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Articles - Page 260
- From The Fabricator
How to get rich—slowly
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association’s 2013 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey suggests that people can find fulfilling careers—especially monetarily—if they are willing to learn the trade and acquire additional skills during their careers.
- From The Fabricator
The basics of crimped wire
- By Harrison Horan
- Jan 30, 2014
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Precrimped woven wire mesh is a smaller part of the metal fabrication world, but it does have a significant presence in some industrial applications. This overview explains just how the mesh is created and gives metal fabricators an idea of the basic crimp styles that are available.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH breaks records—again
- Jan 28, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The manufacturing sector appears strong for the near term. New technologies are emerging to help make fabricating a more productive exercise. Fabricators have positioned themselves to grow. All appears right in the metal fabricating world.
- From The Fabricator
Bending basics: Why profound-radius bending is a different animal
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 27, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Large or profound-radius bends are those in which the inside bend radius exceeds eight times the material thickness, but is still too small to move to the plate roll. At this point, a press brake operator has to change his mindset before proceeding. This is not a typical bending job.
- From The Welder
GMAW in the digital age
- By Rhonda Lubinski and Shaun Relyea
- Jan 27, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Arc performance and electrical efficiency have driven various advances in inverter-based welding power sources. These improvements have led to present-day digital welding systems that allow for repeatable, high-precision, low-spatter welds on a variety of materials.
- From The Fabricator
Cutting time between coils
- By Tim Qualls
- Jan 27, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Excessive press downtime between jobs is stamping’s perennial albatross around the neck. To expose the culprits in your shop, try scrutinizing every step in a coil handling system, from the coil itself to the material pilot guides in the tool.
- From The Fabricator
Controlling its own fabricating future
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 27, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Altec, a manufacturer of truck bodies and related products, tried the outsourcing route me to stay on top of expanding fabricating jobs, but the headaches were too great to maintain such an arrangement. The company decided to take metal fabricating back in-house by setting up a new facility in Burnsville, N.C., and with the addition of some key equipment, it hasn't looked back.
- From The Fabricator
Shop towels and the unseen danger
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 17, 2014
- Safety
- Article
Those freshly washed shop towels you may be using to clean your hands in the workplace might be doing more harm than good. A recent study shows just how contaminated these towels can be.
- From The Welder
Technology Spotlight: Tight spaces? There’s a grinder for that
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 17, 2014
- Power Tools
- Article
Small angle grinders are incredibly flexible tools; however, even they have their limitations, like accessing confined spaces. A power tool manufacturer with U.S. headquarters in West Chester, Pa., developed a small angle grinder with a reduced profile that reaches into tight spaces not normally accessible with standard angle grinders.
- From The Fabricator
The evolution of plasma cutting
- By Jim Colt
- Jan 17, 2014
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Metal fabricators with plasma cutting equipment that is 10 years or older may be surprised to learn just how far plasma cutting has come. The technology has evolved to the point that outside edges are smoother than ever, and precision holes can be cut to accommodate fasteners.
- From The Fabricator
The evolution of blanking in metal fabrication
- Jan 17, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each type of blanking, from cut-to-length lines or blanking on a traditional press to blanking with servo press technology.
- From The Fabricator
Establishing a die preventive maintenance program, Part II
- By Tom Ulrich
- Jan 13, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
An effective PM for dies can't happen without a skilled, engaged workforce. When it comes to uncovering ideas on how to improve a process, workers are the experts.
- From The Fabricator
Welding labor market: Where the best welders are going and why
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 13, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Why is welding still one of the most difficult skills for fabricators to hire? Learn about the welding labor market and how to find the best welding talent.
- From The Fabricator
Nesting and the fiber laser
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 13, 2014
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
In all honesty, nesting software that works for CO2 laser cutting machines also works for fiber lasers. The speed of the fiber laser, however, forces the fabricator to think more deliberately about software options that help to maintain the continuous flow of laser-cut parts.
- From The Fabricator
Welding a cube
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 13, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Dive into the process of welding a cube with Scott Behr from Total Metal Resources Inc.
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