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Canadian Fabricating & Welding May 2018
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.
Punching lightweight right
- By Rob Colman
- May 31, 2018
- Fabricating
- Article
The drive to use more lightweight materials is creating challenges for stamping tools. The question that fabricators must answer is, Can the tooling I am currently using handle the stress placed on it by the material that needs to be formed?
Material handling key for fibre laser success at RB Millwork
- By Rob Colman
- May 29, 2018
- Automation and Software
- Article
Miami, Manitoba-based RB Millwork is a family-run business that has been in operation for about 10 years. The trajectory of the shop’s growth is a prime example of how family businesses have to change and adapt quickly to maintain customers. This particular company has four primary customers that...
The Machining Center Inc. makes an impact on Instagram
- By Katherine Burrows
- May 29, 2018
- Fabricating
- Article
Paul Vreugdenhil of The Machining Center Inc. (TMC) and Alysha Dominico of Tangible Words presented together at the 2017 Tri-Association Manufacturing Conference in eastern Ontario, sharing how they used a social media strategy to attract talent and new customers. Here’s what’s worked, and why, for Bay of Quinte’s TMC.
Manage the shop floor based on real-time data
- By Sue Roberts
- May 28, 2018
- Automation and Software
- Article
MES software can share real-time production data 24/7.
Roll forming high-strength steels
- By Rob Colman
- May 28, 2018
- Fabricating
- Article
If you intend to roll form high-strength steels, it’s important to understand how to adjust your equipment, and how the steel product you use might affect the process.
TraCLight conference encourages joint R&D efforts on lightweighting
- By Rob Colman
- May 28, 2018
- Automation and Software
- Article
The University of Waterloo recently hosted the TraCLight conference “Joining Technologies for Innovative Lightweight Design.” The one-day conference brought together more than 25 researchers and 50 industry experts to discuss trends in joining techniques, advances in laser welding of...
FABTECH Canada: Managing today’s disruptive trends
- By Rob Colman
- May 25, 2018
- Automation and Software
- Article
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once made a statement that feels apt for today’s manufacturing environment: “…there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know.” On...
CME’s Darby Calls for modernization of NAFTA and comprehensive government plan during MMP keynote
- By Sue Roberts
- May 24, 2018
- Management
- Article
Five specific areas need attention before Canada signs any free trade agreement.
Ease the pain of prepping for paint
- By Sue Roberts
- May 22, 2018
- Fabricating
- Article
There is a science to determining the number of steps needed to be sure paint will adhere to a metal surface. Perhaps that number can be reduced.
Take the guesswork out of welding dissimilar materials
- By Caleb Haven
- May 15, 2018
- Welding
- Article
The need to join dissimilar materials, such as mild steel to low-alloy steel or stainless steel to steel, is common in many industries and applications.
Adventures in welding
- By Rob Colman
- May 15, 2018
- Welding
- Article
Few of us will ever have the opportunity to walk on a spaceship, never mind build one. That makes John Spridgeon a rarity. Granted, the spaceships his team has welded aren’t likely to blast off anytime soon except in your living room, but that doesn’t take away from what he’s done. Spridgeon...
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