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The Fabricator July 2002
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.
Building a business: Minnesota couple learns how to market residential, custom iron art
- By Larry Welty
- Jul 25, 2002
- Arc Welding
- Article
Del and Sally Halling started a business together, selling the custom residential iron art they create. Through their process, they found that much marketing and research was needed before they could be successful.
Some 'near-jig' ideas
- By Gerald Davis
- Jul 25, 2002
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
In-process sampling and between-process checks can prevent problems at the production stage. Although using an inspection jig can be costly, some testing approaches that are not as rigorous as using an inspection jig are: stacking and blocking a sheared batch in order to scan the batch for variations; weighing castings; touring a customer's facility; and doing small batch inspections.
Welding chromium-molybdenum steel pipe for power plants
- By Mike Roth
- Jul 11, 2002
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
New power plants are in high demand and several hundred can be expected to be built over the next decade. Chromium-molybdenum steel pipe (P91) is a major construction material in these plants and there are particular methods for welding it properly to insure it will hold up. Preheat and postweld heat treatment are mandatory and absolutely critical to the service life of the alloy. Induction heating is a growing method for preheating and postweld heat treating.
Getting control of your cut-to-length line
- By Martin Marincic
- Jul 11, 2002
- Shearing
- Article
There are many factors to consider when selecting a drive and control system for a cut-to-length line. After choosing the line, you need to choose the drive, calculate the load inertia, calculate the feeder speed, and choose a motion controller.
Listening to the loud messages Editor's Picks -- Work Force Development Web Sites
- By Theresa Houck
- Jul 12, 2001
- Shop Management
- Article
One of the loudest messages of the day was that managers, presidents, and owners need to ask the employees actually doing the work for their suggestions on how things should be done. And then listen.
- 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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