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The Fabricator January 2014
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 basics of crimped wire
- By Harrison Horan
- Jan 30, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Precrimped woven wire mesh is a smaller part of the metal fabrication world, but it does have a significant presence in some industrial applications. This overview explains just how the mesh is created and gives metal fabricators an idea of the basic crimp styles that are available.
How to get rich—slowly
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association’s 2013 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey suggests that people can find fulfilling careers—especially monetarily—if they are willing to learn the trade and acquire additional skills during their careers.
Days in the lives
- By Dick Kallage
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
To find time to dedicate to continuous improvement activities, a metal fabricator should have a good idea what employees do every day before assigning additional tasks.
Your friend, the STEP file
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis reviews the STEP file and how it can be used to interact with customers in a more complete way.
FABTECH breaks records—again
- Jan 28, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The manufacturing sector appears strong for the near term. New technologies are emerging to help make fabricating a more productive exercise. Fabricators have positioned themselves to grow. All appears right in the metal fabricating world.
Bending basics: Why profound-radius bending is a different animal
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 27, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Large or profound-radius bends are those in which the inside bend radius exceeds eight times the material thickness, but is still too small to move to the plate roll. At this point, a press brake operator has to change his mindset before proceeding. This is not a typical bending job.
Controlling its own fabricating future
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 27, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Altec, a manufacturer of truck bodies and related products, tried the outsourcing route me to stay on top of expanding fabricating jobs, but the headaches were too great to maintain such an arrangement. The company decided to take metal fabricating back in-house by setting up a new facility in Burnsville, N.C., and with the addition of some key equipment, it hasn't looked back.
The evolution of plasma cutting
- By Jim Colt
- Jan 17, 2014
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Metal fabricators with plasma cutting equipment that is 10 years or older may be surprised to learn just how far plasma cutting has come. The technology has evolved to the point that outside edges are smoother than ever, and precision holes can be cut to accommodate fasteners.
Welding a cube
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 13, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Dive into the process of welding a cube with Scott Behr from Total Metal Resources Inc.
Nesting and the fiber laser
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 13, 2014
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
In all honesty, nesting software that works for CO2 laser cutting machines also works for fiber lasers. The speed of the fiber laser, however, forces the fabricator to think more deliberately about software options that help to maintain the continuous flow of laser-cut parts.
Welding labor market: Where the best welders are going and why
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 13, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Why is welding still one of the most difficult skills for fabricators to hire? Learn about the welding labor market and how to find the best welding talent.
- 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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