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Articles - Page 278
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating with purpose
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Cambridge Engineering made the transition from batch manufacturing that threw labor at production problems to one-piece flow and continuous improvement. A good corporate culture played a critical role.
- From The Fabricator
Bending Basics: How the inside bend radius forms
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 10, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson describes how the method of bending—coining, bottom bending, or air forming—is very influential on how an inside bend radius is achieved.
- From The Fabricator
Taxes, skilled workers, and certainty
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Will a new employee perform well? What will the new tax environment be? These challenges and more create levels of uncertainty that drive business decisions.
- From The Fabricator
Time to outsource inventory management?
- By William Whiteside
- Jan 10, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
When a fabricator doesn't have money tied up in raw material just sitting around, that cash can be invested elsewhere to help the business. Unfortunately, many shops don't recognize that. That's where leaning on service centers can help.
- From The Fabricator
Job shop estimating: A business process examined in 12 steps
- By Gerald Davis
- Jan 10, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis begins a series of columns that address one of the most important activities related to shop profitability: job estimating. In this first installment, he describes how an estimator needs to understand what processes are needed to quote accurately, as well as to determine which jobs align with the shop's mission and capabilities.
- From The Fabricator
More exhibitors, more attendees, more FABTECH
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
More than 26,000 people affiliated with the metal fabricating industry showed up at FABTECH® 2012 in Las Vegas in mid-November not to lose money, but to learn about new technologies and processes that could help them reduce production costs and put more of their money back into their own pockets.
- From The Fabricator
Not your father’s fineblanking
- By Kaveh Vafaei
- Jan 8, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Fineblankng now can produce not only flat parts, but also those with 3-D features, often to size and position tolerances of less than +/- 0.025 mm. It also offers extremely high part-to-part repeatability; the first part and the millionth part are identical. A confluence of technologies has made such parts a reality.
- From The Fabricator
The lowdown on lean fastening
- By Leon M. Attarian
- Jan 7, 2013
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Selecting the proper equipment, locating that equipment in the right spot on the shop floor, and using the right hardware can help to introduce new efficiencies and reduce costs in a fabricator’s joining and assembly operations.
- From The Fabricator
Structural steel automation at the end of the line
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 7, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Machine tool developers have done a great job of automating many of the operations associated with structural steel processing over the years. Automated cutting, drilling, and marking are widely adopted in the industry. The same, however, can't be said for assembly and welding, but that could be changing.
- From The Fabricator
The evolution of nickel alloys and welding materials
- By Professor R. Carlisle "Carl" Smith
- Jan 7, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Since he first heard his uncles discuss the nickel-plated bumpers and hubcaps on their 1937 Plymouths, welding expert Carl Smith has witnessed the use of nickel and its alloys evolve. Long used in the energy sector, the materials have seen an increase in popularity because of EPA regulations.
- From The Fabricator
The real deal in stainless steel
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 7, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
A careful examination of metal artist Dave Regier’s work reveals a seamless melding of abstract and realism.
- From The Fabricator
2-D + 3-D = 5-axis waterjet cutting
- By Dr. John H. Olsen
- Jan 7, 2013
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Five-axis waterjet cutting is not something you see in every fabricating operation. But for some applications where tube or precise edge cutting might be required, it makes total sense.
- From The Fabricator
Taiwan’s river of commerce
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 7, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Taiwanese metal manufacturers have grown from small, family involved entrepreneurial shops to world-class suppliers of parts and technology.
- From The Fabricator
The trend toward larger abrasive waterjet cutting tables
- By Dr. John H. Olsen
- Dec 10, 2012
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
Once custom-produced on a one-off basis for specific applications, large abrasive waterjet cutting tables have become part of many standard systems, thanks mostly to advanced linear-drive technology that makes the machines more affordable.
- From The Fabricator
What's up with helium for welding applications?
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 3, 2012
- Consumables
- Article
Helium has been hard to get for some, and certainly the consumable gas is more expensive for welders than it used to be. The bad news is that this may be the case for some time. The good news is that alternatives are under development to help welders out as they tackle aluminum and stainless steel welding.
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