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The Tube and Pipe Journal June 2020
The Tube and Pipe Journal became the first magazine dedicated to serving the metal tube and pipe industry in 1990. Today, it remains the only North American publication devoted to this industry, and it has become the most trusted source of information for tube and pipe professionals.
Deploying a digital marketing strategy for manufacturers
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Jun 16, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s common that old-school manufacturers rely on old-school, word-of-mouth advertising, but these days a digital strategy tailored to reach a large audience is increasingly important.
Exoskeleton enables lifting with less effort for manufacturing workers
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 9, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Exoskeletons that add strength, endurance, and capabilities for workers are nothing new, but effective exoskeletons are. One such model, the Airframe from Levitate Technologies Inc., is a lightweight model that relies on springs, cables, and pulleys, so it needs no battery or external power source of any sort.
Overcoming bottlenecks on either side of Industry 4.0 automation
- By Bill Kelly
- Jun 2, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Implementing Industry 4.0? Digitization, connectivity, and transparency can revolutionize a process or even an entire business, but successful implementation requires a holistic analysis.
How U.S. Congress is helping manufacturers survive the pandemic
- By Dean Zerbe and Tracy Lustyan
- May 29, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
The CARES Act is just one piece of legislation that helps businesses get some relief from the economic disaster of the COVID-19 epidemic. Other grants, loans, and tax relief programs exist and are available to businesses willing to do some investigation and, in some cases, innovation.
ASME reviews test requirements for pipes, fittings, flanges
- By Naddir M. Patel, P. Eng.
- May 26, 2020
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Many carbon steel items used in refineries and chemical processing plants that formerly were considered suitable for cold-weather service have been prone to brittle fracture failures at ambient temperatures in recent years. As such, ASME recently has changed the impact testing requirements for many spools, flanges, and piping products.
Sheet metal fabricator develops full-fledged diversification strategy
- By Eric Lundin
- May 18, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
To diversify from the commercial kitchen market, Southern Stainless of Waynesboro, Va., recently complemented its sheet metal fabrication capabilities with a tube laser machine for cutting and drilling.
Fabricating custom adaptive bicycles that change lives
- By Eric Lundin
- May 12, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Pedal-powered cycles come in many varieties—road bikes, trail bikes, recumbents, tandems, and so on. Another type, custom adaptive bicycles for folks with special needs, has emerged from bike manufacturers like Freedom Concepts in recent decades to bring independence and mobility to people who formerly had limitations in both of these areas.
COVID-19 closes in, stifling growth
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- May 5, 2020
- Shop Management
- Article
Although much of the durable goods industry is still holding up, several sectors have experienced month-to-month declines of 8 to 10% on account of COVID-19. These are some of the biggest declines since the end of WWII. The only durable goods sector that showed improvement recently is communications equipment.
- 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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