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The Fabricator February 2011
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 industry needs “technical leaders”
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 14, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
FMA survey reveals hiring managers are looking for technical leaders, those with technical knowhow with the ability to look beyond their individual work cell.
9 questions about tube bending software
- By Carsten Tripscha
- Feb 1, 2011
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Bending simulation software offers a way to improve workshop efficiency. It can save time and money as well as reduce the risk of accidents or damage.
3-D CAD design: Modeling a shop cart
- By Gerald Davis and
- Feb 1, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis tackles a fabricating project that every shop takes on every so often: the shop cart.
Welding ventilation goes to school
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 31, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
The concern to protect welders from the dangers of inhaling welding fumes is not limited to just metal fabricating companies. The schools training the next generation of manufacturing workers need to be concerned as well. In fact, the pressure may be greater for the schools because if the student studying welding doesn't like the environment in which he or she is learning, the student may decide that there is no future in manufacturing.
CRM and the job shop
- By Joe Chase
- Jan 31, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
In manufacturing, measuring is everything. If you don't measure the process--and use the best metrics--you can't improve it. That thinking applies to sales and marketing just as it does the manufacturing floor--and this is where customer relationship management software comes into play.
Fabricating of the third-generation kind
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 27, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
A commitment to a new sales strategy and a solid foundation of fabricating talent and capabilities helped Clark Metal Products, Blairsville, Pa., weather the Great Recession. It's also put the company in a position to top its record year of 2008 within the next two to three years. That preparation and willingness to challenge the status quo within its own four walls are the reasons that Clark Metal Products has earned The FABRICATOR's 2011 Industry Award.
Press brake operators: The next generation
- By John Kemp
- Jan 27, 2011
- Bending and Forming
- Article
It's a given that a skilled press brake operator is tough to find. But for entry level workers, what should shop managers be looking for?
More arc-on, less arc-off
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 27, 2011
- Arc Welding
- Article
A North Georgia fabricator analyzes welder productivity and revamps its operations so that welders spend more time actually welding, and less time moving material and fixtures, as well as typing in data.
Transforming structural cutting challenges into profit
- By Glenn Tatro
- Jan 27, 2011
- Sawing
- Article
Cutting structural steel can pose an incredible challenge because of the different material types and shapes. This challenge is not an impossible task, however, and can be made much easier with the correct blade choice, proper machine operation, and thorough maintenance of the blade and machine.
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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