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 …
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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 …
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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 …
How is CNC machining used in the Aerospace sector? Consider this. According to LinkedIn: Aerospace Engineering is a type of engineering with little room for error – the very nature of aerospace engineering requires utmost accuracy, accountability and efficiency. Many aerospace parts are tested, configured and produced using CNC Machining. Ways CNC Machine Can be …
Have you heard of hastelloy? Consider this. According to Corrosionpedia: Hastealloy is a term that refers to a group of corrosion resistant metal mixtures that are based on nickel. Hastealloys have a unique combination of properties that provide them with significantly stronger corrosion resistance capabilities compared to traditional alloys. Corrosionpedia Explains Hastelloy The two main …
Did you know the mining industry uses CNC machining? According to LinkedIn: The mining industry in Australia is a major contributor to the GDP. In fact, mining contributed an all-time high of A$26.7 Billion to the GDP (or 9% of the total) in the second quarter of 2018. Such large mining operations, rely heavily on a healthy …
How are CNC machines used nowadays. According to Android Headlines: CNC (computer numerical control) machines are essential in the industrial business and beyond. These modern and technologically forward complicated devices are controlled by computers and they provide a degree of effectiveness, precision, and uniformity that a conventional procedure would never be able to provide. Tasks …
What exactly is the difference between hastelloy and stainless steel? According to Difference Between: The key difference between Hastelloy and stainless steel is that Hastelloy shows an outstanding corrosion resistance compared to stainless steel. Alloys are mixtures of different chemical elements, including metals as the major component and nonmetals as a minor component. Hastelloy and …
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What’s the difference between horizontal and vertical milling? According to Fractory: Milling refers to the removal of workpiece material by rotary cutters. Grooving, boring, drilling, etc. can all be used to manufacture parts with the desired finish. The introduction of CNC added many useful features to milling. For example, the CNC program runs the automatic …
Tri-State Fabricators, Inc. of Amelia, Ohio, was recently chosen to receive a 2021 Safety Award of Merit from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA).
