The Fabricator

“Everything around them is welded.” On the latest episode of the podcast, Sebastian Max Ceron, director of CWB Group, discusses inspiring and educating the next generation of welders. 🔗 Episode linked in the comments. Dan Davis | Robert Colman | Gareth Sleger | Griffin Hammond | Daniela Torelli | Canadian Fabricating & Welding | FABTECH Expo #thefabricatorpodcast #welding #canada #skilledtrades #metalfabrication #cwb #welder

Analysis tools that identify relationships between manufacturing shop activities and equipment can help uncover the causes of production-related failure, writes Bill Frahm. Networked condition monitors offer manufacturers several opportunities to analyze and manage equipment and production failures. These monitors perform numerous services: ▶ Provide a real-time snapshot of your plant’s operating conditions ▶ Identify potential issues and repair them before they lead to failures ▶ Analyze equipment and material to find unknown relationships ▶ Measure the criticality of failure modes across your operation When manufacturers monitor events, from the properties of input stock to the condition of the final product, they build a trail of breadcrumbs through the manufacturing process. #metalfabrication #shopfloor #manufacturing #ai #iot #software #analysis Read his blog: https://lnkd.in/g3he_BPC

⚙“Stay in the trade.” Sebastian Max Ceron, director of CWB Group, discusses how career development in the workforce leads to a healthier economy. It’s all in the latest episode of The Fabricator Podcast. Link in comments to listen. Dan Davis | Robert Colman | Gareth Sleger | Griffin Hammond | Daniela Torelli | Canadian Fabricating & Welding Magazine | FABTECH Expo | Dana Wiker #thefabricatorpodcast #welding #canada #skilledtrades #metalfabrication #cwb #welder

Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato drove No. 75, from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), at the iconic race held the Sunday before Memorial Day, a weekend when the sheet metal industry gained some significant exposure. AMADA AMERICA, INC. was his car’s primary sponsor. A century ago, race cars with sheet metal bodies raced around the track’s original surface, paved with bricks, hence “The Brickyard” moniker. Today, just a narrow strip of bricks remains at the finish line, and carbon fiber has largely replaced sheet metal on the cars. But as Raymond Seach, a mechanic at RLL who manages the CNC shop, explained, some critical sheet metal parts do remain. “IndyCar is a spec series,” Seach told Senior Editor Tim Heston, who was on hand for the Indy 500, “so there’s a recipe we follow. But we are able to modify certain components, to make them our own.” For example, Seach fabricated a new heel rest made of 0.040-in.-thick 6061-T4 aluminum, a temper that gave enough strength and yet still could be formed accurately and without cracking. “The heel rest goes in front of the wheel,” Seach added, “and that’s the last place you want excess weight.” Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gEbefqz8 #metalfabrication #indycar #motorsports #indianapolis500 #fabrication #sheetmetal #metalforming #amada

"This industry is very cyclical. We have to invest." This week on The Fabricator Podcast, Sebastian Max Ceron, director at CWB Group, joins us to talk about his career in manufacturing and CWB's efforts to support the welding community in Canada and beyond. The episode, the first of four we recorded at FABTECH Canada, drops tomorrow. Dan Davis | Robert Colman | Gareth Sleger | Griffin Hammond | Daniela Torelli | Canadian Fabricating & Welding | FABTECH Expo #thefabricatorpodcast #welding #canada #skilledtrades #metalfabrication #cwb #welder

In his latest blog post, Tim Heston writes how fabricators are tapping into AI’s potential, using it to automate presentations and seeing how it can help with strategic planning. And they’re just getting started. “We’re seeing the best use cases for AI coming out of the front end. We had a lot of interest, and we made the choice to cultivate that interest," Mike McManus of Kapco Metal Stamping told Heston. "People are meeting, and they’re now starting to use tools inside and outside of work. In fact, one way to really learn about these tools is by using them outside of your day-to-day work.” Read Tim's blog: https://lnkd.in/e47rQvkm Listen to the latest episode of Next-Gen Metal Fab with Tim and Caleb Chamberlain: https://lnkd.in/g9Fsb2KF #metalfabrication #ai #manufacturingsoftware #automation #metalworking #advancedmanufacturing OSH Cut

👩🏭🙌 "Awesome success stories." In our most recent episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Desirée Guzmán talks about how students from the free  Chicago Women in Trades welding program find work in the industry. Dan Davis | Rafael Guerrero | Gareth Sleger | Griffin Hammond #thefabricatorpodcast #welding #skilledtrades #workforcedevelopment #womeninmanufacturing #welder

In his latest column, press brake guru Steven D. Benson answers questions from readers about bend allowances, bend deductions, k-factors, and V-groove bending. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gCNRbm-e And learn more about his press brake course with Fabricators and Manufacturers Association: https://lnkd.in/gQUJaSSG #metalforming #pressbrake #bendingmachine #metalfabrication

💥 In the newest episode of the Next-Gen Metal Fab podcast, Tim Heston and Caleb Chamberlain discuss the evolution of software in the metal fabrication industry and how AI tools have greatly improved the coding experience. 👉🔗 Link in the comments #nextgenmetalfab #metalfabrication #advancedmanufacturing #sheetmetal #smartmanufacturing #software #coding #ai OSH Cut