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The Welder - Bending and Forming
- From The Fabricator
Kickhaefer Manufacturing Co. celebrates 115 years in business
- Jun 27, 2023
- News Release
Kickhaefer Manufacturing Co. (KMC), Port Washington, Wis., is marking its 115th year in business in 2023.
- From The Fabricator
How smart manufacturing thrives with clear understanding in the shop
- By Bill Frahm
- Nov 17, 2022
- Blog Post
Smart manufacturing is made smarter when personnel in production and design collaborate to deliver the most efficient results.
- From The Fabricator
Camp introduces girls to manufacturing and helps find that ‘maker gene’
- By Gareth Sleger
- Sep 16, 2022
- Blog Post
Middle-school-age girls at a Chicago-area manufacturing camp discover their maker gene by working with metal, designing on CAD, and operating machines, power tools. The GADgET Girls Camp at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., was part of the Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs summer camp series.
- From The Fabricator
Growing a knowledge-based workforce in the manufacturing industry
- By Bill Frahm
- Aug 15, 2022
- Blog Post
As manufacturing has shifted from a focus on task execution to engaging employees in an effort to be flexible and efficient, companies need a new type of worker.
- From The Fabricator
Talking Shop with Metal Shop Masters: The story behind how Netflix changed Ivan Iler's metalworking career
- By The Fabricator editors
- Aug 3, 2022
- Blog Post
In the fifth episode of our Talkin' Shop series interviewing contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Ivan Iler, a metal sculpture and kinetic artist from St. Johns, Mich. Iler talks about how the show changed the course of his life and career.
- From The Fabricator
A game plan to reach out to the next generation of creators
- By Bill Frahm
- Jul 21, 2022
- Blog Post
Social media is proof that humanity still celebrates creativity among the younger generations. What better industry to put those creative efforts to work than in metal fabricating and forming?
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 4, Seven Bailey
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 30, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 4 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Minneapolis-based Seven Bailey about their 20-plus-year career as a metal fabricator, AWS certified welder, welding inspector, educator, and artist.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 3, Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art
- By The Fabricator editors
- Feb 26, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 3 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Tom Patsis about his motorsport trophy fabrication business Cold Hard Art and his winning strategy on the Netflix reality metal art competition show.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 2, Las Vegas artist Luis Varela-Rico
- By The Fabricator editors
- Feb 12, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 2 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with artist Luis Varela-Rico, who made name for himself by creating a number of large-scale metal art installations around Las Vegas.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: How artist Rae Ripple ended up on Netflix
- By The Fabricator editors
- Feb 5, 2022
- Blog Post
Texas metal sculpture artist and welder Rae Ripple is featured in the first episode of our Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters series, where we speak with contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part II
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 31, 2021
- Blog Post
In Part II, Mitch Kraemer explains how, despite no experience with working with metal, Tim Omspach partnered with him to start Vvolfy Metalworks, entered the circus industry, and expanded the business to two U.S. locations.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part I
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 19, 2021
- Blog Post
Tim Omspach and Mitch Kraemer started Vvolfy Metalworks to fabricate and weld custom equipment for the circus industry while operating out of Denver and Detroit.
- From The Fabricator
Facade-maker doubles output using folding technology
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 9, 2021
- Article
Sunrise Erectors Inc. specializes in the manufacture and installation of fully engineered architectural exterior wall systems throughout New England. The company resolved problems with press brake bending productivity, accuracy, and fit-up with folding technology
- From The Fabricator
The fast track to fab shop productivity with advanced technologies
Advanced fabricating technology is helping to turn less experienced workers into valuable contributors in a short amount of time.
- From The Fabricator
USAnchor metal fabrication job shop preps today for the future
USAnchor fabricates the products that took others too long to produce. Now it wants to be the job shop of choice in Florida.
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