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The Fabricator December 2011
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.
PQ$ Analysis: Why revenue matters in product mix segmentation
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 12, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Part 4 in a series, Dr. Irani describes how revenue plays a role when analyzing a job. Instead of focusing on a sample of products selected using a single criterion—quantity—the PQR Analysis brings revenue into the equation.
8 hidden costs of material utilization
- By Adria Iles
- Dec 20, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Be sure to properly identify the hidden costs of material utilization to ensure that the gains outweigh the expense.
3-D CAD: Library features
- By Gerald Davis
- Dec 20, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Columnist Gerald Davis shows CAD users how to create a feature for the library so that it may be used in other models.
5 commonly overlooked laser maintenance areas
- By Brian Fredrickson and Jeff Hahn
- Dec 15, 2011
- Laser Cutting
- Article
By keeping tabs on laser optics, gas flow, chiller performance, and machine cleanliness, a metal fabricator can ensure that a laser cutting machine is performing as it should and possibly lengthen the machine's working life as well.
Retrofit and ready for better bending
- By Dan Davis
- Dec 12, 2011
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Kysor/Warren, Columbus, Ga., cutomizes the refrigerated display cases and refrigeration systems for its customers. Unfortunately, it didn't have a very efficient bending operation to keep up with the production demands related to its diverse product line. To remedy the situation, the company purchased Wila precision ground tooling and installed hydraulic clamping systems on its press brakes.
Better tube bending
- By Jim Poe
- Dec 12, 2011
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
This article explains how to examine and alter loading, bending, unloading, and quality checking operations to improve overall bending cycle times.
Got milling? You’re hired.
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 9, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
A good machinist is hard to find. Why? It’s a mixture of factors. Machining suffers from the same image problem as the other manufacturing trades, so not enough people enter the field. But this country also lacks hands-on training programs.
2012 forecast: The good and bad of economic gumbo
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 9, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
Positives and negatives probably will pepper the business climate in 2012. Manufacturing has led the economic recovery. Unemployment will remain high, and businesses will still seek technical talent. Equipment spending probably will continue apace. So will company acquisitions, but they won’t be as prevalent as they could be. . Mixed together, these ingredients make for a good news-bad news gumbo in 2012.
Juggling the variables of GTAW
- By Todd Bridigum
- Dec 9, 2011
- Arc Welding
- Article
Gas tungsten arc welding isn’t the easiest process to learn. With so many things going on at once, GTAW is a little like juggling while riding a unicycle. With practice, the welder’s eye, arm, hand, and foot coordination will improve.
- 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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