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Economist: Slowdown across U.S. economy inevitable
Economist Dan North says, while some sweet spots remain in the U.S. economy, nearly every indicator points to a slowdown in 2024.
Decoding all the tube bender options
- By Jay Robinson
- Mar 26, 2024
- Industry News
- Induction preheater helps save energy in wind tower assembly
- Bull Moose Tube appoints interim CEO/CFO
- Compact tube bender produces micro parts
- T&H Lemont expands sales team
- BLM GROUP USA appoints regional sales manager for Northeast
- Project Pipeline Supply becomes N’Genius product package distributor
- Module delivers multiple options for pipe welding
- RIDGID marks 25 years in pressing tools
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Saving time and money with a new pipe welding process
- By Danny Mortensen
- Mar 20, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
An Oklahoma-based fab shop discovered that the TIG welding it thought it needed to do would mean huge delays, so it turned to a different process and system—much to its benefit.
- From The Fabricator
Tube laser positions fabricator for future growth
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Mar 15, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
With the addition of a new laser tube cutting system, River City Metal Products has seen a remarkable uptick in productivity for its tubular rack components.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricating: A family affair
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 5, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Working with family members can be a challenge, but the positives seem to outweigh the negatives.
Airmo names customer relationship engineer
- Mar 1, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Airmo Inc. Pressure Technologies, Minneapolis, has named Lucas Schmit as customer relationship engineer.
Flexco Products to establish Tennessee plant
- Feb 29, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Elkhart, Ind.-based steel fabricator and tube producer Flexco Products is investing $17.5 million to establish manufacturing and distribution operations in Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
- From The Fabricator
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes on the shop floor
- By Nick Martin
- Feb 25, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
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.
- From The Fabricator
Modern metal fab shops: Have a technology plan
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Feb 23, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Metal fabrication businesses with the best partnerships, plans, and personnel savvy will reap the greatest benefits from technology advances.
- From The Fabricator
Safety tips for laser and plasma cutting
Operators must adhere to specific safety measures and use appropriate PPE to mitigate the inherent risks associated with laser and plasma cutting.
Cordless tube saw designed for high-purity applications
- Feb 21, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
Tri Tool has developed the Tube Saw, designed to be mounted on a table or pipe stand.
Machine cuts holes with few secondary finishing operations
- Feb 19, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Product Release
HGG’s SPC 1500-3000 PT/VC machine for cutting pipe and vessel heads is designed to completely automate layout, marking, cutting, beveling, and grinding of profiles from 3 to 118 in.
- From The Fabricator
Great laser tube cutting machine, rough delivery
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Feb 17, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The Silicon Valley mantra of “move fast and break things” might not apply everywhere in custom metal fabrication, especially when it comes to new equipment. Columnist Caleb Chamberlain just found this out the hard way with a tube laser.
Lawton Tubes’ Wardtec acquisition brings product diversification, new jobs
- Feb 14, 2024
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Since acquiring Wardtec in 2023, Lawton Tubes has diversified into a new product range and has established a foothold in the renewables and thermal energy storage markets.
- From The Fabricator
The value of a workforce prepared for smart manufacturing
- By Bill Frahm
- Feb 14, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Trained and prepared employees have the knowledge and experience to define where smart manufacturing can add value.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators, we’re all in this together
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 13, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Manufacturing can only thrive when metal fabricating shops are willing to support their peers when the occasion arises.
Tube shipments climb as manufacturing, job growth slow
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Feb 13, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Most major manufacturing indexes are down, but tube and pipe shipments in the U.S. market have jumped substantially of late.
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