Contents

Cover Story

The dirt on laser lenses

Welding Consumables

Tips for troubleshooting GMAW consumables

Bending

The evolution of precision bending

Spotlight: Architectural

Building success with the staggered truss

Software

One nesting software for all

Press Brake Tooling

The next stage in press brake productivity

Robotic Welding

Auto weld that ends well

ALAW Review

Lasers catch limelight at ALAW

Buyers' Guide

Forming & Fabricating™ 2008 2-D Laser Cutting Machine Buyers' Guide©

FMA: In the Know

Bot-building preps new generation of industry innovators

FMA sponsors teen race car driver Brennan Palmiter

Metal Matters rocks Disney

Departments

Editor's Corner: Welcome to the wonderful world of welding

Readers' Forum

Calendar of Events

Industry News

Management Strategy

Biz Talk: Accounting for growth in lean manufacturing

Product Highlights

Applications

Business Sense: When customers and suppliers file bankruptcy

Precision Matters: Unfolding truth about flats

Around Washington: OSHA taken to task

Product News

The FABRICATOR Metal Market

Classified Ads

Advertisers' Index

The Back Page: Louisiana shop diversifies its Cajun microwave


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The Fabricator - June 2008 - Cover Story (Page 60)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Cover Story (Page 61)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Welding Consumables (Page 62)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Welding Consumables (Page 63)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Bending (Page 64)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Bending (Page 65)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Bending (Page 66)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Bending (Page 67)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Spotlight: Architectural (Page 68)

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The Fabricator - June 2008 - Software (Page 72)

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The Fabricator - June 2008 - Press Brake Tooling (Page 74)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Press Brake Tooling (Page 75)

The Fabricator - June 2008 - Robotic Welding (Page 76)

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The Fabricator - June 2008 - ALAW Review (Page 78)

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The Fabricator - June 2008 - Buyers' Guide (Page 80)

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