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Metal fabrication surveys show higher wages, company profits
Benefiting from reshoring and resurging demand, metal fabricators have enjoyed greater profits and, just as critical, employees have enjoyed higher pay. That's according to two recent industry surveys.
A glimpse into the future
Metal fabricators who had the opportunity to attend the FMA Annual Meeting understand that the challenges that await are also opportunities for growth.
Volatility in steel prices likely to continue
The magnitude of the volatility of hot-rolled coil is unique to the U.S. steelmaking industry. In the long term, that’s not likely to change.
Fighting the fear of new technology in the manufacturing shop
The key to increasing your value as an employee is to learn how technology can supplement your job and how to manage the data technology it collects.
Tool choice for air bending on the press brake: Keep it consistent
Press brake guru Steve Benson writes about wooden tooling, forming 6061 T-6 aluminum, and more.
Josh Welton: There needs to be more accountability against SpaceX
Josh Welton takes a closer look at last November’s report revealing the more than 600 incidents documenting safety and injury concerns for welders and other workers at SpaceX.
Confusion reigns over federal implementation of Buy American
Fabricators and project managers are having a hard time trying to figure out what meets Made in America requirements for infrastructure work.
Metal fabricating: A family affair
Working with family members can be a challenge, but the positives seem to outweigh the negatives.
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- From The Welder
Aluminum Etc.: You can cut aluminum on a CNC plasma system
Some think that aluminum cannot be cut using a CNC plasma cutting table. Aluminum Inc. columnist Gina Cutts says otherwise.
Manufacturing's need for quick response quoting
The only way metal fabrication and machine shops can sustain growth is to bring in new jobs. The best way to grow is to respond quickly and efficiently to RFQs.
Tips for creating a kinematic model
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses how downloads made into fully kinematic posers are used for developing a swinging door mechanism.
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes on the shop floor
Whether you’re an engineer, a marketing specialist, or the boss, stepping into a co-worker’s job can lead to eye-opening discoveries in any metalworking facility.
Metal fabrication’s albatross: Poor material quality
Modern automation technology in metal fabrication can accomplish some incredible feats, even in high-product-mix operations. Still, material quality remains the wild card.
Modern metal fab shops: Have a technology plan
Metal fabrication businesses with the best partnerships, plans, and personnel savvy will reap the greatest benefits from technology advances.
Bending large radii on the press brake
Press brake expert Steve Benson answers questions about bending large radii and the effects changing the material has on the bend angle, radius, and flat pattern development.
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