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The Fabricator March 2005
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.
Anchor's a way down the road to improvement
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 8, 2005
- Materials Handling
- Article
A Fort Worth, Texas-based fabricator found that it was spending thousands in moving material from one building to the next for various operations. The company embarked on several expansion projects and invested in new equipment to help remedy the situation.
Construction Junction
- Mar 8, 2005
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Two six-axis robot arms perform full-penetration gas metal arc welds on structural steel.Millions of construction companies strive every day to cut production time while maintaining, or even improving, quality. Robert J. Simmons owns a company that has made it happen. Over several years he found a...
The cutting edge of cut-to-length lines
- By Alexander Tschoeltsch
- Mar 8, 2005
- Bending and Forming
- Article
When a company plans to invest in a cut-to-length line, basic line configuration is the first decision—and one of the most important—to make. The fixed-shear line is a common configuration. It can be an entirely stop-start (or "tight") line, or it can include a decoiling and leveling...
A good start makes a difference
- By Hanhui Li and Kuang-Xu Li
- Mar 8, 2005
- Roll Forming
- Article
Understanding the relationship between the elevation of the entrance guide and the shape of the roll formed strip is crucial to satisfactory roll forming. The entance guide elevation, if improperly set, can cause the strip to bow and twist as it leaves the first forming pass. Setting the elevation properly can help to eliminate additional stress and strain at the strip edges that cause bow and twist.
What the? This can't be done!
- By Steve Benson
- Oct 24, 2002
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Carefully planning the forming order can make even the most daunting project less complicated and problematic.
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- 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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