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The Fabricator March 2009
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 ins and outs of magnetic die clamping
- Mar 24, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Article
For the right application, magnetic die clamping can add significant flexibility to a stamping operation, eliminate physical clamps, and simplify maintenance.
Precision measurement 101
- By Scott Robinson and Mike Baczewski
- Mar 24, 2009
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
It's more important than ever for your employees—particularly entry-level personnel—to learn to use measurement tools to their full potential.
Smooth moves with GMAW
- By Todd Bridigum
- Mar 24, 2009
- Arc Welding
- Article
Getting comfortable and attaining a clear view of the arc can make gas metal arc welding a lot easier.
Smooth wire feeding, smooth welding
- By Viwek Vaidya and Ed Cooper
- Mar 24, 2009
- Arc Welding
- Article
A recent study analyzed wire feed practices, tested variables, and took initial steps at developing a scientific knowledge base that ultimately could take the trial and error out of wire feed setup.
Selling during good times, bad times
- By George Spilka
- Mar 19, 2009
- Shop Management
- Article
Although tough times are upon us, an economic downturn doesn't have to put all plans on hold. If you own a middle-market company (one that has a transaction price between $5 million and $250 million) and you are interested in selling it, a slumping economy is no reason to hesitate. In fact, putting your company on the market during a slowdown can have several benefits.
Bending with kid gloves
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 10, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Polyurethane film, inserts, pads, and bottom dies can help prevent marring and, in some cases, allow the die to take on a variety of materials and gauges, including perforated metal and diamond tread plate.
You can plasma cut it, but can you weld it?
- By Geoffrey Putnam, Thierry Renault, and Nakhleh Hussary, Ph.D.
- Mar 10, 2009
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Time spent on extensive weld prep easily can eliminate any gains made from faster plasma cutting. Put another way, it doesn't matter how fast a plasma cuts if the resulting cut face can't be welded efficiently.
Modeling in a 3-D CAD system
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 1, 2009
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Among the tools in the 3-D CAD toolkit—extrudes, revolves, sweeps, and lofts—the first two can be used to create identical parts, but they don't work the same way. Depending on which process you choose, the time the computer needs to model and rebuild the part can vary substantially.
- 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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