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The Fabricator June 2005
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
Taking a long-term view of press brake productivity
- By David Bishop
- Jun 14, 2005
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Reducing nonvalue-added time—back guauge origin, nonprecison clamping surfaces, die shimming, scrap, and inefficient tooling storage—over time can save thousands.
Band sawing in short order
- By Dave Burkhart
- Jun 14, 2005
- Sawing
- Article
Many metal fabricators, machine manufacturers, welding repair shops, and steel service centers encounter unique metal separation problems, particularly with band sawing. They often have to cut a variety of metal grades, shapes, and sizes with only a few band saw machines.
Die lubrication: the big picture
- By Steven Rainwater
- Jun 14, 2005
- Bending and Forming
- Article
When considering a die lubrication method, you should be sure to evaluate its effect on your entire operation. While most of us focus on how lubrication affects just the manufacture of parts, a close look reveals that it affects many other aspects of running a plant. However, many of them are not obvious.
How to choose the consumables you use - Part I
- By Bill Giese
- Jun 14, 2005
- Consumables
- Article
Editor's Note: This article, which covers consumables for gas metal arc welding, is the first installment of a two-part article. Part II discusses gas tungsten arc welding consumables.
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 4
- By John DiGiacomo and Jim Kleckner
- Jun 1, 2005
- Shop Management
- Article
Before we address getting the bid package, read the following. If you believe that you can find one bid – that one special bid – and put all your eggs in that basket, consider this: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've...
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 3
- By Jim Kleckner and John DiGiacomo
- Mar 1, 2005
- Shop Management
- Article
In Step 2 we discussed finding bid opportunities. Before we dive in, it's important to note that recent statistics show that in 2003 the federal government wrote 10.9 million contracts; 23 percent went to small businesses, meaning small businesses actually got $3 billion more work than they thought they would.
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- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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