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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Fabricating Truths
• Chapter 1: Manipulating Metal
• Defining the Processes
• Boarding the Bending Express
• Peeking at the Neighbors
• Reviewing the Rest
• Embracing Mechanics
• Chapter 2: Looking Back at Fabricating History
• Digging for Gold
• Pumping Iron
• Caring About Fabricating
• Chapter 3: Getting to Know Materials
• Pondering the Properties
• Touching on the Elements
• Reconnoitering the Metals Landscape
• Alluding to Alloys
• Riding the Gravy Train
• Peeking Under the Sheets
• Part 2: Making Metal Fabulous: The Processes
• Chapter 4: Cutting Up
• Eating Cake: Power Shears
• Lasing About
• Firing Up
• Beholding the Gantry
• Watering Down
• Chapter 5: Bending Down
• Bending History
• “Braking” Up Is Hard to Do
• Diving Into Dies
• Backgauging the Bends
• Crowning Is King
• Calculating Conundrums
• Chapter 6: Stamping About
• Striking Gold
• Decompressing Presses
• Picking Up the Lingo
• Taking Off the Covers
• Feeding the Machine
• Being Progressive
• Chapter 7: Punching Out
• Punching Madness
• Exploring Operations
• Picking Your Station
• Getting a Grip
• Deciphering Dies
• Taking the Combo
• Chapter 8: Fabricating Odds and Ends
• Working Iron
• Rolling ’Round
• A Booming Success!
• Piping Up
• Squeezing in the Rest
• Part 3: More Than Machinery: Digging in the Toolbox
• Chapter 9: Tooling Up
• Digging Metals
• Setting Standards
• Punching Through
• Stamping and Stuff
• Donning a Smooth, Slippery Coat
• Wrapping Up
• Chapter 10: Welding: Putting It All Together
• Wondering About Welding
• Doing Me a Solid (State)
• Firing Up
• Arcing Across
• Marking the Spot
• Getting Gassed Up
• Choosing a Good Joint
• Learning Safety with Jimmy
• Chapter 11: Automating with Robots
• Taking Robbie Apart
• Leaning on the Tin Man
• Laying Down the Law
• Gaining Flexibility with an FMS
• Watching from Home
• Avoiding Bad Actors
• Chapter 12: Making Tools and Machining Parts
• Touring the Tool and Die Department
• Meeting a Few Machine Tools
• Staying Sharp with Cutting Tools
• Increasing Your Carbon Footprint with EDM
• Grinding Is Groovy
• Chapter 13: Going Soft(ware)
• Unraveling Difficult Acronyms
• Figuring Out File Formats
• Coloring in the Lines
• Modeling Reality
• Staring at Clouds
• Eliminating Toolroom Chaos
• Designing with an Eye to Production
• Herding the Shop Floor Cats with MES
• Chapter 14: Embracing Quality
• Giving a Rip About Quality
• Internationalizing Your Standards
• Shopping for Tape Measures
• Touring the Inspection Room
• Letting Machines Do the Measuring
• That’s a Wrap
• Chapter 15: Making Metal Parts Pretty
• Assessing Abrasives
• Wheeling About
• Talking about Tools
• Working ’em Like Dogs
• Blasting Away
• Finishing Up
• Part 4: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 16: Ten Techie Things to Know About Fabricating
• Joining the Revolution
• Cruising the Clouds
• Going Green
• Getting Lighter
• Getting Lost on the Paper Trail
• Cutting the Wires
• Viewing Machines Virtually
• Manufacturing Additively
• Embracing Automation
• Leaning Out Your Shop
• Chapter 17: (Almost) Ten Ways to Be a Better Fabricator
• Changing Things Up
• Adopting New Technology
• Marketing Your Business Vertically
• Shortening Setups, Increasing Uptime
• Maintaining the Machine (and Tools)
• Learning That Manufacturing Is Not a Dirty Word
• Becoming Certifiable
• Donning Some Cool Safety Shades
• Keeping Your House in Order
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• Index
• End User License Agreement