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The Fabricator June 2015 - Page 2
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.
Fabricator turns up the heat
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 1, 2015
- Laser Welding
- Article
When A.O. Smith, the company known for developing the glass-lined residential water heater, had a bottleneck at its resistance welding station and sought an alternate welding method. It had been making a lap welding on galvanized steel by resistance welding, but this trapped vaporized zinc; escaping vapors weakened the weld. A new method, a butt weld performed by laser welding, doesn’t trap the vapors, leaving a visually appealing weld that is essentially free of defects.
Precision sheet metal bending, bump by bump
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 1, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Bump bending remains more art than science, especially for large and thick workpieces, but using the right tools and setup procedures help make this challenging brake operation much more efficient.
Putting heavy-duty cutting on the table
- By Steve Zlotnicki
- May 28, 2015
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Thermal cutting of plate can produce a haze in the shop, but does it have to be that way? Table options can help to clean up the plasma and oxyfuel cutting process and create a better work environment for fabricators.
Driving change, not fork trucks
- By Tim Heston
- May 28, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Quality Industries has changed a lot in two years, and in another two years it will change even more. A new management team is putting a new emphasis on engineering and continuous improvement.
FMA $500,000 grant supports Harper College manufacturing education
- By Sue Roberts
- May 26, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) partnered with Harper College, Palatine, Ill., with a $500,000 sponsored gift to support Harper College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology program and the Harper College Promise Scholarship program.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
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- 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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