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The Tube and Pipe Journal March 2021
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.
Dealing with derelict fab shop employees like abandoned boats
- By Lisa Wertzbaugher
- Mar 30, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Manufacturing business owners and managers, similar to boat owners, make a significant investment when hiring an employee, considering wages, benefits, onboarding, and ongoing training. Leaving a foundering employee to sink is like watching money go down the drain.
Reshoring manufacturing a priority
- By Neil Shah
- Mar 23, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Although globalization has been making manufacturing ever more difficult for U.S. companies, the federal government recognized the value of this sector in the 1980s, and it is rediscovering manufacturing’s importance again in 2021. Tax incentives for innovation have been available for decades, and talk of reshoring has made its way to Washington, D.C.
Bending titanium to make racing safer
- Mar 16, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Notoriously difficult to form, titanium was designated as the only material for a driver protection device mandated for Formula, IndyCar, and other open-cockpit racing series. SST Technology, one of just three companies authorized to make the halo for Formula cars, uses a Unison Breeze all-electric bender to get the job done.
Specialty cobot handles pipe spool welding
- By Melissa Bayanzadeh
- Mar 10, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Welding pipe spools isn’t the easiest thing to do. However, if a shop is short on experienced welders, a cobot designed for this application can make it quite a bit easier while the operator assists.
Manufacturing recovery continues, slowly
- By Paul Vivian and Rick Preckel
- Mar 9, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Most durable goods manufacturing sectors improved in December 2020 compared to the month earlier, but remained below December 2019 levels. Overall the economic recovery continues on a path that projects a return to prepandemic output levels by midyear, although employment is expected to lag.
End forming tube with digital technologies, material handling options
- By Tony Wells
- Mar 9, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
If you’re still using a tube end former that is loaded by hand and activated by a foot switch, you’re in for a treat. Adding sensors, updating the control systems, and incorporating material handling options have made modern end formers unrecognizable as compared to their peers from just a few years ago.
Industry 4.0 tech, power transmission capability transform common pipe
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 5, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
Many innovations have updated steel pipe over the decades, and a recent development by a Silicon Valley firm stands to transform it. Tri-D Dynamics embeds integrated circuits, RFID tags, and even power transmission lines into the walls of pipe for downhole applications, and other applications are potentially unlimited.
- 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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