta to hunt for not just additional capacity—but smart capacity.
- From The Fabricator
The Erector set meets the material handling cart
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 10, 2014
- Materials Handling
- Article
Three friends grew up in Sweden playing with LEGO®s and Erector sets. The creations they could make were endless, but their assembly method was pretty much standardized. Why, they asked, couldn’t a similar concept apply to material handling carts in a factory?
- From The Fabricator
Piecing together the continuous improvement puzzle
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 10, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Various improvement initiatives related to 5S, part flow, communication, management structure, and planning led to a stark change at Miller Welding & Machine Co., a contract fabricator in western Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, everything just clicked.
- From The Fabricator
Microwelding: Welding small, and growing
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 7, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
Learn how the art of microwelding helped to propel MicroArc, an eight-person weld shop specializing in putting tiny welds on tiny parts, to big opportunity.
- From The Fabricator
What is good company culture, exactly?
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 6, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Good culture may boil down to giving people an opportunity to contribute beyond their traditional job description, and rewarding them for it.
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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