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Articles - Page 277
- From The Fabricator
Virtual training and documentation for manufacturing operations
- By Dan Waldorf, Ph.D.
- Feb 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Cal Poly engineering students use tablet computers to assist them with learning how to run and perform maintenance on machining centers. Discussions reveal that they enjoy this type of interaction rather than traditional training.
- From The Fabricator
Advice on improving manufacturing's future
- By Mark Schwendau
- Feb 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
An educator gives metal fabricators advice on how they can improve the overall image of manufacturing and help to develop their next generation of workers at the same time.
- From The Fabricator
Job shop estimating: A historical perspective
- Feb 15, 2013
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis continues a series of columns that address one of the most important activities related to shop profitability: job estimating. In this second installment, he describes how an estimator can use the shop’s manufacturing history to refine the predictions of future expense.
- From The Welder
Invert the GTAW equation
- By Andrew Pfaller
- Feb 5, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Wondering if it’s time to transition from a transformer-style gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) power source to an inverter-based machine? What are the differences between the two, and what can you expect if you switch?
- From The Fabricator
Better plasma cutting on stainless steel
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 1, 2013
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Penn Stainless Products, Quakertown, Pa., wanted to upgrade its plasma cutting operations so that it could cut thicker stainless steel plate. It found that plasma technology advancements could deliver the thicker cut and additional benefits as well.
- From The Fabricator
Growing in the face of uncertainty
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 1, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Having survived a bankruptcy in the 1990s and the Great Recession, A&E Custom Manufacturing isn't about to embark on an aggressive growth path just to chase more business. It wants to grow intelligently, balancing investment with real opportunity. With that in mind, the company has made some very wise decisions that has allowed it to grow in the face of ongoing uncertainty.
Tube producer knocked down, but not out
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 1, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
When one of its facilities was struck by an EF5 tornado on April 27, 2011, Independence Tube Corp. vowed to rebuild the facility. The reconstruction, which was aided by its staff, its customers, and its suppliers, was a Herculean effort that resulted in a small miracle exactly a year later: the new facility reopened for business on April 27, 2012.
- From The Fabricator
High-performance, high-speed happiness
- By Eric Lundin
- Feb 1, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
After realizing he was spending too much time traveling, risk management consultant Hank Padilla decided to take a dramatic career detour. He did some vocational coursework and opened a fabrication shop, serving the local area (Littleton, Colo.) with precision tube bending and GTAW for roll cages and exhaust systems.
Tube, pipe producer executes 3-phase improvement plan
- Jan 18, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Article
In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, Trinity Products devised a trinity of improvements: worker knowledge and skills, equipment upgrades, and management training. Assisted by Lincoln Electric in selecting equipment and developing its training programs, the company doubled its throughput from 2,000 to 4,000 tons per month.
- From The Fabricator
What is your company worth?
- By Dick Kallage
- Jan 18, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Dick Kallage explains why a private company should be interested in establishing its market value even if it isn't for sale.
- From The Welder
Three under-the-radar dangers in weld shops
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 16, 2013
- Safety
- Article
Most of us are very familiar with the hazards of breathing in toxic fumes, but here are three not-so-obvious reasons that you need to pay close attention to your dust collection practices.
- From The Fabricator
Compressor manufacturer improves cutting process
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 14, 2013
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Article
Compressor Systems Inc., a manufacturer of natural gas compressors and tanks, was having trouble keeping up with the growing demand for its products. A breakthrough in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) had made shale gas a economically viable, and prices were on the rise, so producers were ever busier. CSI’s four-axis pipe cutter machine was no longer adequate—the company relied on time-consuming manual cleanup of most holes the machine cut, so it sought a better machine that could provide weld-ready holes.
- From The Welder
Sticking it to vertical-up, overhead SMAW
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 14, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three weld instructors from across the country share their classroom tips and tricks for helping welders tackle vertical-up and overhead SMAW.
- From The Fabricator
Die springs put on the pressure
- By Jim Wahl
- Jan 10, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Without something to manage and absorb pressure, a die set would cease to function properly. This is why die spring selection--which considers spring size, travel, number, and placement within the tool--is so critical.
- From The Fabricator
Feed with care
- By Jim Ward
- Jan 10, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Although many of the traditional coil-handling rules apply, processing coated coil material requires additional considerations. Stampers need to check for equipment clearances and alignment at every point where the finished material surface may contact another surface.
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