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The Fabricator November 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.
Scrap metal expands Canadian artist’s forte into welding
- By Sue Roberts
- Dec 1, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Article
A Canadian artist discovers welding and gets creative with scrap metal.
How benchmarking accelerates continuous lean manufacturing improvement
- By Jeff Sipes
- Nov 30, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Most manufacturers will hit a plateau at some point on the lean journey. There comes a time for an infusion of new ideas or the need for a catalyst. Benchmarking just might be an economical and effective way to make that happen.
Arena project leads to pipe cutting automation at Fought & Co.
- By Sue Roberts
- Nov 29, 2019
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Fought & Co. out of Tigard, Ore., uses automated plasma cutting technology to process large pipe.
How to spot and avoid common press brake hazards
- By Douglas Raff
- Nov 27, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Ill-informed press brake operators face numerous on-the-job hazards every day. The following are a few of the most common circumstances that raise press brake injuries.
Design for manufacturing instead of modeling for procurement
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 26, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD jockey Gerald Davis describes methods of documenting assemblies, both made and purchased items.
Understanding and selecting a material verification technology
- By James Stachowiak
- Nov 26, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
When a shipment of raw material shows up at a fabricator’s receiving dock, is reading the paperwork enough to identify the material? Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. Using a portable alloy ID tool is a quick way to verify the metals’ chemical composition.
How AI can assist fabricators in quoting and nesting
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 25, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Artificial intelligence helps metal fabricators get more out of the two primary cost drivers in any fab shop: time and material.
How one metal fabricator in New England offers sense of place, purpose
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 24, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Digital manufacturing is the future, but sheet metal can’t be made of ones and zeros. The physical space where fabrication occurs really matters. This is how Salem Metal Inc., Middleton, Mass., keeps face-to-face and hands-on collaboration alive.
Steel industry veteran works to ensure manufacturing’s future in the U.S.
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
For his 40 years leading Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. and continued efforts representing the steel industry and manufacturing in policy battles, Bill Hickey has been named Steel Executive of the Year by his peers.
How fabricators accelerate growth through better quoting
- By Brad Stropes and Robert Farrell Jr.
- Nov 19, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Automating the quoting process can improve quoting success rates for fabricators, job shops, and metal service centers.
What makes a factory smart?
- By Carlos García Villate
- Nov 15, 2019
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
The smart factory of the future will involve new levels of collaboration between software providers, machine builders, and companies throughout the sheet metal supply chain.
Three steps to prepare a fab shop for automated welding
- By Bill Pharmer
- Nov 13, 2019
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Having a strong leader and a staff that doesn’t fear automated welding goes a long way to ensuring successful robotic welding cell implementation. Learn more.
Taking a deep dive into press brake tonnage, Part I: Improving formulas
- By Steve Benson
- Nov 12, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Taking a deep dive into press brake tonnage: Why do bends turn sharp when they do? It has to do with how bending forces affect the workpiece.
Service center/stamper/fabricator wants to do more
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 11, 2019
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
PMI, a Service center/stamper/fabricator out of Bloomer, Wis., turns to automation to stay on top of customer demands.
Amish manufacturer embraces lean manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 9, 2019
- Shop Management
- Article
Pioneer Equipment started its lean journey in 2008, just in time to meet the demands of a changing market.
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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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