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- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Welding brings Chattanooga community together
- By Darla Welton
- Feb 3, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In this episode of Still Building America, Darla Welton speaks with Chanda Chambers of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Chambers Welding & Fabrication about starting a metal fabrication business with her husband and offering welding classes to bring more diversity to the trade.
- From The Fabricator
What automation, AI, and other tech mean for welding careers
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Sep 6, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In Part 2, MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown continued her conversation with Darla and Josh Welton about the continued impact of technology on manufacturing careers, welder education, apprenticeships, U.S. vs Germany models, and more.
- From The Fabricator
MIT researcher on the welder skills gap vs. pay gap debate
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Aug 28, 2023
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
MIT researcher Anna Waldman-Brown joins Darla and Josh Welton to talk about the current state of welder careers, and how wages, automation, and perception are impacting the industry.
- From The Fabricator
Exploring Weiler Abrasives' virtual reality experience for welders and fabricators
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jul 3, 2023
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Blog Post
Welder-fabricator Josh Welton recently tested out Weiler Virtual World, a virtual reality (VR) abrasives training demo featuring cutting, grinding, and finishing simulation from Weiler Abrasives.
- From The Fabricator
A first-time experience for welding students at FABTECH
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 16, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
This past November at FABTECH 2022, Darla and Josh Welton caught up with a few welding students from Georgia Trade School to discuss their experience attending the show for the first time and their budding careers in the skilled trades.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Lashanna Lintamo aka The Fashion Welder
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Oct 17, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In this episode of Still Building America, Darla and Josh Welton introduce you to Lashanna Lintamo, a northern California-based freelance ironworker who also has a passion for introducing women to welding and other metal manufacturing trades.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Rapid rise of Vyper's shop chairs
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jun 19, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In the latest episode of Still Building America, we talk to the co-founders and team behind Vyper Industrial about how the Green Bay start-up's shop chairs have quickly become fan favorites among fabricators, welders, and other tradespeople.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: How one woman is influencing how we weld in space
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- May 5, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In this episode of Still Building America, we speak with Mooresville, NC-based welder Amourette McDonagh, who has gone from building race cars for NASCAR to helping NASA improve welding processes in space through her business Black Moon Space Technology.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part II
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 31, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In Part II, Mitch Kraemer explains how, despite no experience with working with metal, Tim Omspach partnered with him to start Vvolfy Metalworks, entered the circus industry, and expanded the business to two U.S. locations.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part I
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 19, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Tim Omspach and Mitch Kraemer started Vvolfy Metalworks to fabricate and weld custom equipment for the circus industry while operating out of Denver and Detroit.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Emily Soloby, an advocate for women in manufacturing
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Nov 30, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In the latest edition of Still Building America, we talk to Emily Soloby about her impressive resume as an advocate for women in manufacturing and other nontraditional jobs. Here's a quick breakdown: She's a lawyer, founder and CEO of Juno Jones safety boot company, co-owner of a trucking company co-owner, host of the “Hazard Girls” podcast, and, on top of all that, a wife and mother.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: New York metal art sculptor Zac Shavrick, aka Zac Max
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Aug 15, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
New York-based Zac Shavrick, aka Zac Max, has dedicated his entire life to making art out of metal. He sits down with Darla and Josh Welton in the latest edition of Still Building America to talk about his unique metal sculptures, stop-motion animation, and Flashburn X festival.
- From The Fabricator
Staying overnight in a Cold War-era missile silo near Roswell, Part 2
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jun 27, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
While road tripping through New Mexico, Josh and Darla Welton stopped in Roswell to stay overnight in a Cold War-era missile silo, operated by Gary Baker. In Part 2 of their two-part blog about the experience, they explore more of the bunker and learn what it took to build and fabricate the silo.
- From The Fabricator
Staying overnight in a Cold War-era missile silo near Roswell, Part 1
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jun 4, 2021
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
While road tripping through New Mexico, Josh and Darla Welton stopped in Roswell to stay overnight in a Cold War-era missile silo, operated by Gary Baker. In Part 1 of their two-part blog about the experience, they offer a bit of a history lesson.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Texas high school welding student goes big with project
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- May 15, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Texas high school welding student Danielle Brock of Cy-Fair High School decided to go big for her senior year project: Building a 16-ft. enclosed livestock trailer with storage compartments and sleeping quarters.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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