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The Fabricator November 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.
The role of executive leadership in lean manufacturing
- By Jeff Sipes
- Dec 30, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Leadership can make or break the lean manufacturing journey, and it starts at the very top with the executives.
When a lifelong truck passion becomes a fabrication career
- By Amanda Carlson
- Dec 12, 2020
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Lifelong truck enthusiast Scott Bisi has made a career out of designing and fabricating custom modifications for trucks at his Washington-based Cougar House Garage shop – all while battling muscular dystrophy.
How to overcome metal fabrication’s recruitment challenge
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 7, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Many who enter metal fabrication are fascinated by it all and never leave. The hard part is finding those susceptible to the manufacturing bug.
How fabricators achieve breakthrough improvements
- By Paul Neblock
- Dec 5, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma focus on incremental improvements made over months and years. But what if metal fabricators need to achieve dramatic improvements immediately?
Are homemade tools for press brake operations a good idea?
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 4, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Should a bending operation rely heavily on homemade tools? That depends, writes press brake guru Steve Benson. If made well and for the right application, homemade press brake tools can be very workable and as practical as factory-made tools.
When a custom metal fabricator launches a product
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 30, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Many custom fab shop owners dream of launching their own products. It’s an achievable dream, but like anything else, there are risks and rewards.
Modern material handling in the structural fab shop
- By Lindsay Luminoso
- Nov 29, 2020
- Materials Handling
- Article
The right automated material handling system can make handling structural steel safer and more efficient.
Material utilization in metal fabrication
- By Derek Weston and Tom Stillwell
- Nov 27, 2020
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
As a plate fabricator evolves, so does its material utilization strategy. Throughout it all, though, that strategy should help increase profits, reduce costs, and make life a little easier.
5 steps for proper weld preparation
- By Rick Hopkins
- Nov 25, 2020
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
Properly preparing metal for welding is key to producing high quality results, maintaining consistent productivity levels, and minimizing costs—especially costs related to rework and downtime.
Pay attention to the basics at the press brake
- By David Bray
- Nov 24, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
An engaged press brake operator helps to keep jobs moving through the bending department, without damaging tooling or injuring himself.
Saving time in 3D model creation
- By Gerald Davis
- Nov 23, 2020
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis provides tips on how to modify models with minimal overhead.
Texas shop reaches beyond the contract manufacturing sandbox
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 19, 2020
- Materials Handling
- Article
Austin, Texas-based machine shop and fabricator Athena Manufacturing needed a material handling solution. Finding one led to a new partnership with Belgian manufacturer Eurostorage.
Roll forming for solar shines bright at OMCO
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 18, 2020
- Roll Forming
- Article
OMCO launched its own solar racking and tracking products in 2015. It’s now a manufacturing hybrid: part OEM and part contract roll former.
Troubleshoot quality issues in tube cutting
- By Jim Larson
- Nov 17, 2020
- Sawing
- Article
Some problems in tube cutting seem to happen suddenly. Others build up gradually over time. The best operations stay on top of both.
2010s: Were the 2010s the Golden Age of metal fabricating?
- By Dan Davis
- Nov 16, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- Article
As metal fabricators grew their businesses in the 2010s, they turned to fabricating technology to keep pace with the new opportunities.
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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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