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The Fabricator April 2020
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
How metal fabricators can achieve plasma-cut edge perfection
- By Michelle Avila
- May 1, 2020
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Do your plasma-cut parts have excessive dross or out-of-round holes? Are holes warped? Having trouble welding those edges downstream? These time-tested tips can help metal fabricators.
Michigan school builds foundation for welding success
- By Tim Heston
- May 1, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Like so many manufacturers, MERRILL had trouble finding welders. But instead of accepting it and doing nothing, the company did something about it with in-house welding training
Using an existing CAD model to create a new design
- By Gerald Davis
- Apr 29, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
This guide explains various CAD options for branching 3D modeling projects.
Quality assurance in manufacturing is also about promptness
- By Kevin Duggan
- Apr 28, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
There's always plenty of variability in a manufacturer's quality department. Establishing a guaranteed turnaround time (GTT) helps mitigate those variables, ensuring on-time delivery of quality products.
Discovering versatility on the punching machine
- By Dan Davis and Dave Cormican
- Apr 28, 2020
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
High forms and progressively formed parts are just a couple of things that can be done on a punching machine.
Integrated safety further reduces risk of shop floor injuries
- By Sree Swarna Gutta
- Apr 26, 2020
- Safety
- Article
Integrating safety systems with machine control systems can keep machine operators safe in a fab shop, writes Sree Swarna Gutta of Beckhoff Automation.
Cowboys, horses, bison, bears emerge from scrap metal
- By Sue Roberts
- Apr 24, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
South Dakota metal artist John Lopez uses repurposed scrap metal from vehicles and equipment to create lifelike sculptures.
How to improve GMAW efficiency in the fab shop
- By Rajiv Vasdev
- Apr 22, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Check out some simple rules of thumb to improve your overall MIG welding performance.
Speeding up pipe fabrication at P1 Group
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 21, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
P1 Group, Lawrence, Kan., turned to automation to eliminate extra pipe fabrication processes and material handling.
1980s: The search for productivity in metal fabrication
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 20, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
In the 1980s metal fabricators questioned what they needed to do to be as productive as peers in Japan and Germany.
The hidden yet important differences in press brake tooling
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 16, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Precision-ground and planer tools might look similar when bending, especially if planer tools are cut to short lengths. But look deeper and you’ll find how different these tools really are.
Avoiding the offload bottleneck in laser cutting
- By Jason LeGrand
- Apr 14, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
No matter how fast a laser cuts, a sheet metal part isn’t finished until the next operation can do something with it.
Takt time in a nonrepetitive manufacturing environment
- By Jeff Sipes
- Apr 13, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Analyzing takt time makes sense in low-product-mix production, but it also makes sense in a high-product-mix environment—if you take the right approach with the lean manufacturing tool.
A tale of two young sibling welders who defy stereotypes
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 10, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Minnesota brother and sister duo, Tom and Lindsey Lawton, are just starting their welding careers, but their experience could be a positive harbinger.
Cutting's Current State: The evolution of blank-to-bend strategies
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 6, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
The latest from our Cutting's Current State series: In 1980 Special Products & Mfg. Inc. installed the first turret punch press of its kind in Texas. Its blank-to-bend strategy has been evolving ever since.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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