Rob Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, talks with Brad Shykitka of Custom Metal Contracting (CMC) about the company’s automation transformation. The fabricator of architectural metal cladding systems has fully automated one of its lines, and advanced software was a big part of the implementation. Also in this episode, Tim Heston of The Fabricator magazine talks with Matt Humerick of Salvagnini America about automated order processing, IIoT, and just how integral software will be for the next generation of fabricators.
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Today, automation is seen not just within and between machinery, but also within software—especially the kind that facilitates seamless information flow throughout the organization. With the right data and supported by best manufacturing practices, modern software can be the spark that sets the virtuous cycle of improvement in motion.
Software has become integral to daily life, and it's set to transform the precision metal fabrication business. Download the latest Automation Talk e-book to discover more. Also check out the latest edition of the Automation Talk video series, presented by FMA in partnership with Salvagnini America.
Rob Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, talks with Brad Shykitka of Custom Metal Contracting (CMC) about the company’s automation transformation. The fabricator of architectural metal cladding systems has fully automated one of its lines, and advanced software was a big part of the implementation. Also in this episode, Tim Heston of The Fabricator magazine talks with Matt Humerick of Salvagnini America about automated order processing, IIoT, and just how integral software will be for the next generation of fabricators.
Tim Heston talks with Joe Wheatley of Trane Technologies’ commercial division and Matt Humerick of Salvagnini America about the importance of software, especially when it comes to the seamless flow of information throughout an organization. Considering all the minutiae—from tooling arrangements on the panel bender or press brakes to the effects of slat positions and blank orientation in laser cutting and punching; to specific machine loading, uptime, and performance information—modern software has helped transform the modern precision sheet metal operation.
In this final episode of Automation Talk, The FABRICATOR Senior Editor Tim Heston and Canadian Fabricating & Welding Editor Rob Colman talk with Salvagnini America's Derrick Clark, senior product and technology engineer, and Nate Gevedon, product and technology engineer, at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta. These experts talk about how automation isn’t just for one process, one department, or even one value stream.
In the fourth episode of Automation Talk presented by Salvagnini, The FABRICATOR Senior Editor Tim Heston speaks with Senior Manufacturing Engineer Eric Tomecek about how Schindler has increased throughput, streamlined inventory management, and even changed manufacturing career paths.
Automation doesn’t just change the way manufacturing happens on the floor. It also opens the door to new business models, like the one behind Kendall Howard, a unique fabricator northeast of Minneapolis. Founder Randy Herreid describes how his vision for a new kind of manufacturing business came to fruition.
