5 steps to automation success in metal manufacturing

Forward from The Fabricator BY Joshua Mayse Automated metal fabrication is here—is your shop ready? FIGURE 1. A cobot loads parts onto a flat-part deburring machine, and a cobot tends an ...

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Forging Ahead: Global Voices on the metalworking industry outlook 2026

Forward from International Metalworking News for Asia After years of turbulence driven by pandemic disruptions, supply chain volatility, and energy price shocks, the metalworking industry stands at a critical ...

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Ignite the Future of Industry with the Spark of Innovation —IAS 2025 Concluded Successfully

Ignite the Future of Industry with the Spark of Innovation —IAS 2025 Concluded Successfully On September 27, the five-day flagship exhibitions of the 25th China International Industry Fair ...

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A New Era of Intelligent Manufacturing, Shaping the Future of Industry -- IAS 2025 Kick off Today

A New Era of Intelligent Manufacturing, Shaping the Future of Industry -- IAS 2025 Kick off Today China International Industry Fair (CIIF) is the longest-running national-level industrial event named after ...

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Grinding and sanding go autonomous

​Forward from The FABRICATOR By Tim Heston Automating the least-sought-after jobs in the fab shop A robot performs a grinding operation on a piece of metal. When you look at how a modern metal ...

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Automation needs the human touch

Forward from The FABRICATOR By Dan Davis Automation needs the human touch The impact of automation and advanced technology on the metal fabricating industry is hard to deny given what’s happening in front ...

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Angle grinders, abrasives, and you

Forward from The FABRICATOR By Rafael Guerrero Success depends on properly selected and maintained tools, abrasives, and user technique​ The angle grinder, the abrasives mounted on it, and the user ...

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Automate 2025:The-already-but-not-yet promises of AI and robots

Forward from The FABRICATOR By Lincoln Brunner Show features rich blend of current, future automation possibilities From above, the show floor at Automate 2025 looked like a huge high-tech terrarium: ...

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2025 FAB 40: Deep market focus drives growth at Rock Run

Forward from The FABRICATOR By Tim Heston Indiana-based Fabricator finds success in the heart of RV country Many in the FAB 40 share a similar growth story. They build a core ...

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MWCS 2024 and IAS 2024 Kick off Pioneering Global Industrial Innovation

China International Industry Fair (CIIF) has been established since 1999. Over more than twenty years of development and innovation, it has developed into one of the largest, highest-level, most comprehensive and ...

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