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Articles - Page 18
- From The Fabricator
The robotic press brake gets flexible for metal fabrication operations
- By Peter Vandromme
- Apr 18, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Historically, for robotic press brake bending to make economic sense, a job needed to be of a certain volume in a metal fabrication shop. That, however, is starting to change across the industry.
- From The Fabricator
Perfecting the job shop schedule in metal manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 17, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
A job shop’s production schedule is never perfect, but that doesn’t mean metal fabricators can’t improved upon it.
- From The Fabricator
How one manufacturing company is reshaping a Virginia community
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 17, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Virginia MetalFab doubled sales between 2021 and 2022, all while losing several weeks of production moving to another, much larger facility in Appomattox, Va. But making sales goals isn’t the driver; it’s about changing people’s lives.
- From The Fabricator
Missouri metalworkers turn to arts, large metal sculptures as their main gig
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Apr 15, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Metalworkers Ben Boyher and Brian Watson have transitioned from metal roof flashing and ornamental work to full-time metal sculpting. This has led to some large-scale projects involving mallards and bald eagles near St. Louis.
- From The Fabricator
Misconceptions about cobots and safety in manufacturing, fabrication settings
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 14, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Collaborative robotics are commonly seen as inherently safe in the manufacturing industry. In truth, how safe cobots really are depends on the application, a fact any risk assessment should take into account in a metal fabrication shop.
- From The Fabricator
Legacy acts as a foundation for family-owned Texas metal fabrication company
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 14, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Alvin, Texas-based Woven Metal Products has been around since 1967, and the company’s history still greatly influences how it operates its family-owned manufacturing business today.
- From The Fabricator
Understanding the performance of punching inserts for lightweight automotive structural parts
Oakland University researchers investigated wear in coated and uncoated punching inserts when stamping aluminum alloy sheet AA5754, typically used for lightweight automotive structural parts.
- From The Welder
The FAQs about MIG gun nozzles and contact tips
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Apr 12, 2023
- Consumables
- Article
Consumables experts break down the relationship, variety, role, and importance of MIG gun nozzles and contact tips.
- From The Welder
Changes in the welding landscape—can the fabrication industry embrace them?
- By Greg Siepert
- Apr 12, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
The Last Pass columnist and welding educator Greg Siepert acknowledges a changing welding landscape and challenges readers to embrace it while honoring the industry’s tried and true processes.
Eliminating chatter in cold tube drawing in metal manufacturing
- By Gaetano Andreisek
- Apr 11, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Metal fabricators shouldn't wait to hear chatter in cold-drawing operations. Electronic detection can save a shop all kinds of trouble before it begins.
- From The Welder
Why aluminum welding fumes can be hazardous without proper precautions
- By Kyle Billy
- Apr 10, 2023
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Welders and welding/fabricating companies should understand the hazards associated with fume exposure to reduce or eliminate health risks while welding nonferrous metals like aluminum.
- From The Fabricator
Agile cost estimating for metal stamping operations with ERP software
- By Kelly Ott
- Apr 6, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Stampers can use ERP software to manage estimating and costly raw material price increases. Analyzing the costing data captured by the software is imperative to maintaining and increasing profits.
- From The Welder
Electrical safety tips from three welding instructors
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Apr 5, 2023
- Safety
- Article
Welding instructors share tips to reduce or eliminate electrical hazards while welding.
Michigan tube fabricator rebuilds line of cutoff machines
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Apr 5, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
When H&H Tube considered how to best meet present and future customer demand, the Vanderbilt, Mich.-based tube-cutting company rebuilt the Vulcan Tool machinery that's helped it succeed for decades.
Don’t wait for control system failure to upgrade a tube bending machine
- By Jay Robinson
- Apr 4, 2023
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
There are a lot of options when it comes to upgrading the controls on tube bender, but metal fabrication shops shouldn’t let fate force their hand because of fairing to replace an outdated system.
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