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More from Kate Bachman
- From The Fabricator
Brad Keselowski on his season of significant change, expanding into advanced manufacturing
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 18, 2022
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Brad Keselowski is a NASCAR Cup Series Champion race car driver with a hall of fame-caliber career; co-owner of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing – one of NASCAR’s preeminent teams—founder, owner, and a pioneer in advanced manufacturing with Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM); and “full-on girl dad.” All of those experiences have provided cross-training to improve his performance in each arena.
- From The Fabricator
Servo press tech helps metal stamper hone its value proposition
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 7, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Winning takeover work by besting a competitor can be a satisfying feat. Bringing in takeover work from your own loyal client is a win of another kind. That’s what happened at Wisconsin-based stamping contract manufacturer Kapco, with the purchase of servo press technology.
- From The Fabricator
Notable quotes via CAR MBS 2022, Part I
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 22, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Blog Post
At this year’s CAR MBS 2022, held in August in Traverse City, Mich., most sessions pivoted around, or intersected with, the automotive industry’s shift to vehicle electrification. This is a dynamic transition period. Automakers and other insiders weighed in on the EV evolution’s impact on the inherent revolving roles and musical chairs.
- From The Fabricator
Las Vegas powder coater expands business into metal fabrication
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 19, 2022
- Finishing
- Article
Las Vegas-based Wolf Powder Coating started as a powder coating business and has now expanded to offer fabrication to its powder coating customers.
- From The Fabricator
Parallels between Motown and Motor City Stamping: From humble beginnings to greatness in Detroit
- By Kate Bachman
- Aug 24, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Growth is rarely easy and with growth come growth pains, especially in the metal stamping industry. But, just like the Motown scene, ingenuity, hard work, and a whole lotta soul can level the field in manufacturing so that there ain't no mountain high enough.
- From The Fabricator
Detroit-area metal stamper adds servo transfer press to sustain its rhythm supplying automotive industry
- By Kate Bachman
- Aug 11, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Article
Pressed for time, capacity, and space, Motor City Stamping recently installed a new servo transfer press, expanded its square footage, and put out a help wanted sign. In short, business is good for the Detroit-area Tier 1 stamping supplier, which serves GM, Ford, and Honda.
- From The Fabricator
Exhaust supplier merges into new lane as hot stamper
- By Kate Bachman
- Aug 5, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Article
The fischer group, which has established itself firmly as a producer and supplier of stainless steel tubing for automotive exhaust systems, assessed the global transition to vehicle electrification and determined that it needed to merge into a new lane—stamping high-strength, lightweight, aluminum body components.
- From The Fabricator
How stamping press controls have evolved to keep up with automation
- By Kate Bachman
- Jul 28, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Press controls have been upgraded frequently to modernize an older press system. Now they have evolved to help stamping manufacturers grapple with today’s personnel and automation challenges.
- From The Fabricator
Conference focused on how EVs impact stamping makes in-person debut
- By Kate Bachman
- Jul 25, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Article
The Stamping in an EV World Conference delved into battery technology, an industry forecast, stamping manufacturers’ experiences as EV stamping suppliers, and novel stamping and material approaches.
- From The Fabricator
Structural fabricator expands range to process 80-ft.-long beams
- By Kate Bachman
- May 16, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Expanding fabrication capacity has been an earmark of Haas Metal Engineering’s (HME Inc.) cycle of growth since its inception in 1996, so it was only natural for the Topeka, Kans-headquartered fabricator to add structural beam processing machinery for very long beams. HME selected a Peddinghaus BDL-1250/9D drill line, a DG-1250 band saw, and a single-torch coping machine.
- From The Fabricator
Next-gen waterjet: 3D goes mainstream
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 29, 2022
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
As waterjet cutting moves into the third dimension, think about the complexities that 3D cutting adds.
- From The Fabricator
An invitation to attend Stamping in an EV World Conference
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 28, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Blog Post
The one-day Stamping in an EV World Conference will delve into the dynamics of the shift from ICE vehicles to EVs, and how it affects stamping. It will touch on changes to the vehicle architecture, design, and manufacture, as well as explore the entire electric vehicle environment, from stamping and fabrication of the vehicles and their components themselves to charging stations and battery technology.
- From The Fabricator
Electrified, adventurous, nature-connected vehicles to roam the streets this year, next
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 7, 2022
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
At least nine automakers brought electric fleets to the Chicago Auto Show 2022, many of which made their debuts. The show offered a glimpse into a shifting industry.
- From The Fabricator
Tracking the supply chain disruption and opportunities for reshoring
- By Kate Bachman
- Feb 13, 2022
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
The pandemic exposed the country’s manufacturing vulnerabilities in an overreliance on foreign suppliers for medical supplies, semiconductors, construction materials, and other goods. An overemphasis on the bottom line—both by outsourcing OEMs and by bottom-dollar consumers—put the U.S.’s self-reliance on a bottom-rung trajectory.
- From The Fabricator
Electrified Chicago Auto Show to feature EVs front and center
- By Kate Bachman
- Feb 11, 2022
- Electric Vehicles
- Blog Post
The 2022 Chicago Auto Show is expected to shred any lingering doubts about the auto industry’s shift to electrification.
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- Published:
- 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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