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Blog Posts - Page 45
- From The Fabricator
Market psychology split on steel prices
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jul 10, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Market dynamics and overproduction by U.S. mills are keeping steel prices down. Service centers aren’t quite sure what to expect in the coming months in terms of steel prices.
- From The Fabricator
Sculptor, fabricator join forces pay homage to author Ray Bradbury
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 9, 2019
- Plasma Cutting
- Blog Post
When sculptor Zachary Oxman found fabricator E&E Metal Fab. Inc., Lebanon, Pa., he found a shop well-equipped to see many of his visions through to completion. A recent example is a vision of author Ray Bradbury riding a rocket, holding a novel, displaying a characteristic smile.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating metal whirligigs with my retired millwright father-in-law
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 4, 2019
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
When Josh Welton’s father-in-law retired after decades of working as a millwright and a millwright instructor, he took up fabricating metal whirligigs for family, friends, and his own yard.
- From The Additive Report
Exec at 3D printer company says smaller companies will play biggest role in additive manufacturing’s growth
- By Don Nelson
- Jul 3, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
BigRep America’s president says that compared to large corporations, small companies are likelier to try 3D printing because “these guys ... make their own decisions”
- From The Fabricator
U.S. manufacturing growth hits three-year low as tariffs continue impact
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jul 2, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
ISM released its June Report on Business this week, registering its lowest PMI, 51.7 percent, since October 2016 and a 4.3 percent drop below a 12-month average. The manufacturing growth slowdown in sectors like fabricated metal products has been mostly blamed on volatile tariff tensions.
- From The Additive Report
Dyson vacuum inventor would have saved prototyping time if he’d owned a 3D printer
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 1, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Kip Hanson talks about his fascination with vacuum cleaners, James Dyson’s 5,000-plus prototypes—and the possibility of buying his own 3D printer.
- From The Welder
What was your first welding machine? These welders share theirs.
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jun 21, 2019
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
Welders share a passion for metal fabrication unmatched by others in the industry. For many, it started with a bond they formed with their first welding machine.
- From The Fabricator
New metal fabrication facility comes with sales, solicitation distractions
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 20, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When Barnes MetalCrafters recently moved into its brand-new metal fabrication facility in North Carolina, a lot of excitement came with it. But that transition has also come with a heavy dose of solicitations from salesmen, robocalls, and telemarketers. Here’s how the job shop deals with that distraction.
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How would you react to a bloody injury in the shop?
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 19, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Cuts, lacerations, punctures, and even gunshot wounds—all are possible injuries that can occur in a metal fabrication shop. Employees need to know how to react to those injuries to improve the survivability of those injured.
- From The Additive Report
The scientific method and the mysteries of 3D printing
- By Kip Hanson
- Jun 18, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Machining and fabricating are well-understood technologies, with their practitioners enjoying roughly a century of knowledge and know-how from which to draw upon. But 3D printing people are like the first screw machine operators, trying to figure out how to adjust all those scary-looking cams and knobs and slides without crashing an expensive machine.
- From The Additive Report
The excitement of “what we don’t know”—and other observations from RAPID + TCT
- By Don Nelson
- Jun 15, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Additive manufacturing took center stage in Detroit during the RAPID + TCT 2019 show that ran May 20-23 at Cobo Center. More than 350 companies exhibited 3D printing-related products and services and 6,000 attendees were expected. The RAPID event also gave attendees an opportunity to meet and speak with other members of the AM community and experience the Motor City’s revitalized downtown.
What’s happening in tube and pipe industry? Get out of the office and see for yourself
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 13, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
You can learn a lot about producing or fabricating tube and pipe by reading industry literature, viewing processes on video, and listening to webinars, but getting out of the office to attend an event or two can provide invaluable insights that other avenues don’t provide.
- From The Fabricator
Growing popularity of career signing days goes nationwide
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jun 12, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Henrico County Public Schools started a career signing day for students graduating from its Career and Technical Education program. But when the event gained national attention, it also addressed the value of beginning a manufacturing career right out of high school and the growing crisis surrounding college debt.
- From The Welder
World War II-era book by U.S. military and GM guides soldiers in how to use hand tools
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 11, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
With an influx of untrained mechanics entering the U.S. military during World War II, the Armed Forces collaborated with General Motors to publish an illustrated book to help guide soldiers on how to better use hand tools.
- From The Fabricator
Bipartisan manufacturing bill moves forward
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jun 10, 2019
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
The American Manufacturing Leadership Act (H.R. 2397) aims to provide more money to advanced manufacturing sectors, but the Government Accountability Office questions the long-term survival of these “manufacturing institutes.”
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