» April 2012

• Back from the brink

  Auto manufacturers and suppliers move past the bankruptcies and bailouts

• Show stopper

  “Pimp My Ride” fabricator uses his imagination to transform the mundane into magic

• Tooling evolution

  A different approach to tooling helps an agricultural equipment manufacturer streamline production

• Powerful portability

  Inverter technology allows for easier, more versatile usage

• Cutting out finishing

  Fast, four-axis pipe cutting makes mechanical contractor more competitive

• High-powered welds

  Supplier marries patented welding process with robot for a cost-saving cell

• Shedding scrap

  A simple device solves a stamping scrap problem for Rotor Clip

• Closing the gap

  A need to fill vacancies exists as skilled workers retire in the employee market

• Custom Fabricator: Cindy Wynn

  Cindy Wynn began making furniture from scrap metal in 1988 while at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, fabricating her first metal chair while taking a welding class.