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The Welder - Cutting and Weld Prep - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
CAD-based robot welding programming for all lot sizes
To automate the welding and cutting of welded vessel parts, robot welding programming has to have some innovative features. Learn more about it here.
- From The Fabricator
In The Workshop, Ep. 3: How to loosen die grinder collets and gas bottle caps
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 25, 2022
- Blog Post
Welder-fabricator Josh Welton share some simple time-saving tips from his Detroit shop for easily loosening die grinder collets and gas bottle caps.
- From The Fabricator
Next-gen waterjet: 3D goes mainstream
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 29, 2022
- Article
As waterjet cutting moves into the third dimension, think about the complexities that 3D cutting adds.
- From The Fabricator
The "million dollar off-road diesel truck" from pro racer and welder Robby Woods
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 27, 2022
- Blog Post
Josh Welton meets up with pro racer and fabricator Robby Woods, as he shows off his "million dollar off-road diesel truck" at SEMA 2021. Woods also talks about his aftermarket suspension kits, life, racing, and operating a small shop with family and friends.
- From The Fabricator
How to clean a MIG welding torch
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 9, 2022
- Blog Post
In the first video of his new how-to series, In the Workshop, Detroit-based welder-fabricator Josh Welton explains the simple way to keep a MIG welding torch clean.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 4, Seven Bailey
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 30, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 4 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Minneapolis-based Seven Bailey about their 20-plus-year career as a metal fabricator, AWS certified welder, welding inspector, educator, and artist.
- From The Fabricator
When metal fabricators and welders enter the "Twilight Zone"
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 24, 2022
- Blog Post
There are crazy things that can happen while working in a fab shop. Then there are some truly mind-blowing situations that even the most veteran tradespeople have a hard time explaining. Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton shares two stories of welding weirdness.
- From The Fabricator
MicroStep dome-cutting technology available from United Precision Services
- Mar 2, 2022
- Product Release
United Precision Services Inc. is offering MicroStep’s dome-cutting technology to the North America fabrication market.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 3, Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art
- By The Fabricator editors
- Feb 26, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 3 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Tom Patsis about his motorsport trophy fabrication business Cold Hard Art and his winning strategy on the Netflix reality metal art competition show.
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Novarc - A.I. In Welding: The Beginning of a New Era
- Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 2 PM ET
- Webcast
In this webinar, Soroush Karimzadeh, CEO & Co-Founder of Novarc Technologies shows you how NovEye™, Novarc’s AI-powered weld monitoring and control software further improves pipe welding quality and productivity by increasing the autonomy of their welding cobot.
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Path Robotics - Advancements in Automation: Building American Manufacturing
- Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022 2:00 PM ET
- Webcast
Automation is driving a new era for manufacturing. Robots, cobots, artificial intelligence and more will all be covered in this technology webinar. Jacob Hall will be moderating a panel discussion with Paul Boulware, Director of Applications Engineering at Path Robotics and Joshua Leath, Senior Product Manager at Yaskawa Motorman.
TRUMPF’s EdgeLine Bevel automatically prepares edges for welding during laser cutting
- Nov 9, 2021
- Product Release
TRUMPF has introduced the EdgeLine Bevel, which automatically prepares parts for welding during the cutting process.
- From The Fabricator
Songs about welding: the ultimate playlist
- By Gareth Sleger
- Oct 9, 2021
- Blog Post
Songs about welding aren’t just for country music. From hip hop to ska, the subject of metalworking transcends any one genre. Here’s the ultimate playlist of songs about welding.
- From The Fabricator
Welding camp empowers girls to enter manufacturing, STEM fields
- By Gareth Sleger
- Aug 22, 2021
- Article
In its third year running, the Girls Learning to Weld (GLoW) program, part of the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) summer camp series, at Triton College near Chicago is designed to introduce middle school and high school girls to the world of metal fabrication by teaching them welding, grinding, and cutting fundamentals.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: New York metal art sculptor Zac Shavrick, aka Zac Max
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Aug 15, 2021
- Blog Post
New York-based Zac Shavrick, aka Zac Max, has dedicated his entire life to making art out of metal. He sits down with Darla and Josh Welton in the latest edition of Still Building America to talk about his unique metal sculptures, stop-motion animation, and Flashburn X festival.
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