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MAKING SAFETY TALKS BETTER
Phil La Duke of Rockford Greene International explains why the first step in improving your safety talk program is to end it. That’s right. Or, at the very least, restructure it to the point where it is unrecognizable as having roots in what you are currently doing. Here’s how and why.
WHEN I SAY EASY MAINTENANCE, I MEAN EASY
Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry explains how CNC allows you to program your own schedule for machine maintenance in ALL areas . . . even the coffee breaks for operator maintenance!
MEASURE EVERYTHING FROM PRODUCT GEOMETRY TO PLANT CONDITIONS
The Laser Scanner Focus3D from FARO Technologies is the smallest and lightest laser scanner ever built and ideal for measuring and 3D documentation of structural deformations, product geometry, factories, process plants and more.
ONE LAST WISH: A SLOW BOIL
Mike Riley explains why our newly-elected Honorables must fight Boiler MACT, an EPA proposal that could devastate America’s manufacturing base and place 800,000 jobs at risk over ridiculous requirements on commercial and industrial boilers.
MAD ABOUT METAL
San Francisco architects team up with a sheet metal fabricator Airtronics Metal Products to punch, laser and bend their visions into reality.
AN INTRODUCTION TO PRECISION ELECTROLYTIC MACHINING
Don Risko of PEM Technologies explores how this innovative precision process provides full-form high volume machining, with non-consumed tooling, for aerospace, automotive, consumer product, medical, and fluidics applications.
A PRIMER ON LASER MARKING
Laser marking technology is a clean, energy-efficient, non-contact process that uses no consumables. Miyachi Unitek explains why it is ideal, from a technical perspective, for almost any application that requires direct marking or engraving in steels, aluminum, polyolefins, engineering and medical plastics, silicon and other materials.
Shop Floor Problem Solving
Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why the goal is not to gather every piece of data that you think might possibly be of interest sometime in the future. The goal is to provide a real time signal to operators and supervisors when problems occur that triggers them to address those problems in real time.
Pre-Calculating Wire-Feed Speed, Travel Speed and Voltage
It is possible for manufacturers that are welding with solid wire or flux-cored wire to calculate the starting wire-feed speed and travel speed? These calculations will get you close, but some tweaking may have to be done to achieve your desired weld.
Torch Height Control for Automated Plasma Cutting Applications
Here’s why accurate control of the torch to work distance during all phases and types of plasma cutting operations can be the key to dramatic improvements in cut quality, consumable life, as well as productivity and throughput of the cutting machine.
PREVENTING ARC BLOW IN ROBOTIC TANDEM MIG WELDING APPLICATIONS
Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric explains how, by understanding the mechanics of arc blow and how to correctly diagnose it in the weld, operators should be able to eliminate it from their applications.
D&S Manufacturing Awarded Certification to European Welding Standards
An extensive compliance audit was conducted at the D&S Manufacturing facility by TÜV Rheinland based in Cologne, Germany. The auditor tested welding coordinators regarding their weld process knowledge, thoroughly inspected the shop and evaluated all weld procedures.
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