Contents

Cover Story

Tooling coating extends die life, reduces die rework

Laser Cutting

Turning a machine shop into a fabrication shop

Structural Steel

Is metal roof fabrication right for your shop?

Plate Bending

Pipe fabricator saves big-time with big bends

Weld Inspection

First line of defense

Coil Handling

Reducing scrap, inventory costs with coil optimization software

Coil Processing

A guide to fabric slitting line tension rolls

Roll Forming

Roll form tooling design for air bending

GTAW

Welding austenitic stainless steel

Metal Spinning

A new spin on metal forming

Buyers' Guide

Forming & Fabricating™ 2007 GTAW Power Source Buyers' Guide©

Departments

Editor's Corner: Special moments in metal fabricating

Readers' Forum

Calendar of Events

Industry News

Blog Bullets

Online@thefabricator.com

Product Highlights

Precision Matters: A pretty face

Around Washington: OSHA updates electrical safety standard

Business Sense: Selling your business

FMA: In the Know

Product News

SME Speaks

The FABRICATOR Metal Market

Classified Ads

Advertisers' Index

The Back Page: Knowing the end you have in mind


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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Cover Story (Page 34)

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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Laser Cutting (Page 36)

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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Structural Steel (Page 40)

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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Plate Bending (Page 46)

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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Weld Inspection (Page 48)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Weld Inspection (Page 49)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Coil Handling (Page 50)

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The Fabricator - April 2007 - Coil Processing (Page 54)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Coil Processing (Page 55)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Roll Forming (Page 56)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Roll Forming (Page 57)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - GTAW (Page 58)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - GTAW (Page 59)

The Fabricator - April 2007 - Metal Spinning (Page 60)

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