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The Fabricator July 2023
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.
Japan’s precision sheet metal business keeps climbing
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 1, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Members of the North American and European press visited the AMADA Global Innovation Center at the company’s headquarters outside Tokyo. It’s not your typical machinery showroom.
How CAD technique adapts to the requirements for product documentation
- By Gerald Davis
- Jul 31, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
CAD guru Gerald Davis demonstrates techniques that create workarounds and extra work so that future pitfalls might be avoided.
How metal fabricators can automate their information flow
- Jul 29, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Custom metal fabrication is a business of adaptation. Schedules change as resources or material become unavailable. Change is a fact of life—and when and how that change is communicated really matters.
A look ahead at OSHA regulation and enforcement
With many new leaders, directors, and compliance officers coming on board, OSHA is changing—and it’s taking some new directions in regulation and enforcement.
Fabrication shop stays safe by design
Because of its commitment to employee safety, Nova Group has won the 2023 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence from FMA.
Advances in exoskeleton technology improve productivity, safety
- By Kirk Stema
- Jul 26, 2023
- Safety
- Article
Exoskeleton technology has become lighter and more flexible, making labor less laborious. Software has been developed that assesses individual stressors so that the device can provide custom support.
High-powered lasers change the rules of precision sheet metal
- By Brendon DiVincenzo
- Jul 25, 2023
- Laser Cutting
- Article
High-powered fiber lasers cut extraordinarily quickly. That’s great, but what happens to those parts after they’re cut? The rules of laser cutting management have changed.
The rise of the collaborative robots on display at Automate 2023 in Detroit
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 24, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
For manufacturers and job shops with a high-mix, low-volume production portfolio, there's likely a collaborative robot that fits a need. Editor-in-Chief Dan Davis saw it on full display at Automate 2023 in Detroit.
Optimizing metal manufacturing performance like Formula One racing
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Jul 20, 2023
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Engineers and analysts in performance racing and financial planning use Monte Carlo simulations and data to predict outcomes of incredibly complicated scenarios. Soon, more fabricators might be doing the same.
Steel is real for FosterWeld’s custom furniture, merchandise, and signs
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Jul 17, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Idaho-based FosterWeld honors old-school steelwork through its diverse lineup of products, ranging from small items like keychains and belt buckles to larger products like custom furniture.
Scaling a manufacturing business with digital connectivity
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 13, 2023
- Bending and Forming
- Article
An account with a national retailer led Architectural Fabrication down a road of digital connectivity. Now the Texas business has its sights on major growth.
Data takes center stage at Italy’s LAMIERA sheet metal trade show
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
About 19,000 people visited Milan to attend LAMIERA, Italy’s manufacturing show focused on sheet metal. After an irregular schedule during the pandemic, the trade show returned to its biennial format this year.
Key metrics for metal fabricators looking to sell a manufacturing company
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
What do investors look at when purchasing a business? The metrics can be grouped into three areas: revenue, operations, and, perhaps most important, the people a fabricator employs.
Setting a manufacturing business apart with personal marketing technologies
- By Mark Coronna
- Jul 7, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Fabricators are constantly assessing their production environment to retain competitiveness, but the addition of marketing technologies can drive significant growth and differentiation for your company.
Cleveland metal fabricator pursues a multifaceted hiring strategy through Ukrainian refugee community
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 6, 2023
- Shop Management
- Article
Cleveland-area metal fabricator Tendon Manufacturing has evolved its hiring strategy by refining its Facebook help-wanted ad placements and making connections within the Ukrainian refugee community. The shop employs nearly 20 Ukrainian refugees with both manufacturing experience and an eagerness to learn.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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