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The Fabricator October 2018
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.
A new level of flexibility in fiber laser cutting technology
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 16, 2018
- Laser Cutting
- Article
A new fiber laser technology that can adjust beam size inside the fiber can efficiently tackle thin and thick materials and deliver high-quality cut edges while doing so.
Succession planning basics: What is your business worth to others?
- By Paul Lally
- Oct 15, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Every private business has at least two kinds of value: personal value, or what the business is worth to the owner; and transferable value, or what the business is worth to others. For succession planning, the latter is critical.
A best practices guide for generating leads
- By Chip Burnham
- Oct 15, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Digital marketing options can help a metal fabricating company generate the leads it needs to keep the business going.
A 3-D CAD modeling case study: The evolving design-for-manufacturability model
- By Gerald Davis
- Oct 12, 2018
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
In creating design for manufacturability files, focus on what’s needed and only provide details when absolutely necessary.
Analyzing the k-factor in sheet metal bending: Part II
- By Steve Benson
- Oct 12, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bending guru Steve Benson continues his deep dive into the k-factor, arguably the most important variable in precision sheet metal fabrication.
Manufacturing advances at FABTECH 2018
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
FABTECH® attendees will be propelled forward in the momentum of the circulating crowds, whirring machinery demonstrations, dynamic presentations, and peer-to-peer networking at the 19th largest tradeshow in the U.S. the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).
Mastering the process for custom metal fabrication quotes
- By Jeff Sipes
- Oct 12, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Custom metal fabrication quotes demand attention to detail, proper documentation, and strong collaboration. Learn more about metal fabrication quotes here.
Could this [part, fixture, gauge, tool] be 3-D printed?
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 12, 2018
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Additive manufacturing technology is evolving constantly. It’s an industry that The Additive Report, a new publication from FMA Communications, is set to tackle.
Welding students help to revive Mesa’s Engine No. 2355
- Oct 11, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Welding students from Red Mountain High School, Mesa, Ariz., contribute their talents in refurbishing the city’s iconic steam locomotive.
DFM and the metal fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 11, 2018
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
A testing equipment maker employs purchasing managers and engineers who learn from their sheet metal suppliers and collaborate to create a less-costly manufacturing process.
Fabricator uses compact waterjet to make custom motorcycle parts
- Oct 11, 2018
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Dunphy’s Cycles Machining uses a compact abrasive waterjet to provides motorcycle owners with customized parts for their mass-produced bikes.
3 gas-generation trends in fiber laser cutting
- By Steve Albrecht
- Oct 10, 2018
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Nitrogen generators, dry air assist systems, and special hybrid systems are making fabricators think hard about how they should be running their fiber laser cutting machines.
New pressure vessel designs keep roads safer
- By Dan Davis
- Oct 9, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Exosent Engineering’s designs for pressure vessel transports and its fabricating skills are helping to grow its business.
Fabricator jumps into cellular manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 9, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Dowding Industries began to adopt quick-response manufacturing last year, implementing it not only on the shop floor but also in the front office. This year, the Eaton Rapids, Mich., custom metal manufacturer is reaping the benefits.
Fabricator tackles the focus and flow of continuous improvement
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 9, 2018
- Shop Management
- Article
Miller Fabrication Solutions is more than seven years into its lean manufacturing initiative, and it’s now experimenting with new ways to sustain improvement. This includes new positions that focus not on what needs to be produced, but how.
- 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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