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The Fabricator August 2019
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.
Healing veterans' invisible wounds of war through metal art
- By Amanda Carlson and Ann Thompson
- Aug 15, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
Warrior StoryField gives veterans, their families, and civilians the chance to connect and heal through metal sculpture.
Transporting a decommissioned Boeing 747 jumbo jet 500 miles to Burning Man
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 14, 2019
- Finishing
- Article
Getting a decommissioned 1985 Boeing 747-300 to Burning Man 2018 was no easy task. The jumbo jet needed to be disassembled and then reassembled after being transported 500 miles by ground. But that required drilling through the titanium wing spars.
Fabricators should take note of plasma cutting advancements
- By John Zuehlke
- Aug 14, 2019
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Modern plasma cutting technology and options can offer metal fabricators flexibility and efficiency they can’t get in older machines.
Technology Spotlight: Flexibility in laser welding
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 14, 2019
- Laser Welding
- Article
A flexible laser welding tool from Alpha Laser US could prove useful in metal fabricating job shops.
Better bend sequencing and gauging on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 13, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A reader has trouble forming an odd part with unparallel bend line. A new bend sequence with the right gauging could be the answer.
Tips for sharing revision-controlled CAD files
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 13, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
A thoughtful file/folder system is helpful for manufacturing and fabricating operations in the CAD task of revision.
A new approach to forming louvers on a punching machine
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 12, 2019
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Mobile HVAC manufacturer Red Dot Corp., Seattle, found a better way to form louvers on its punching machine.
Where folding fits in the job shop
- By Chandler Barden and Dan Davis
- Aug 12, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Metal fabricating shops might want to consider adding a folding machine instead of adding another press brake to the bending department.
The potential of homopolar-generator welding
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 9, 2019
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Imagine a resistance spot weld, finished in less than a second. Now imagine a large bridge weld occurring in a similar amount of time.
How to attract a new generation of metal fabricators
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 9, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Libertyville, Ill.-based Laser Precision is involved in promoting manufacturing to its community and was recently honored for its efforts.
Streamline the metal fabrication's global supply chain
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 9, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Companies around the world are rethinking the metal fabrication supply chain to find new ways to compete.
What high-powered fiber lasers mean for a fabricating shop
- By Brian Kent
- Aug 7, 2019
- Laser Cutting
- Article
High-powered fiber laser cutting machines can do more than just cut thick metal quickly.
Clever racking design boosts lifelong powder coating coverage
- By Kate Bachman
- Aug 6, 2019
- Finishing
- Article
Powder coating 100,000-metal-parts-a-day requires Lifetime Products’ to apply innovative engineering and a well-executed powder coating process.
New metal fabricator takes collaboration to next level
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 5, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Wisconsin-based Metal Fab Solutions is part of a village of companies that are taking collaboration to the next level.
Vertical integration in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 5, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Service center Kloeckner Metals Corp. is taking a novel approach to the metal fabrication supply chain.
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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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