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The Fabricator January 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 effective is the leadership team at your manufacturing shop?
- By Mark Ernst
- Jan 31, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
How effective are the leaders at your metal fabrication shop? How would you grade them? Get ready for some brutal honesty.
The rise of the multifunctional plate processing table
- By Ben Morrall
- Jan 29, 2022
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Equipment that can bevel, cut, drill, and mill is changing the way that metal fabrication companies are processing plate.
The scoop on modern material handling of laser-cut parts
- By Michael Koch
- Jan 28, 2022
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Modern material handling systems can help metal fabricators keep up with the cutting prowess of high-powered lasers.
Taking steps to improve accuracy and reduce labor in 3D modeling
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 25, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis discovers and repairs a discrepancy between a BOM table and a data entry form.
The potential of flexible mobile robots in sheet metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 24, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Learn how a flexible mobile robot is a technology that could have profound effects on the metal fabrication shop floor. Find out more here.
Why the right tooling matters for an old press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 21, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If your shop is having trouble setting up an old press brake, you might want take a look at your tooling, writes bending guru Steve Benson.
Recruitment in metal fabrication: Why new hires choose to stay
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 18, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Little Rock, Ark.-based Tru-Fab Co. Metal Products is hiring the next generation of skilled workers. One thing’s for sure: These aren’t your grandfather’s new hires.
South Dakota woman feels at home fabricating, welding metal
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 15, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Article
Staci Sour Martinez’s relatively new career as a welder has been a natural fit with her experience as a working with wood. Now the South Dakota-based fabricator builds custom wood and metal furniture, handrails, other architectural items, and, recently, metal art sculptures. It's even led to a a partnership with the Hooded Heroes Foundation.
How metal manufacturers distinguish themselves through lean philosophy
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jan 14, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
A lean manufacturing philosophy, on top of wages and benefits, can help set metalworking companies apart in ways current and potential employees value.
Wage trends and the future of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 13, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Data within a 2021 wage survey reveal complex realities of the metal fabrication labor market—realities that will define the business for years to come. Yes, fabrication companies can automate more, but even the best automation wouldn’t be very effective without good people, and good people require a competitive salary.
Going paperless in a metal fabrication job shop
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 12, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
In order to cut out 'information waste,' Houston-area fab shop Amtex Precision Fabrication recently went completely paperless by phasing in a phasing a new workflow and building off technology it already had. Employees have never been happier.
Florida fabricator grows in the unique niche of architectural fabric
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 8, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Big Span Structures has become a leading player in a small niche in the construction business: architectural fabric.
Industry 4.0 insights: Getting the most out of time in a fab shop
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 6, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Instead of using inefficient processes and blindly throwing resources at a problem, manufacturing leaders, armed with data and all the insights that come with Industry 4.0, can make "surgical" improvements to make every minute count in a metal fabrication setting.
Addicted to high-powered laser cutting
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 3, 2022
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Twinsburg, Ohio-based Fabricating Solutions is always on the search to upgrade the power of its laser cutting machine, which the fab shop views as a prime competitive advantage.
Finishing the job ... whatever it takes
- By Kate Bachman
- Dec 23, 2021
- Finishing
- Article
To a metal finishing company like V&L Polishing, Addison, Ill., “finish the job” has more than one meaning. Often, finishing a metal piece centers around the media used; sometimes, it means using the right machinery; and at other times, it’s a matter of applying ingenuity, experience, technique, and a desire to help people. And it definitely means getting the job done—no matter what.
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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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