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HYDROFORMING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Scott Pryer of Pryer Technology Group explains to Mike Riley how fabricators, in their pursuit of flexibility and competitive advantage through new sheet metal forming technologies, are discovering how to look to the past to realize the future.
ROBOTIC PIPE WELDING
For the pipe welding industry, the three biggest challenges are finding qualified welders, a shift to higher-strength pipe, and keeping up with industry demand. Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric examines how the robotic pipe welding of steel, stainless and nickel alloys, and aluminum addresses all three.
THE ‘GREENING’ OF THE METAL FABRICATION INDUSTRY
Gerald Shankel of Fabricators & Manufacturers Association examines how the green movement today permeates throughout the metal forming and fabricating industry as manufacturers try to preserve precious natural resources through measures that can deliver cost-saving benefits both in the short-term and long-term.
LARGER THAN LIGHT
When Camman Industries was called upon to custom design chandelier lighting fixtures for a new church, they partnered with Acme Metal Spinning to fabricate the very large bowl structure.
THREE FOR ONE
By examining how Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College created a sustainable training program, a three-prong strategy emerges for welding education and job placement as well.
HOW TO SELECT THE PROPER WATERJET FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS
Abrasive waterjet technology is evolving rapidly and the range of variables to consider may seem overwhelming. Laird Parry of OMAX provides a rational approach to follow that will optimize both waterjet selection and performance based upon your applications.
AUTOMAKER BLASTS AWAY CAMSHAFT DEBURRING CYCLE TIMES
The Honda U.S. automotive manufacturing facility uses a unique camshaft burr removing machine from Cinetic Automation that has the flexibility to deburr several different camshafts, including ones with different lengths.
TURNING TO CONDITION MONITORING FOR WIND TURBINES
Wind turbine manufacturing has created many opportunities for fabricators. Wind turbine service is well on its way to becoming a considerable source for renewable business profits for repair and maintenance providers, too. Greg Ziegler of SKF USA explains how.
Linde Awarded Major Contract to Supply REBOX HLL Oxy-Fuel System to SSAB
The installation will represent the world’s largest oxy-fuel combustion system in a reheat furnace.
DRIVE TECHNOLOGIES (Part Two): WINDING TECHNOLOGY . . . NOW DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVE
In the second part of this two-part series, Alexander Schaedlich of Siemens AG and William Gilbert of Siemens Industry explore how simply setting parameters, rather than configuring and programming, is the essential advantage of a new standard “winder” application that can be directly integrated into today’s drive systems.
MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING CHILE LTDA IS RE-CERTIFIED
The ISO 9001:2008 certification includes the selling and distribution of spare parts, selling and servicing of installation, inspections, maintenance, and repairs of overhead cranes and hoists, selling and distribution of hoist and overhead crane components, selling, design, project management, and assembly of overhead cranes.
PORTABLE FLOOR SCALE PROVIDES DRUM WEIGHING SOLUTIONS
The DeckHand Portable Floor Scale from Alliance features a non-skid top plate, two wheels, a battery-operated weigh indicator and folding ramp that makes easy work of weighing drums containing chemicals, paints, and powders.
