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Blog Posts - thefabricator.com has a team of bloggers that cover the challenges and rewards associated with a life in metal fabricating. Topics typically addressed by contributing authors include political and demographic trends affecting the fabricating industry, the business side of running a job shop, the culture of the welding community, and detailed looks at what happens on the shop floor.
- From The Fabricator
Educating, rather than just training, tomorrow's workforce
- By Dan Davis
- May 16, 2024
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Blog Post
A well-rounded employee is a valuable employee. That’s why employee growth opportunities shouldn’t be limited to skills development.
- From The Fabricator
Nucor’s weekly steel price announcement continues to rattle markets
- By Michael Cowden
- May 15, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Nucor continues its weekly price announcements for hot-rolled coil, and the transparency is jolting the domestic steel market.
- From The Fabricator
Press brakes, panel benders, and flat blank calculations
- By Steve Benson
- May 14, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Metal forming guru Steve Benson dives into the differences between the press brake and panel bender.
- From The Fabricator
What software automation means for custom fabrication
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- May 13, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Caleb Chamberlain shares his thoughts about what makes his metal fabrication business unusual, in some ways unique to the industry, but, in the grand scheme of things, not entirely disruptive.
- From The Fabricator
White House considers China tariff increases on materials
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 8, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
As the election nears, President Joe Biden talks about increasing China tariffs in an apparent appeal to states with strong union membership.
- From The Fabricator
Material handling automation moves forward at MODEX
- By Tim Heston
- May 3, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
Automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, and even mobile manipulation robots took center stage at MODEX. The technology hints at what the future fab shop could look like.
- From The Welder
The role of flux in submerged arc welding performance
- By David Meyer
- Apr 29, 2024
- Consumables
- Blog Post
The Consumables Corner duo examine the types of flux used in submerged arc welding and discuss why the basicity index value can be the difference between a successful or unsuccessful weld.
- From The Fabricator
Tips for creating sheet metal tubes with perforations
- By Gerald Davis
- Apr 23, 2024
- Manufacturing Software
- Blog Post
CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses how Fold/Unfold tools can be used with the Fill Pattern tool when working with sheet metal tube models.
- From The Fabricator
Supporting the metal fabricating industry through FMA
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 22, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association’s board chair provides a look at his tenure and some of the reasons why he enjoys the role so much.
- From The Fabricator
Capturing, recording equipment inspection data for FMEA
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 19, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
AI can assist metal manufacturing businesses with data capture for FMEA and reliability programs.
- From The Fabricator
How to set a press brake backgauge manually
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 18, 2024
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
Steve Benson details traditional methods for setting a manual backgauge on a press brake, then discusses how to improve material springback estimates.
- From The Fabricator
Steel industry reacts to Nucor’s new weekly published HRC price
- By Michael Cowden
- Apr 17, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
In early April, Nucor took the unprecedented step of publishing its pricing for hot-rolled coil. Will it stabilize domestic steel pricing?
- From The Welder
The impact of sine and square waves in aluminum AC welding, Part I
- By Gina Cutts
- Apr 17, 2024
- Aluminum Welding
- Blog Post
When welding aluminum, welders use alternating current (AC) and primarily one of two waveforms, sine and square wave. Gina Cutts shares more about the former in her latest Aluminum Etc.
- From The Fabricator
Employee ownership: The best way to ensure engagement
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 15, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
With employee stock ownership plans capable of keeping employees engaged, why don’t more companies pursue this organizational structure?
- From The Fabricator
AI, machine learning, and the future of metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 14, 2024
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting attendees took a deep dive into operational excellence, skill, and what will define future success: good systems, good data, and, most important, good employees.
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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.
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