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Canadian Fabricating & Welding August 2017
Canadian Fabricating & Welding is Canada's only national, monthly magazine dedicated to complete coverage of the metal forming and fabricating industry. Our topnotch editorial covers a wide range of topics, including bending, forming, cutting, fabricating, tube and pipe, and welding.
Northern College celebrates 50th with welding investments
- By Rob Colman
- Aug 28, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
This year Northern is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It seems appropriate that it has invested in a number of new pieces of equipment for its critical welding programs at the same time as this significant milestone. The investments have included two plasma cutting tables, a GMAW machine dedicated to aluminum welding, a plasma welding unit, a heat treatment furnace, and microscopes for students and instructors.
The Right Finish
- By Tim Corley
- Aug 23, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
Deburring solutions vary depending on what type of technology you use to cut materials and what quality of finish you require on finished parts. Earlier this spring, Lissmac and 3M Abrasives teamed up for a two-day seminar at the 3M facility in St. Paul, Minn., to address key deburring bottlenecks...
Welding preheat practices: choose the right tool for your job
- By Rob Colman
- Aug 22, 2017
- Welding
- Article
Preheating is an important preparatory process for certain welding procedures. Choosing the right method for your job, whether it be torch heating, induction, or electrical resistance, could make the difference between a strong, successful weld and a costly error.
MM&P Moncton keynote encourages innovation, collaboration in manufacturing
- By Rob Colman
- Aug 21, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
The recent Metalworking Manufacturing & Production Expo (MM&P Expo, www.mmpexpo.com) Moncton, took place June 21 at Moncton Coliseum, in partnership with SPARK, New Brunswick’s metalworking association. One of the highlights of the event was the morning keynote speaker, Keith Parlee, chief...
3 culprits reduce SAW arc-on time
- By Paul Rieder, P. Eng.
- Aug 15, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
Overheating, lack of electrical system isolation, and a magnetic field can create problems with mechanized submerged arc welding processes. Learning to recognize the symptoms caused by this trio of trouble-makers can help get the process back to welding efficiency with the least amount of downtime.
Keep the Ram Moving
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 11, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
Keeping setup off the shop floor and embracing automation for in-process bend measurement and correction and tool changing can help make build-to-order on a press brake more efficient.
Present Parts!
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 9, 2017
- Fabricating
- Article
The combination of robots and lasers can provide flexibility and speed for adding permanent identifiers to parts from very small to very large. Robots can accurately position the parts for laser marking of virtually any information.
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