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The Fabricator July 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.
Enveloped components make great reference geometry
- By Gerald Davis
- Aug 4, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis discusses the Envelope setting in components used for reference geometry.
The business case for abrasive waterjet cutting
- By Geoffrey Ericson
- Aug 3, 2020
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
An abrasive waterjet system should lower production costs and, for job shops, make capacity easier to sell. The per-part cost is central to this equation.
Company culture at METALfx shines during pandemic
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 31, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
In order to help a small-town community in California, METALfx and Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital join forces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Metal fabrication, machining, and extrusion: Better together
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 27, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
What happens when investors acquire several fabricators, a machine shop, and an extruder, and brand them to go to market as one? Momentum Manufacturing Group is finding out.
Lean on the lean manufacturing basics
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jul 24, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma can help manufacturers and fabricators strip away the emotion, focus on the facts, and adapt to challenging times.
Press brake operator struggles with a bend deduction
- By Steve Benson
- Jul 23, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A press brake operator receives a print with an incorrect bend deduction that throws everything off—and spends days trying to make the metal part right. Press brake guru Steve Benson weighs in.
Why cross-training is so critical in custom metal manufacturing
- By Steven Guisgond
- Jul 21, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
A typical custom metal fabricator must manage highly variable demand. That’s why cross-training continues to play a central role.
The many roads toward automated metal processing
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 20, 2020
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Because different metal fabrication shops have different cultures, customers and demands, their strategies for automated metal processing vary greatly.
Metal artist sculpts without welds or fasteners
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 19, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal sculptor Gail Chavenelle, owner of Chavenelle Studio Metalworks in Dubuque, Iowa, once worked with sheets of paper to create sculptures but transitioned to metal flashing and finally to sheet metal. The medium changed, but the strategy didn’t. She still relies on folds and bends, using no fastening techniques.
Press brake operation in smartphone era
- By Marcel Fiedler
- Jul 17, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
New press brake operators learn the same bending processes as experienced gurus did decades ago, but today the experience is very different in the smartphone era.
Understanding stainless steel formability at the atomic level
- By Sean Ketchum
- Jul 16, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A deep dive into stainless steel metallurgy (grain, ductility, plastic and elastic deformation) at the atomic level for a better understanding of how to form it without cracking it.
5 tips to increase welding throughput
- By Robert Fox
- Jul 15, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Want to increase throughput in welding? Here are 5 tips to help keep an open mind and be more prepared.
What a fab shop in the age of COVID-19 looks like
A safe metal fabrication shop in the age of COVID-19 is built on a foundation of good communication and respect for each other’s space.
The FABRICATOR and FMA celebrate 50 years together
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 13, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
The FABRICATOR and its publisher, the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International (FMA), celebrate their 50th anniversary of serving the metal fabrication industry.
1990s: Modern metal fabricating hits its stride with advanced tech
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 10, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
In the 1990s metal fabricators leaned on modern fabricating technologies and computer processing power to improve customer service.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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