Narrator: This is powder coating, a process where colored powder is applied electrostatically onto alloyed wheels. It’s far more resistant to weather damage and wear and tear compared to traditional painting. Eddie: Hi, I’m Eddie, from The Wheel Specialist. We specialize in professional wheel repair and powder coating. Today, I’m going to talk you through …
When the doors to McCormick Place opened in mid-September to host the first FABTECH in two years, an earnest energy permeated the place. The show had few tire kickers. People needed machines and software, yesterday, and many were there to buy. A number of attendees I spoke with said they had a need for automation …
FABTECH 2021: A turning point for automation in metal fabrication? Read More »
Customers don’t pay for parts to be moved from one process or station to another. Still, without such movement, value creation—cutting, bending, welding, coating—can’t take place. If parts don’t move, nothing happens. Even worse, inadequate material handling increases variability and unpredictability, which necessitates larger work-in-process (WIP) buffers between processes. The larger the WIP buffer, the …
How mobile automation could change metal manufacturing Read More »
Every month Chris Kuehl, economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. and president of Lawrence, Kan.-based Armada Corporate Intelligence, publishes the Armada Strategic Intelligence System (ASIS), in collaboration with Morris, Nelson & Associates, Leavenworth, Kan. In it, Kuehl and his team outline a cross section of manufacturing sectors that touch the metal fabrication …
