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GIVE YOUR ROBOT THE EYESIGHT AND INTELLIGENCE NEEDED TO BECOME A TOP LEVEL WELDER
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SHOWTIME: FABTECH 2010
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.
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