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Blog Posts - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
USS Midway’s tuition-free welding program a win-win
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 23, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Josh Welton writes how the tuition-free welding program offered by San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) and the USS Midway Museum is important to the next generation of skilled workers.
- From The Fabricator
Creating Exploded Views quickly
- By Gerald Davis
- Mar 22, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses how Exploded Views are created and improved.
- From The Welder
The importance of welding procedure specification (WPS)
- By Greg Siepert
- Mar 21, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Greg Siepert’s recent discussion on welding acronyms has led him to dive deeper into one of the more important ones used by welders: welding procedure specification (WPS). This documentation (or "recipe of a weld") make up the paper trail of a completed weld.
- From The Fabricator
Economist: Slowdown across U.S. economy inevitable
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Mar 19, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Economist Dan North says, while some sweet spots remain in the U.S. economy, nearly every indicator points to a slowdown in 2024.
- From The Fabricator
The metal fabrication business, accelerated with tech
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Mar 19, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
Columnist Caleb Chamberlain recalls the days of the IBM-compatible computer, massive calculators, and a starkly different time in U.S. manufacturing. Things have changed—and mostly for the better.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication surveys show higher wages, company profits
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 18, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Benefiting from reshoring and resurging demand, metal fabricators have enjoyed greater profits and, just as critical, employees have enjoyed higher pay. That's according to two recent industry surveys.
- From The Fabricator
A glimpse into the future
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 14, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Metal fabricators who had the opportunity to attend the FMA Annual Meeting understand that the challenges that await are also opportunities for growth.
- From The Fabricator
Volatility in steel prices likely to continue
- By Michael Cowden
- Mar 13, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The magnitude of the volatility of hot-rolled coil is unique to the U.S. steelmaking industry. In the long term, that’s not likely to change.
- From The Fabricator
Fighting the fear of new technology in the manufacturing shop
- By Bill Frahm
- Mar 12, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
The key to increasing your value as an employee is to learn how technology can supplement your job and how to manage the data technology it collects.
- From The Fabricator
Tool choice for air bending on the press brake: Keep it consistent
- By Steve Benson
- Mar 11, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Press brake guru Steve Benson writes about wooden tooling, forming 6061 T-6 aluminum, and more.
- From The Fabricator
Josh Welton: There needs to be more accountability against SpaceX
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 9, 2024
- Safety
- Blog Post
Josh Welton takes a closer look at last November’s report revealing the more than 600 incidents documenting safety and injury concerns for welders and other workers at SpaceX.
- From The Fabricator
Confusion reigns over federal implementation of Buy American
- By Stephen Barlas
- Mar 6, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Fabricators and project managers are having a hard time trying to figure out what meets Made in America requirements for infrastructure work.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricating: A family affair
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 5, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Working with family members can be a challenge, but the positives seem to outweigh the negatives.
- From The Welder
Aluminum Etc.: You can cut aluminum on a CNC plasma system
- By Gina Cutts
- Mar 5, 2024
- Plasma Cutting
- Blog Post
Some think that aluminum cannot be cut using a CNC plasma cutting table. Aluminum Inc. columnist Gina Cutts says otherwise.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing's need for quick response quoting
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 4, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
The only way metal fabrication and machine shops can sustain growth is to bring in new jobs. The best way to grow is to respond quickly and efficiently to RFQs.
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