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The Fabricator March 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 to make entry-level manufacturing jobs meaningful
- By Jeff Sipes
- Mar 28, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabrication company leadership, imagine the first day of entry-level manufacturing jobs at your facility. What would your experience be? Learn more here.
Grain direction’s effect on sheet metal bending
- By Steve Benson
- Mar 24, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If press brake operators bend a small radius with the material grain—that is, the bend line runs parallel to the material grain direction, they should watch out for cracking.
Twin-wire GMAW meets the pipe welding cobot
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 23, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Article
Cobots could make the pipe spool welding shop more productive. In the long run, collaborative robots could also change how pipe welders learn their craft.
Software automation in a high-mix sheet metal shop
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Mar 19, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Software automation can improve efficiency, minimize production bottlenecks, and decrease downtime in a high-mix shop. What used to take days or weeks could occur nearly instantaneously.
A succession strategy at CB Fabricating
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
The founder of an Indiana custom fab shop will be stepping away from the job within the next few years. And to ensure that the shop is left in good hands, he’s developed a succession plan that offers his employees security and embraces a long-term commitment to technology.
A dramatic shift in business focus for precision metal fabricator
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 16, 2022
- Laser Cutting
- Article
McDougall Processing, Nashville, Tenn., is reinventing itself as a precision metal fabricator with a dramatic shift in business focus.
Holemaking in sheet metal: Laser cutting or punching machines?
- By Dan Davis and John Ripka
- Mar 14, 2022
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Even with the advancement in laser cutting technology, punching machines still stand out as a suitable technology for metal fabricators who need to punch a multitude of holes.
Avoid changeover headaches when bending thick materials
- By Steve Brown
- Mar 12, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Adjustable V dies and replaceable radius tip inserts can help minimize downtime when bending thick materials.
Synchronizing a data entry form with material selection
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 12, 2022
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD expert Gerald Davis repairs a discrepancy between a custom selection list and a selection list that is “owned” by the system.
When a welding robot has a brain
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 9, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
In most of manufacturing, robots do what they’re told. They haven’t been able to teach themselves. That’s starting to change, especially with welding robots.
Making one-step beveling a reality in the metal fabrication shop
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 2, 2022
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
A plasma cutting system that uses laser scanning of parts aims to eliminate the two-step beveling process for metal fabricators.
- 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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