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Articles - Page 225
- From The Welder
Replica cars? There’s a kit for that
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 12, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
A component (kit) car manufacturer in Wareham, Mass., made two big process changes that helped streamline its manufacturing operations.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Design for manufacturing
- By Gerald Davis
- May 12, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis provides an overview of using CAD to develop a better design, which leads it to being more manufacturable.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Eliminating weld cracking in restrained joints on high-strength steel
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- May 12, 2015
- Consumables
- Article
Q: We're a construction equipment manufacturer that is finding that our customers increasingly require more components designed and manufactured from high-strength steels such as A514 or 4130. This means we have to preheat and follow slow cooling conditions, but even then certain joints or...
- From The Welder
Aluminum Workshop: What to know when changing shielding gas with pulsed GMAW
- By Frank Armao
- May 12, 2015
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: Recently I bought a new high-end pulsing power supply, which has different modes for all of the common materials and wire diameters. I was getting great results with 3/64-in. 5356 wire and 100 percent argon shielding gas. When I changed to a mixture of 70 percent argon/30 percent helium, the arc...
- From The Fabricator
Going beyond OSHA regulations for manganese exposure
- By Jeff Jackson
- May 11, 2015
- Safety
- Article
Complying with OSHA guidelines for manganese exposure during welding may not be doing welders any favors. One Oregon metal fabricator invited OSHA into its shop to look for ways to reduce the potential of manganese exposure. The combination of low-manganese welding wire and proper ventilation positioning appears to have cleared the air on this subject.
- From The Fabricator
Bending and brewing
- By Eric Lundin
- May 11, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Sheet metal worker Paul Ziegman puts in long days building stainless steel kitchen equipment for restaurants and other food-service businesses in and around Spokane, Wash. He recently opened his own such business using the same equipment and skill set.
- From The Fabricator
Trust, respect, and the skilled trades
- By Tim Heston
- May 11, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
In 7 Success Skills for Apprentices and Skilled Trades Persons, James Sidney Harvey describes aspects of the skilled trades that you usually don’t learn in a classroom
- From The Fabricator
The unique characteristics of dual-phase steels
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- May 7, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
The microstructure of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) can be tailored to produce specific properties that are engineered for each application. This is why usage of AHSS grades is growing in the automotive industry, and dual-phase (DP) steels are leading the way.
- From The Fabricator
Synchronized welding
- By Dan Davis
- May 7, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
No one doubts that welding equipment has advanced to the point where it has greatly improved welding results and productivity when compared to the technology of previous decades. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for improvement. Fronius has attempted to address some of GMAW’s shortcomings with its LSC welding platform.
- From The Fabricator
Making lean manufacturing work in a job shop
- By Dan Davis
- May 7, 2015
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Lean principles apply to all manufacturing, not just OEM settings where a few types of products are made each and every day. These tips can help a job shop fabricator to eliminate waste in its assembly area.
- From The Fabricator
Flow, quality, and operational excellence in manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- May 7, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
A fabricator can’t achieve operational excellence without good flow, and good flow isn’t possible without good quality. Kevin Duggan, founder of the Institute for Operational Excellence, describes how quality assurance intertwines with every process in a business.
- From The Fabricator
Effectively controlling hazardous welding fumes and gases
- By Benjamin Howell
- May 6, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Effectively reducing hazardous welding fume and gas exposure requires much more than opening windows and running fans, which in most cases does little to alleviate the problem. Here are some options to make the welding workplace much safer.
- From The Welder
Troubleshooting CNC plasma cutting, Part II
- By Jim Colt
- May 6, 2015
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
The four most common cut quality issues for fabricators are dross, edge angularity, material warpage, and metallurgy of the plasma-cut edge. Your ability to achieve the best results depends on the system, torch, and consumables you are using, as well as the accurate control of such highly critical parameters as pierce height, cut height, amperage, gas type and flow rate, and cut speed.
- From The Fabricator
Right resources + enough time = safe finishing
- By Simon Wainwright
- May 6, 2015
- Finishing
- Article
A shop’s finishing team has the time and resources it needs to work safely. Time comes from proper scheduling and incentives that promote safe work practices. The resources come from five key areas: working environment, personal protection, fixturing and ergonomics, tools and abrasives, and power sources.
- From The Fabricator
Don't be afraid of skeleton handling
- By Dan Davis
- May 6, 2015
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Removing the skeleton from a machine tool is a time-consuming and potentially dangerous task. Machine tool builders recognize this and are taking steps to eliminate that manual effort.
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