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The Fabricator August 2023 - Page 2
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.
Be Pro Be Proud aims to change perception of trades with Draft Day
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Aug 22, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
The executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, Andrew Parker, discusses the effort's skilled workforce initiative, Draft Day events, mobile trailers, successes, and recruitment advice.
Part leveling wins over cannabis processing equipment maker
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 20, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Las Vegas-based GreenBroz, a supplier of harvesting equipment for cannabis and hemp processors, needed help figuring out what to do with warped parts coming off the laser cutting machine.
Building a shipping container home and business out of tragedy
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Aug 18, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Shane and Cole Barber built a shipping container home as a way to keep their families together after the loss of a loved one. The project has since led them to start a shipping container homebuilding business.
What does it take for a fabricator to run a robotic press brake cell?
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 17, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Hickey Metal Fabrication, Salem, Ohio, has learned a lot since installing a large robotic press brake earlier this year.
How digital twins add a new level of intelligence in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 17, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Why was this part cut incorrectly? Why is that job late? Digital twins could give a new level of intelligence to production planners and, for that matter, everyone else in the organization, from sales personnel to shipping clerks.
Best practices for weld cell layout
- By Justin Craft
- Aug 17, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Whether a metal fabricator is designing a cell for semiautomatic or robotic welding, small details can make a big difference on the shop floor
Perfecting automated processes, flow of information in the fabrication shop
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Automation software and the almighty algorithm are making metal fabrication technologies more intelligent and flexible than ever. And FABTECH 2023 in Chicago is poised to have even more digital transformation on full display.
A guide to FABTECH 2023 in Chicago
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Aug 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
This September, FABTECH returns to Chicago as North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event of the year. Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 metal manufacturing tradeshow at McCormick Place.
7 lessons for succeeding in metal fabricating
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 11, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
The founder and owner of Wisconsin-based Pro Metal Works shares some business lessons that have helped him build a metal fabrication shop with $19 million in annual sales.
Engineering and fabricating a one-of-a-kind bridge to span the Mississippi River
- By Kate Bachman
- Aug 10, 2023
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Industrial Steel Construction fabricated the steel components and assemblies for a new arched bridge between Iowa and Illinois.
Launching a metal fabrication business from the edge of cutting technology
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Aug 9, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
In just five years, Precision Tube Laser Owner Jordan Yost has used a relentless work ethic, high-end machines, and a hunger to learn everything he can about the manufacturing industry to build a rapidly growing fabrication business.
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/14/2024
- Running Time:
- 62:12
Cameron Adams of Laser Precision, a contract metal fabricator in the Chicago area, joins the podcast to talk...
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