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  FABRICATION
    Today’s fabricating technology promises the ability to produce high-quality components job after job, in a variety of applications. And, in each issue, MetalForming is committed to informing you on how fabrication equipment delivers.
In this issue, we explore the evolution of cellular manufacturing, find out how waterjet cutting helps slash gasket production times and learn techniques to ease organizational changes.
MetalForming’s Welding Well column covers selection of gas- metal-arc-welding guns and consumables.
Contents
20 News & Technology
22 Cellular Manufacturing Evolves
The term, a buzzword about a decade ago, takes on new meaning with the advent of advanced software and communication that enables closer tie-in of highly capable machines and material to production needs.
25 Gasket Manufacturer Slashes Production Time with Waterjet Cutting
High-rail gantry systems enable AP Services to reduce gasket-cut times from hours to minutes.
28 ManagingOrganizational Change—a.k.a. Juggling What is organizational change and why it matters, or should.
30 Commentary: Welding Well
Choosing an Air-Cooled GMAW Gun and Consumables
Doug Smith
News & Technology
Omax Celebrates 25th Anniversary
 A large-table waterjet-cutting machine under construction at the Omax manufacturing facilities in Kent. WA.
Celebrating its 25th year providing waterjet-cutting technology, Omax Corp. held an open house and tour on July 27, inviting customers, partners and associates to its Kent, WA, home. Since Dr. John Cheung and Dr. John Olsen founded the company in 1993 and introduced its first waterjet machine, Omax has grown to occupy 220,000 sq. ft. of space on its Kent campus, employing more than 400 employees and amassing more than 50 patents.
The anniversary-event tour featured a look at the company’s R&D and training efforts as well as its software and customer-service operations. Visitors, MetalForming included, toured manufacturing operations, including those that produce the GlobalMax and ProtoMax product lines, both introduced in 2017.
 Omax Corp.: www.omax.com
Strong Flap Discs for Quicker Material Removal
The Polifan-Strong
flap discs from Pferd
remove more material
in less time than most
other consumable abra-
sives for angle grinders,
according to company
officials. Featuring a
unique extended flap
design for consistent
and aggressive grinding
to the last grain, this
disc reportedly delivers optimal performance for high-powered angle grinders. Combining maximum metal removal and long tool life cuts downtime by reducing tool changes and lessens labor costs by reducing grinding time.
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www.metalformingmagazine.com
The flap discs find use in steel construction, foundries, ship building, automotive, tank construction, fabrication and pipeline work. The coated flaps are produced with a high-performance zirconia alumina abrasive, available in 36-grit for coarse grinding of steel and weld seams, or 50-grit for edge work such as chamfering and deburring. The discs are available in 4.5-, 5- and 7-in. dia. with either plain 7⁄8-in. bore or 5⁄8–11 threads. Pferd Inc.: www.pferdusa.com






























































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