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The Fabricator May 2014
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.
Commoditization: Is it inevitable?
- By Dick Kallage
- May 30, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
The digital revolution has changed the game of metal fabrication. How can business owners differentate their companies? Contributing writer Dick Kallage begins a new series to answer that question.
Having a hard time relating to millennials?
- By Dan Davis
- May 26, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
In this Q&A, Diane Thielfoldt, co-founder of The Learning Café, shares some ideas about how metal fabricating companies can convince young people that manufacturing is full of careers worth pursuing.
Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Product presentation
- By Gerald Davis
- May 26, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Knowing the nuances of generating an image opens the door for a wide range of possibilities.
The art of welding and friendship
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 19, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Ten years ago, three women enrolled in an art and sculpture welding class. Little did they know it would be the start of a beautiful friendship.
Hitting print: The future of additive manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- May 14, 2014
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Generations from now, when people everywhere simply may be hitting print to turn ideas into reality, making things won’t be so difficult—but determining when to hit print could mean the difference between success and failure.
Quick response, Texas-style
- By Tim Heston
- May 14, 2014
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Sonny Pierce, who founded PI-CO Fabrication in 1982, had experience in starkly different fields—like bowling and bathtubs—that lacked one luxury contract fabrication thrives on: customer diversification.
Operator-friendly punching
- By Mike Kroll
- May 12, 2014
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Article
Modern punching machines are designed to be more operator-friendly, which is a bonus for today’s fast-paced shop floors. Learn just how these sophisticated machines have evolved ergonomically.
Bending Basics: Strategies for forming offsets
- By Steve Benson
- May 12, 2014
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If you pick the right offset tool for the job, you'll find you will be able to produce many different offset geometries quickly and safely.
Plasma cutting pipe in the water mist
- By Dan Davis
- May 5, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
An Iowa pipe fabricating shop discovers it can eliminate secondary grinding on stainless steel material by adding water misting to its plasma cutting operation.
Beveling plate without the HAZ
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 28, 2014
- Finishing
- Article
To avoid a heat affected zone and improve accuracy and throughput, fabricators can turn to nonthermal beveling options, incluiding milling, nibbling, and automated grinding
The economies of efficiency in gas delivery
- By John Karpus
- Apr 28, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Continuous supply of gas to a fabricating activity is the goal of any shop. Fabricators may not realize that they have choices in gas delivery system design that help to ensure uptime is maximized.
Right fastener, right place, right time
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 28, 2014
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
How do you error-proof a hardware insertion operation? One half involves the hardware insertion process itself, including proper training, but the other half entails inventory management: making sure operators have easy access to the right hardware at the right time.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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