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Articles - Page 257
- From The Fabricator
A new business model, a new structure—a new business
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 26, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s easy for metal fab shop owners and managers to fall into the habit of complaining about the lack of skilled talent in the marketplace. Executives at of General Sheet Metal Works, South Bend, Ind., recognized that their employees had plenty of knowledge and skill. The fabricator just didn’t have a strong structure to channel that knowledge and build a better company.
- From The Fabricator
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Techniques for modeling bent and welded tubing
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 24, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis shows that when you are 3-D modeling a tubular structure, it helps to be comfortable with 3-D sketching.
- From The Fabricator
Bending basics: Streamlining press brake setup
- By Steve Benson
- Mar 24, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press brake setup is a critical part of doing any bending job correctly. By focusing on a few key areas—selection of tools and forming processes, easy-to-understand setup sheets, and ISO documentation—the press brake operator is in a much better position to succeed.
- From The Welder
Attacking welding fume at the source
- By Dan Weimer
- Mar 24, 2014
- Safety
- Article
Fume extraction guns are a viable alternative for collecting harmful welding fumes and particulate right at the source. They can be used in tandem with another source-capture device or with a localized filtration system. Knowing how they work and how to use them will help yield the best results.
- From The Fabricator
An industrial facility’s journey to LEED certification
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 20, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
More and more businesses are seeking LEED certification. Among them is Hypertherm, a provider of cutting systems for the metal fabricating industry. The company met challenges along the way and exceeded its expectations in achieving LEED Gold.
- From The Fabricator
Drip by Drip
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 20, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Ever wonder about the backstories behind the people with the funny screen names on welding message boards? This is the story of a tool and die welder who discovered a talent for drawing with a TIG torch.
- From The Welder
Oxyfuel brazing primer
- By David Gailey and Robert Henson
- Mar 19, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Oxyacetylene brazing is a simple yet effective metal joining method that produces sound, leakproof connections. The process is simple to perform, does not melt or distort the base metals, and allows for increased tolerance control. Make sure you are familiar with the common brazing alloys, how to prepare base metal and fittings, and navigate through pitfalls to ensure optimal results.
- From The Fabricator
Using virtual reality welding to evaluate and train welders
- By Sarah Evans
- Mar 18, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Virtual reality welding technology is increasingly being used as a tool to streamline the hiring and evaluation process for welders. Manufacturers that have incorporated the technology are finding several benefits.
- From The Fabricator
80/20: What can possibly go wrong?
- By Dick Kallage
- Mar 18, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The necessary conditions must be in place to implement the 80/20 method of management successfully.
- From The Fabricator
How to strengthen brand awareness and grow your business through advertising
- By Steve Staedler
- Mar 17, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Should you advertise your fabricating business? The answer depends on whether or not you want your business to grow.
Technology considerations for laser welding tubes and pipes
- By Bill Weston
- Mar 17, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
Thinking about changing over to laser welding tube or pipe requires an understanding of how the process differs from GTAW and plasma welding. Learn more here.
- From The Fabricator
How a heavy fabricator reinvented itself
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 17, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
BEPeterson, Avon, Mass., used to be a weld shop. Most of the work was seasonal, which isn’t really a solid foundation for growth. The fabricator changed that with a commitment to diversification. Today the company has three unique business units: power utility, medical, and pressure vessels.
- From The Fabricator
Better brushes, better technique, better cleaning
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 14, 2014
- Finishing
- Article
Most fabricators don’t think much about deburring or finishing a metal surface, but they should considering how much time is spent on the activity. The first step is to understand how a wire brush actually cleans and deburrs.
Maximizing service, minimizing risk
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 14, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
O’Neal Steel, founded in 1921 in Birmingham, Ala., originally was a fabrication shop, and the founder later added metal distribution to the company’s repertoire. Over the decades the business model changed, fabrication disappearing altogether at one point. Eventually the company resurrected its fabrication arm, but one thing has been a constant: The company’s small-town, close-knit, neighborly culture.
Machine bends and cuts tube in one process
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 14, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
A typical bending machine process is feed-bend-feed-bend, or maybe feed-bend-feed- rotate-bend, until the feedstock is used up. However, this isn’t the end of the fabrication process, which includes a subsequent cutting step. The cut often means waste, especially for short-length parts, and the problem is compounded when the volume is high or the material is expensive. Read about how one bender manufacturer changed the process to feed-bend-separate-feed-rotate-bend-separate.
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