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Blog Posts - Page 56
- From The Fabricator
The self-taught machinist and Arch Motorcycle: Part I
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 30, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Making the leap from self-taught machinist to Arch Motorcycles’ head of manufacturing makes for an interesting story. Here is Part I, as told via a conversation between interviewer Josh Welton and Ryan Boyd.
- From The Fabricator
The ‘Jesus job’—A highly memorable laser cutting project
- By Nick Martin
- Jul 24, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Custom fab shops are accustomed to some unusual requests. Wilson, N.C.-based Barnes MetalCrafters recently completed one that was unique, challenging, and very gratifying, both to the customer and to those who worked on the project.
- From The Fabricator
To buy foreign steel now or to stay with domestic sources?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jul 20, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
As steel prices finally level off after a dramatic months-long climb, foreign steel prices start to look pretty attractive. To buy or not to buy that steel is a question that now carries a lot of risk, much more than it did only a year ago.
- From The Welder
Top 5 in 365—Articles about consumables
- By Vicki Bell
- Jul 19, 2018
- Consumables
- Blog Post
This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is all about consumables, those details that affect all welding processes and applications. Three articles answer specific questions from welders and those who support them.
- From The Fabricator
Learning lessons from the Ol' Ball Coach
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 19, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Winning football games is not necessarily the same thing as running a successful metal fabricating business, but both take strong leaders. Steve Spurrier, who has more than 200 victories as a college coach, knows a thing or two about leading successful programs. He also has some thoughts on how that might apply to the business world.
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Welder Kay Summers’ “opportunities are endless”
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 9, 2018
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Kay Summers’ journey from high school dropout to achieving a 4.0 GPA as a full-time welding student and becoming a certified TIG welder illustrates how life can turn around when you follow your interests and receive the proper training and support. Josh Welton’s Q&A with Summers sheds light on her experience.
- From The Welder
Becoming a better fabricator
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 5, 2018
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Creativity, inspiration, and imagination are interwoven, but not interchangeable. They have different meanings, and understanding the differences can help you maximize the power of each when you may lack ability in any one of the three. This, in turn, can help you be a better fabricator or artist.
- From The Fabricator
Congress moving to improve technical career education
- By Stephen Barlas
- Jul 3, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Job openings that require some training beyond high school but not a four-year degree are widely available. Candidates for those jobs are not. Two pieces of legislation are designed to change that.
- From The Fabricator
Keeping it real—be wary of mixing business and friendship
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 26, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Talent attracts attention and offers of representation. This can be a heady experience, but what may appear to be a cordial, mutually beneficial, promising relationship between artist and agent can be anything but. What follows is Josh Welton’s account of one partnership that was not at all what it seemed. However, it was a lesson learned.
- From The Fabricator
Top 5 in 365—Articles about automation and robotics
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 21, 2018
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is all about automation and robotics, something more and more fabricators have come to rely on as skilled labor has become scarcer and technology has evolved.
- From The Fabricator
Breaking ground and moving forward
- By Nick Martin
- Jun 19, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
You know the story; you may have experienced it. Business is growing, and your shop is bursting at the seams with no room for expansion. It’s decision time. What do you do? Finding no existing facility that meets its needs, BarnesMetalcrafters, Wilson, N.C., is building its own, not just to meet today’s demand, but the future’s as well.
- From The Fabricator
Electric vehicles and the future of hot rodding
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 14, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Josh Welton has many passions besides welding. One is muscle cars, particularly their power, speed, and the visceral experience of driving one. What does electric vehicle technology mean for the future of such cars? Josh recently discussed this with Dodge and SRT’s head of design Mark Trostle.
- From The Fabricator
As trade war begins, supply chains get complicated
- By Tim Triplett
- Jun 14, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Following U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada, Mexico, and European Union countries respond with their own tariffs on U.S. goods. Meanwhile, steel prices have stabilized, but further increases might be on the way.
- From The Fabricator
Top 5 in 365—Articles about assembly and joining
- By Vicki Bell
- Jun 12, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is all about assembly and joining, a key process in many manufacturing operations. Part and product components have to be put together, and not necessarily by arc welding.
- From The Fabricator
Making metal fabricating “cool”
- By Dan Davis
- Jun 11, 2018
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The real heroes of the manufacturing trade don’t seek the spotlight because they are busy making a difference, not a scene.
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