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The Fabricator June 2019
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.
The soft side of lean manufacturing through respect and humility
- By Jeff Sipes
- Jul 6, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
If lean manufacturing was all about the technicalities, you could rule the shop with an iron fist and everyone would fall in line. But successful lean organizations understand that they must engage the entire workforce.
Make the most of your Manufacturing Day event
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
These tips from organizations that have hosted Manufacturing Day events in the past can help your shop have a successful open house.
Precision sheet metal bending and the V groove: Part II
- By Steve Benson
- Jun 19, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
V-grooving doesn’t apply to every bending situation. But in sectors like architectural fabrication, it plays a major role in the brake department.
Workstation mobility for metal fabricators on the shop floor
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jun 18, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Newcastle Systems has spent the better part of the past decade and a half developing mobile workstations and industrial lithium batteries for manufacturing shop floors and warehouses. And now it is focusing on metal fabricators.
Tips for maintaining CAD version control
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 18, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Maintaining CAD version control when working through documents and products is important to ensuring accuracy of file templates.
Hard work, persistence pay off for young welder headed to WorldSkills
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jun 16, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
After falling short in his first attempt, Ryan Fincher stayed the course and welded his way to becoming the U.S. representative for welding at WorldSkills in August.
Remember your best boss?
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 15, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Do people leave a job for more money? Sure, money’s part of it. But a person’s working relationship with the boss plays a big role.
The benefits of automated deburring
- By Tim Corley
- Jun 14, 2019
- Finishing
- Article
In addition to labor savings, automated deburring equipment results in a safer work environment and higher-quality parts.
Belco Industries cuts component cutting time with high-powered fiber laser
- By Sue Roberts
- Jun 14, 2019
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Belco Industries discovers improved cutting productivity with its high-powered fiber laser cutting machine.
Newly launched fabricator tackles the quick-turn market
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 2, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Earlier this year a fabricator in Reno, Nev., opened its doors, promising delivery in three days or less. Automated order processing helps make it happen.
This structural fabricator can’t be pigeonholed
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 2, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Mike’s Metal Works could have been a typical light-structural fabricator, but good ideas helped grow its sandbox.
Perfecting the fiber laser cut edge
- By Dustin Diehl
- Jun 2, 2019
- Laser Cutting
- Article
You can improve a fiber laser blanking’s cut edge by optimizing the assist gases and taking advantage of updated nozzle technologies.
The many career paths of pipe welding
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 1, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Article
A good pipe welder can choose the inspection career path, but solid welding knowledge is just part of the job. Interpersonal skills enter the mix.
Strategic investors are scaling up metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 1, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
AOC Metal Works became the company it is today in January 2018, when two regional players merged under one brand. Its growth might be just the beginning.
5 steps to get the most out of scrap metal
- By Jason Wolff
- Jun 1, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Scrap isn’t a cost center; it’s an overlooked revenue center. And many operations could get more revenue from their scrap than they currently do.
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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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