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Machine/Control Simulation Means Better Results, Every Time
Ways of the Future, Here Now: As more shops seek to maximize their machining uptime, Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry explains how the ability to simulate actual cutting conditions offline offers them many competitive advantages.
Why Aren’t More Manufacturers Using Minimum Quantity Lubrication?
While the idea of sustainability is becoming better defined and understood, many manufacturers are still not taking the necessary steps to implement newer proven technologies that foster sustainability. Why?
Five Considerations When Purchasing a Fume Extraction System
In today’s market, highly skilled welders can choose where they want to work. An important factor for any company to recruit and retain skilled welders is to have a clean, healthy work environment. For this reason, it is critical for a company to have a reliable fume extraction system to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Welding Takes to the Cloud
Always On: Cloud-based production monitoring is radically reshaping how companies track weld performance and improve their profitability.
It’s No Time to Trip
Avoiding the Dangers: How easy it is to trip when we’re blinded by our beliefs. Unless we pay attention to the dangers inherent in our fast-paced business environment that are waiting to bring us down, it’s easy to trip at the most unexpected moments.
Modified “5-55” Vertical-Up Welding Technique Improves Bead Quality and Weld Shape
When welding with an E71T-8 electrode in structural steel fabrication and erection, here is a technique that combines the two competing priorities of being able to pause long enough at the toes to flatten out the weld and bring slag to the surface, and having a small enough weave angle in order to avoid “perforations” and inconsistent leg size.
Labor Revisited
In part one of a two-part series, guest columnist W. Brian Arthur explores the rise of the digital economy that he believes is beginning to supplant the physical economy.
Play It Safe at the Wheel
David Long of Norton Abrasives explains the various methods used for the safe operation of Type 27 depressed center grinding wheels.
How to Avoid Cracking in Aluminum Alloys
Thom Burns of AlcoTec Wire shares some tricks of the trade on some deeper insights into potential problems associated with cracking and the various characteristics of many different aluminum alloys.
Knowledge Is Power: Weld Data Monitoring
From sequencing of parts to tracking parameters, Nick Peterson of Miller Electric explores how weld data monitoring provides manufacturers with actionable information to improve welding processes, ensure quality and productivity, and help streamline welding processes.
State of the Art: CNC Plasma Cutting Software
Buyer’s Choice: A better understanding of the necessary software required for the newest highly productive CNC plasma machines separates the investment of a hands-on, low volume shop from one with high volume, repeatable parts. Here are the reasons why.
Meeting Energy Demands with a New Welding Process
With pipeline projects worldwide looking for ways to build longer pipelines, faster and more efficiently, some contractors are converting from the stick welding process to a self-shielded flux-cored wire process to weld on high-strength pipeline projects. Tim Hensley of Hobart Brothers examines the three main reasons for this transition.
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