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The Fabricator January 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.
3D modeling for step-by-step instructions
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 31, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
This guide can help a manufacturing CAD programmer develop step-by-step illustrations using display states and exploded views.
Job shop management: Are scheduling problems really symptoms?
- By Vincent Bozzone
- Jan 29, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Scheduling at a metal fabrication shop can be a mess. The root causes, though, might not have anything to do with scheduling. It comes down to the overall job shop organization.
Powder coating augments agricultural fabricator’s bottom line
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 28, 2020
- Finishing
- Article
As market forces created a downturn in the agricultural business industry over the last three years, PBZ looked for growth opportunities elsewhere. It found that opportunity by expanding its powder coating capacity in its associate company, Keystone Koating.
Need direction on your lean manufacturing journey? Listen to the data
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 27, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Acting on gut feelings when analyzing lean manufacturing practices is just too risky for modern business. You need to know the root causes, and to uncover them, you need to listen to the data.
Unique metal manufacturing business model fosters growth
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 27, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Houston-based FabCorp and its sister businesses are stronger together thanks to smart planning, tracking, and time management, as well as intelligent software.
Manufacturing's skills gap crisis at a critical juncture
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 23, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Millions of manufacturing jobs remain unfilled. What can a fabricator do? A skilled labor panel at the FABTECH show in November discussed some real solutions.
Spreading knowledge in metal fabrication for 50 years
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
So much has changed in the metal fabrication and manufacturing industries since The FABRICATOR magazine launched 50 years ago, but one thing hasn’t: the need for real, actionable knowledge.
Turning Golden Gate Bridge handrails into home furnishing
- By Sue Roberts
- Jan 19, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Rick Bulan makes furniture and accessories out of steel from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Nanotechnology meets metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 18, 2020
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Nanotechnology makes aluminum 7075 a weldable alloy, and the ideas behind it have broad implications for other sheet metal manufacturing processes, including forming.
Angle rolling gets flexible
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 18, 2020
- Roll Forming
- Article
An infinitely variable angle roll system could change roll shop floors in the years to come. An operation could have fewer machines but far greater machine utilization.
Avoid the sting of poor practices in sheet metal bending
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 14, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Poor practices, both at the press brake and throughout the shop, can do a number on the bottom line. Avoid them, and you prevent greater pain over the long term.
Reflecting on FABTECH's record-breaking 2019
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 13, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Despite the weather and news of a softening economy, fabricators turned out in force to the industry’s largest annual event in November.
Additive manufacturing's potential in low-tonnage bending
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Small, low-tonnage press brakes are making a comeback, and 3D-printed tools could make these machines more flexible than they already are.
Cutting's Current State: The laser/punch combo in metal fabricating
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 9, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
In this 50th year of The FABRICATOR, we’re diving deep and running a series on the cutting department. First up: Taking a look at the current state of the laser/combo punch. The verdict: Stand-alone punches might not be everywhere, but punching isn’t going anywhere.
Looking back on the fabricating business
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 7, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
In celebrating its 50th anniversary, The FABRICATOR asked longtime FMA members to look back on their time in the metal fabricating industry.
- Podcasting
- 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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