Contents

Cover Story

Vertical SMAW: It's a stick up

Laser Cutting

Laser safety in the industrial workplace

Press Technology

The science behind the servo press

FABTECH Recap

Ready for new ideas

Metal Finishing

Deburring: Avoiding a snag

Bending

Heavy bending

Bending

2 strategies for optimizing bending operations

Welding

Keeping consumables from consuming welding profits

Company Profile

Not your average job shop

Industry Forecast

Capital equipment spending remains upbeat

Departments

Editor's Corner: Saving manufacturing one sweep at a time

Readers' Forum

Calendar of Events

Industry News

Management Strategy

Online@thefabricator.com: New year, same story

Biz Talk: Standing out in stamping

Business Sense: Manufacturers in the dark on lighting waste?

Precision Matters: Essential CAD — A starting point

Around Washington: Tariffs remain on Chinese, Indian Steel

FMA: In the Know

The Fabricator Metal Market

Product News

Classified Ads

Advertisers' Index

The Back Page: A new standard for living


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The Fabricator - January 2008 - Cover Story (Page 30)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Cover Story (Page 31)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Laser Cutting (Page 32)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Laser Cutting (Page 33)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Press Technology (Page 34)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Press Technology (Page 35)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Press Technology (Page 36)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Press Technology (Page 37)

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The Fabricator - January 2008 - Press Technology (Page 39)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 40)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 41)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 42)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 43)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 44)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - FABTECH Recap (Page 45)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Metal Finishing (Page 46)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Metal Finishing (Page 47)

The Fabricator - January 2008 - Bending (Page 48)

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The Fabricator - January 2008 - Welding (Page 52)

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The Fabricator - January 2008 - Company Profile (Page 54)

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The Fabricator - January 2008 - Industry Forecast (Page 56)

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