October 2010
Still reluctant to automate your press brakes? Here are some reasons why it is time to rethink this while you still can, because the latest robotic automation has proven it can reduce your part costs and level the playing field with foreign competition.
Phil La Duke of OE Learning explains why safety is not any company’s number one priority, nor should it be.
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.
Still reluctant to automate your press brakes? Here are some reasons why it is time to rethink this while you still can, because the latest robotic automation has proven it can reduce your part costs and level the playing field with foreign competition.
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.
To prevent your lean initiatives from backsliding, Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why there is simply no substitute for a committed Steering Committee that meets regularly.
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.
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.
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.
The largest annual metal forming, fabricating, finishing and welding event in North America returns to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on November 2-4, 2010. Come join 22,000 visitors and over 1,000 exhibiting companies that will cover more than 350,000 net sq ft of floor space. Don’t miss it.
Do you manually tend your machine tools? If so, you are in danger of losing out to a country with lower wages that manually tends similar machines. Dick Johnson of FANUC FA America examines why you must automate to produce more on your existing assets, improve your quality, and increase your competitiveness.
Did Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry just say five-axis machining for the job shop? Yes, he did!
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.
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.
By using some simple math, Kevin Beardsley of Lincoln Electric shows how to make the calculations necessary to get a very accurate estimation on the amount of welding wire and shielding gas needed to complete a job being quoted.
Over 90 percent of installed robotic arc welding systems are not running up to their full capability. Jeff Noruk of Servo Robot shows some ways to kick that performance up a notch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Phil La Duke of OE Learning explains why safety is not any company’s number one priority, nor should it be.
