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The Fabricator February 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 to render a better 3D model
- By Gerald Davis
- Feb 28, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
This guide explains various CAD menu options for rendering 3D models.
7 ways to rethink office workflow with a quick response office cell
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 27, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
If orders take forever to process in a metal fabrication facility, the quick-response office cell (Q-ROC) might help work flow. Here are seven basic steps fabricator to set up a Q-ROC .
Why should we consider a CNC plate roll?
- By Steve Addy
- Feb 25, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
There are many reasons to upgrade to a CNC plate bending roll. They provide consistent leading and trailing edges and accuracy, facilitate varying degrees of automation, and allow simple development of irregular shapes. But the most important reason is to augment the skills of your new workforce.
Shorten changeovers and reap the benefits in lean manufacturing
- By Jeff Sipes
- Feb 24, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Want to streamline changeovers in your lean manufacturing journey? Scrutinize the steps, eliminate what you can, then restructure what’s left to keep jobs moving in your metal fabrication operation.
Is metal fabrication a good career path?
- By Shannon Eggleton
- Feb 21, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Is metal fabrications a good career path? The metal fabrication industry wouldn’t be where it is without incredible talent. These stories are worth repeating.
The skills crisis isn’t good, but is it all bad?
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 17, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
The skilled labor problem is probably here to stay in metal fabrication and manufacturing, and in some respects, that might be OK.
"Arc of Dreams" metal sculpture mimics nature along Big Sioux River
- By Sue Roberts
- Feb 15, 2020
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Dale Lamphere, the artist behind the Dignity of Earth & Sky sculpture, helps make the dream of a stainless steel sculpture over the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls, S.D., come true.
The press brake questions keep coming
- By Steve Benson
- Feb 11, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson answers a list of reader questions regarding bend functions, equipment, tooling, and calculating the inside bend radius.
A life spent laser cutting in the job shop
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 10, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Gary Brockman worked on his first industrial laser the year the original “Star Wars” hit theaters. So much has changed, but not everything.
Cutting's Current State: Laser cutting on the bleeding edge
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 6, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
In this 50th year of The FABRICATOR, we’re diving deep and running a series on the cutting department. Tennessee metal fabricator Cupples’ J&J Company takes an unusual approach to work flow with its 19 laser cutting machines. Considering the operation has near-perfect on-time delivery, the approach is working.
Hardware insertion automation gets flexible
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 5, 2020
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Many fabricators perform bending and hardware insertion in the same workcell. With the right part mix, the application is ripe for robotic automation.
New developments in modern pipe welding
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 5, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
New technology introductions from welding companies Lincoln Electric and ESAB promise to alter the way pipe is welded.
1970s: Metal fabricating finds its footing
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 4, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
The U.S. metal fabricating industry really began to establish itself during the 1970s. Here's a look back at the industry through the pages of The FABRICATOR magazine from decades ago.
How one metal fabricator stays agile
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 3, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Bloomington, Minn.,-based Dalsin Industries has earned The FABRICATOR’s 2020 Industry Award for its ability to remain successful and evolve as the metal fabrication market has changed.
High-production bending gets flexible
- By Werner van de Burgt
- Jan 31, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Modular automated systems combine panel bending, folding, press braking, roll bending, and more, all in one production line.
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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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