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The Fabricator August 2022
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 shops can relaunch and sustain a lean manufacturing program
- By Jeff Sipes
- Aug 29, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Has your metal fabrication shop's lean manufacturing journey stalled or faltered? If so, it’s time for a relaunch.
Hardware insertion’s automation evolution in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 26, 2022
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Putting a robot in front of an insertion press seems like a no-brainer for metal fabrication shop. But robotics is just one part of the automation equation. Insertion press technology has come a long way in metal manufacturing.
Preparing a fabricator's game plan for jumping into waterjet cutting
- By Dan Davis and Mark Trimper
- Aug 26, 2022
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Before a metal fabricating company jumps into waterjet cutting, it needs to be prepared and have realistic expectations.
Finding flow in custom metal fabrication with an efficient shop floor layout
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 25, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
A decade ago, a speaker at an FMA lean manufacturing conference revealed a proposed shop layout to promote flow. The bones behind the concept still apply to the industry today.
Perfecting sheet metal fabrication bend
- By Felix Weigelt
- Aug 24, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
In a typical fab shop, parts spend the vast majority of their time not in cutting or bending, but sitting as work-in-process inventory. Machine, software, and interlinked technologies aim to change that.
How the pandemic changed thinking on fab shop ventilation
The pandemic made people more aware of indoor air quality, so manufacturers have had to be more cognizant as well.
The art of gauging on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 22, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Imagine the overall dimension of a panel is just a little off during a press brake operation. It’s within spec, but what happens when that panel reaches assembly? Little errors can add up.
How a Wisconsin-based metal manufacturer builds flexible capacity with automation
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 22, 2022
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
A new, flexible tube laser cutting and bending cell exemplifies MEC’s approach to automation. Part volume isn’t the only consideration for the manufacturing giant.
Keeping delivered packages secure with a fabricated metal lock box
- By Rob Colman
- Aug 19, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
With the pandemic, more people turned to online shopping. As a result, criminals turned to on-porch package theft. A one-man shop has developed a product to protect those packages.
How a top metal fabricator perfects its material handling
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 19, 2022
- Materials Handling
- Article
In the typical fab shop, material spends most of its time waiting as work-in-process. A contract fabricator in Pennsylvania aims to minimize the waiting.
A neat trick to keep product information with the drawing file
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 17, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis takes a look at an alternative method of including product information in a CAD file: Title Blocks.
Forming options in the modern punch press grow in metalworking
- By Thomas Weir
- Aug 12, 2022
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
When it comes to batch runs and producing 3D or formed parts in metal manufacturing, it's tough to beat the cost-per-part efficiency and productivity of the modern CNC punching machine.
What one Texas metal fabricator learned about having a robotic bending cell
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 11, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Garland, Texas metal fabrication shop TPI turned to a SafanDarley Mini Cell robotic press brake to stay on top of its bending jobs. The automation investment was a big step in the company’s growth.
- 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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