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FABTECH panel: Automation ideas worth spreading
- Nov 30, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 5
In this fifth episode of Automation Talk, presented by Salvagnini America, The FABRICATOR’s Senior Editor Tim Heston talks with Matt Klopfenstein, vice president of sales and marketing; Doug Johnson, CEO; and Giovanni Piccolo, vice president of project management at Salvagnini America. Recorded at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, the panel discusses automation’s past, present, and potential in sheet metal fabrication.
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End-to-end sheet metal automation at Schindler Elevator
- Oct 26, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 4
In the fourth episode of Automation Talk presented by Salvagnini, The FABRICATOR Senior Editor Tim Heston speaks with Senior Manufacturing Engineer Eric Tomecek about how Schindler has increased throughput, streamlined inventory management, and even changed manufacturing career paths.Sponsored Content
How automation has opened up product and job opportunities at Cyrell AMP
- Oct 17, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 3
In the third episode of Automation Talk presented by Salvagnini, Canadian Fabricating & Welding Editor Rob Colman talks with Cyrell AMP’s Julien Bergeron, who explains how it has helped the specialized architectural panel fabricator create product and job opportunities at the company’s Beloeil, Quebec, facility.Sponsored Content
How a metal fabricator's automation journey starts
- Sep 19, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 2
As manufacturing consultant for Acuity Insurance, Mike Schlagenhafer, an industry veteran whose career began in 1979, helps manufacturers who want to start their automation transformation. In his experience, success starts with asking the right questions.Sponsored Content
How Sheet Metal Automation Shapes Kendall Howard’s Business Model
- Aug 23, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
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Automation Talk, Season 1, Episode 1
Automation doesn’t just change the way manufacturing happens on the floor. It also opens the door to new business models, like the one behind Kendall Howard, a unique fabricator northeast of Minneapolis. Founder Randy Herreid describes how his vision for a new kind of manufacturing business came to fruition.
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Why are metal fabricators automating?
- Aug 3, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
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What is driving automation in metal fabrication? Lack of skilled labor? Increasing throughput? Tim Heston, senior editor at The FABRICATOR magazine, and Robert Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, share highlights from a new e-book and study by Salvagnini that serves as a useful guide for shops at any stage of their automation journey.
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A Complex Tool Made Easy
- Apr 21, 2021
- Punching and Other Holemaking
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The concept is easy – one tool that cuts and forms simultaneously – however, the process is complex. Explore the inner workings of a lance and form tool from Wilson Tool International. More Information.
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Techni Waterjet Intec-G2
- Mar 18, 2021
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The Intec-G2 waterjet machine series is engineered to be robust, reliable and efficient, at a reasonable price point. In this video, we will walk you through its main features and the advantages that Techni Waterjet offers to the customers.
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Fully Baked Sheet Metal Manufacturing Automation at Casasanta
- Mar 1, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
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Bakery equipment manufacturer Casasanta ramped up its investment in sheet metal manufacturing automation, all tailored for the high-product-mix environment. The result: More product lines and diversified revenue streams.
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How Vander-Bend Scales with Sheet Metal Automation
- Feb 1, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
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Learn how automation helps transform Silicon Valley’s Vander-Bend, once a small job shop into one of the most successful contract metal manufacturers in North America—all while operating in one of the most expensive places in the United States.
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Why do Metal Fabricators Automate?
- Jan 1, 2021
- Automation and Robotics
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Why do metal fabricators turn to automation—really? It’s not just about labor costs. A recent study that takes a holistic view of the precision sheet metal fabrication business. Manufacturers still need talent to succeed. But they also need the ability to respond extraordinarily quickly. Well-integrated automation makes that happen.
Stamping in an EV World: Gestamp’s innovative approaches to forming EV components
- Dec 7, 2020
- Electric Vehicles
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As the primary Tier 1 supplier of stampings to Volkswagen’s Chattanooga assembly plant, Gestamp is in an enviable position. It is poised to supply the stampings to VW’s electric SUV for the U.S. market.
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