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The Fabricator - Articles
Fabricating favorite childhood memories
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 26, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
An episode of The Fabricator Podcast inspired a welder to fabricate a mind-blowing cartoon image from the past: Adam Bomb of the Garbage Pail Kids.
Are two heads better than one in fiber laser cutting?
- By Antonio Calero
- Apr 22, 2024
- Laser Cutting
- Article
A fiber laser cutting machine equipped with a second cutting head can help increase productivity and quality while reducing operating costs.
Dynamic Metal blossoms with each passing year
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 12, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Rose petals of the metal variety marked the path for Scott Hartrick’s career choice as a metal fabricator.
Metal fabrication management: A guide for new supervisors
- By Mark Ernst
- Apr 12, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Skilled people in the shop underwent significant training and mentoring to become as good as they are. The same should hold true for shop supervisors.
SOLV Metals seeks growth through collaboration
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 11, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Formed in 2023, SOLV Metals represents the merger of three industry players: Wisconsin Metal Parts, Lean Manufacturing Products, and QuikCut. The story reveals the subtle nature of consolidation in metal fabrication.
Is it time to invest in new fabricating equipment?
- By James Finnerty
- Apr 11, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Production tracking software provides broad visibility into the overall production process and offers an overview of equipment utilization.
Metal fabrication in Big Tech’s backyard
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 10, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
How does Inland Metal Technologies, a custom metal fabricator, succeed in one of the most expensive places to do business in the country? It takes on work competitors won’t and has built systems to ramp up capacity quickly.
Advanced fabricating technology moves Cadrex Monterrey forward
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Apr 9, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions’ facility in Monterrey, Mexico, prepares itself to be the nation’s premier provider of metal fabricating services.
Do you need a high-power laser? Consider options carefully
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Apr 8, 2024
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Higher-wattage lasers present a bevy of potential advantages, but machines offering 20 kW or even 30 kW of cutting power are not necessarily what a shop needs.
Why fabricators should get to know cobotic bending
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 6, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Cobots are being looked at as a possible remedy for the lack of experienced press brake operators in the labor pool.
Manufacturing’s massive side of material handling
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 4, 2024
- Materials Handling
- Article
Albion, Mich.-based Conceptual Innovations helps move the big and heavy. It started with engineers asking a good question at the right time: We’ve got metal fabrication capacity; now, what can we make?
Structural beam welding automation, no programming required
- Mar 31, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
The industry has come a long way from the teach pendant. Today, the latest systems can “look” at a workpiece, compare it to a CAD file and simulation, make adjustments, then commence welding.
A metal fabricating veteran talks about the bends of his career path
- Mar 29, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
David Donnell’s path to owning a machine tool distributorship included a stint in commercial construction in Houston and an extended stint working for an angle roll manufacturer in Italy.
Increasing revenue by applying production concepts to sales and marketing
- By Ed Marsh
- Mar 26, 2024
- Shop Management
- Article
To maximize revenue growth and profitability, metal fabricators need to apply the shop floor mindset of continuous improvement to marketing and sales.
Guiding metal fabrication’s automation transformation
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 25, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The leadership team at Texas-based All Metals Fabricating hopes to have automation in every department within five years. It’s already halfway there. Their journey could be summed up in four foundational factors that continue to drive the organization toward its automated future.
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