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Articles - Page 270
- From The Fabricator
A solid model for modernizing a fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2013
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Matot, a small dumbwaiter manufacturer in the Chicago suburbs, is a microcosm of high-product-mix, low-volume manufacturing. Fabricators no longer make it work on the floor. Instead, they adjust the model to suit the process.
Plasma cutting for tube, pipe, profiles
- By Jim Colt
- Jul 11, 2013
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Initially used for nonferrous cutting operations, plasma developed into a useful means for cutting 2-D sheet and plate steel when the water-injected plasma process was developed in the late 1960s. As technology developments improved the edge quality, cutting speed, consumable parts life, and long-term operating cost, it became competitive with other thermal cutting processes. In recent years, improved control technology has enabled plasma to be a contender in the realm of 3-D cutting, making it an option for tube, pipe, and profiles.
- From The Fabricator
Improving welding quality in a dramatic way
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 11, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
What happens when new owners of a metal fabricating business find out that they have to improve the shop's welding performance or risk losing its biggest customer—in the first week they take over the business? They have frank conversations with employees, find the root cause of the problems, install new processes to ensure quality, and ramp up training so that everyone can deliver acceptable welds on a consistent basis.
- From The Fabricator
Tenere names CEO
- Jul 11, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Tenere Inc., a designer and fabricator of complex metal and plastic components and assemblies in Dresser, Wis., has appointed Greg Adams to the position of CEO. He is responsible for driving growth for Tenere, following its recent purchase of prototyping and casting company Protogenic. Adams most...
- From The Fabricator
All in the family
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 10, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Juhl Hartberg and his son Paul are working side by side to expand their business, originally built on agricultural repair work, into one that provides custom design and fabrication.
- From The Fabricator
Customer input influences metal manufacturer’s growth
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 8, 2013
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Artisan Industries Inc. began life as a metal former in Streetsboro, Ohio, but like other stamping houses, it recognized the need for diversification. Since jumping into the fabricating business, the company has found itself constantly evolving to become a one-stop shop for its customers.
Better tube bending cuts production time, improves consistency for heavy equipment manufacturer
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 8, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
After decades of using an old manual tube bender with no features, Kress Corp. took a huge leap in technology when it purchased a new bender with CNC, full-color interface, and stacked tooling capability. The result is a 10-fold productivity improvement.
- From The Fabricator
Safety contact mats withstand tough conditions
ABB Jokab Safety has introduced safety contact mats for safeguarding personnel around machines, presses, and robots. The mats typically are connected to a monitoring system and placed as a boundary around potentially hazardous equipment. When someone steps on a mat, the surface triggers a...
- From The Welder
Angle grinding 101
- By Terry Tuerk
- Jul 8, 2013
- Power Tools
- Article
In fabrication shops across America and around the globe, power tools—more specifically, angle grinders—are often used in an improper and unsafe manner. Taking the time to learn the do’s and don’ts of cutting and grinding can help prevent serious injury to yourself or those around you.
- From The Fabricator
Inspired fabrication atop One World Trade Center
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 2, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Kammetal Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has seen its work reach the top. The company fabricated the uppermost part of the spire that now sits atop One World Trade Center.
- From The Fabricator
About good people working together
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Collaboration between creative minds--employing some refreshing cut-to-the-chase rationality to uncover the best processes for the product at hand--may be why people catch the manufacturing bug.
- From The Fabricator
The art, science, and frustration of sales forecasting
- By Dick Kallage
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Forecasting, while seemingly futile at times, is something fabricators should take seriously instead of dismissing it as some hocus-pocus best left to Wall Street analysts, politicians, and tarot card readers.
- From The Fabricator
The I-9 form, all about the details
- By Richard D. Alaniz
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
While completing an I-9 form may seem straightforward, it can quickly get complicated. Even employers with the best of intentions may find themselves trying to work through situations they never anticipated.
- From The Fabricator
Job shop estimating: Material Planning – strategy and tactics
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
In this sixth installment of columnist Gerald Davis' series on job estimating he reviews inventory management as it relates to the estimator’s prediction of expenses.
Need a filler metal for a 300 series stainless steel?
- By David Benson
- Jun 28, 2013
- Consumables
- Article
Matching a consumable to a 300-series (austenitic) stainless steel is fairly straightforward, but fabricators should be aware that the various options (rod for GTAW, solid or metal-cored wire for GMAW, stick electrode for SMAW, or flux-cored wire for FCAW) have huge productivity differences.
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