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The Tube and Pipe Journal March 2014
The Tube and Pipe Journal became the first magazine dedicated to serving the metal tube and pipe industry in 1990. Today, it remains the only North American publication devoted to this industry, and it has become the most trusted source of information for tube and pipe professionals.
Technology considerations for laser welding tubes and pipes
- By Bill Weston
- Mar 17, 2014
- Laser Welding
- Article
Thinking about changing over to laser welding tube or pipe requires an understanding of how the process differs from GTAW and plasma welding. Learn more here.
Machine bends and cuts tube in one process
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 14, 2014
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
A typical bending machine process is feed-bend-feed-bend, or maybe feed-bend-feed- rotate-bend, until the feedstock is used up. However, this isn’t the end of the fabrication process, which includes a subsequent cutting step. The cut often means waste, especially for short-length parts, and the problem is compounded when the volume is high or the material is expensive. Read about how one bender manufacturer changed the process to feed-bend-separate-feed-rotate-bend-separate.
Maximizing service, minimizing risk
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 14, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
O’Neal Steel, founded in 1921 in Birmingham, Ala., originally was a fabrication shop, and the founder later added metal distribution to the company’s repertoire. Over the decades the business model changed, fabrication disappearing altogether at one point. Eventually the company resurrected its fabrication arm, but one thing has been a constant: The company’s small-town, close-knit, neighborly culture.
TUBE expo exhibitors agree that signs bode well for the coming year
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 3, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s no secret that Düsseldorf’s biennial tube and pipe expo, TUBE®, is a good way to gauge the industry’s health. The expo is 3 percent larger in 2014 than it was in 2012, and the exhibitors interviewed for this article expect good things from the industry in the coming year. These in-depth perspectives also revealed that upheaval in the U.S. energy industry is leading to changes that will have repercussions for decades.
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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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