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The Fabricator February 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.
Synchronizing a data entry form with a tolerance standard
- By Gerald Davis
- Feb 28, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis discovers and repairs a discrepancy between a drafting standard and a data entry form.
More process knowledge, better robotic plasma cutting
- By Garen Cakmak, Kristopher Rich, and Steve Liebold
- Feb 24, 2022
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Integrating robotic plasma cutting takes more than attaching a torch at the end of a robot arm. Plasma cutting process knowledge is key.
Reflecting on the progress of a lean manufacturing journey
- By Jeff Sipes
- Feb 23, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Manufacturers who reflect on their shop's lean journey provide a safe, quiet environment to evaluate the recent past and contemplate the near future.
Metal fabrication capex set to rise in 2022
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 21, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
The pandemic might have stopped some sectors of the U.S. economy, but not metal fabrication. After a minor dip, spending is set to rise again in 2022.
Dynamic metal sculpture an outcome of artist’s vision, engineering expertise
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 19, 2022
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Metal sculptor Kent Hutchison dreamed up a concept for a kinetic sculpture for his hometown of Green Bay, Wis., but only after winning the commission did he realize that he’d need some engineering assistance.
Metal fabricator finds a better way to organize tooling
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Shocked by the cost of flimsy tooling cabinets, Norm Penner, the owner of Okno Manufacturing, decided to make swivel-style drawers designed to be opened with one finger.
Inside the world of tube bending
- By Patrick Coenen
- Feb 15, 2022
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
To achieve the desired results in tube bending requires good equipment and, especially, the right expertise.
Air-bending sharp on the press brake: A fight not worth fighting
- By Steve Benson
- Feb 14, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bending sharp leads to more angular variation and frustration at the press brake. Metal fabricators can avoid the headache by choosing the right punch and die for the job.
Sheet metal rolling goes vertical for tank manufacturers
- By Jeremiah Weekley
- Feb 11, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tank producers and other fabricators that form large-diameter shells are relying more on a less familiar kind of rolling machine: the vertical roll.
Excellence in execution leads to contract manufacturer’s growth
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 10, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Smart business decisions and quick pandemic pivoting behind O’Neal Manufacturing Services has earned the contract manufacturer The FABRICATOR’s 2022 Industry Award.
The upside of connecting with local welding programs
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 9, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricating companies explain why they established relationships with local welding programs and why the efforts are beneficial.
The role of online video in metal fabrication sales and marketing
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 7, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
When prospective metal fabrication customers have a problem to solve, they search for a manufacturing solution online. Often, however, they begin their search not by reading, but by watching.
Steelmakers apply pressure on the White House
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jan 10, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Article
After hearing from steel and aluminum producers, the Biden administration has reduced the amount of tariff exclusions offered to users of imported metal.
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- 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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