Top Journalists in Other Metal Fabrication
Kate Bachman MetalForming Magazine (PMA)
Senior editor who covers technology and business issues facing metal stamping and fabrication shops, with deep experience reporting from FABTECH and other sector events. Specialties: Metal stamping, pressrooms, automation for sheet metal, workforce and training for metal formers.
Robert Brooks American Machinist (Endeavor Business Media)
Editor-in-chief/content director reporting on metalworking processes and trends that intersect with fabricated metal product manufacturing; also contributes across Endeavor’s manufacturing brands. Specialties: Metalworking technology, machining for fabricated metal products, shop operations.
Brett Brune Smart Manufacturing (SME Media)
Editor-in-chief leading SME Media’s Smart Manufacturing coverage, shaping content on digital and connected production that increasingly drives metal fabrication competitiveness. Specialties: Smart/advanced manufacturing, digital transformation, robotics and automation relevant to fabrication.
Lincoln Brunner TPJ – The Tube & Pipe Journal (FMA)
Editor of TPJ—The Tube & Pipe Journal, focusing on technology, operations, and workforce topics for tube and pipe fabricators; also a contributor on The Fabricator Podcast. Specialties: Tube and pipe forming, bending, welding, mill operations, safety in tube & pipe production.
Dan Davis The Fabricator (FMA)
Editor-in-chief of The Fabricator and co-host of The Fabricator Podcast; long-time voice on technology and business issues for North American metal fabricators. Specialties: Sheet metal fabrication, job-shop strategy, welding and cutting, industry workforce.
Rachel Duran Fabricating & Metalworking
Editor who profiles technologies and best practices for fabricators, including AI/automation, welding education and workforce development. Specialties: Fabrication technology coverage spanning welding, cutting, forming, finishing and plant operations.
Dave Flaherty Metal Construction News
Editor covering news, products and strategies for the metal construction community, including fabricators serving building systems and architectural metals. Specialties: Metal buildings, sheet and plate for construction, expanded/perforated metals, contractor/fabricator business trends.
Rafael Guerrero The WELDER (FMA)
Editor of The WELDER, spotlighting people, processes, and productivity in welding-centric fabrication operations. Specialties: Welding processes, welder training and careers, shop culture in fabrication.
Stephanie Hendrixson Additive Manufacturing Media (Gardner Business Media)
Executive editor and co-host of The Cool Parts Show, covering how metal AM reshapes tooling, fixtures, and end-use components for fabricators. Specialties: Additive manufacturing for production, especially metal AM applications relevant to fabricated products.
Tim Heston The Fabricator (FMA)
Senior editor widely read for shop-floor case studies and process-improvement reporting for metal fabricators. Specialties: Job-shop operations, cutting/bending/forming workflows, lean/CI for fabricators.
Lou Kren MetalForming Magazine (PMA)
Senior editor covering equipment and best practices that bridge stampers and fabricated metal product makers. Specialties: Stamping and forming technology, dies/tooling, automation for sheet metal manufacturers.
Dan Markham Metal Center News
Editor-in-chief reporting on metals distribution and processing, with frequent coverage of fabrication equipment and market dynamics. Specialties: Service centers, coil/slitting/blanking, distribution trends that affect fabricated metal product supply chains.
Mark Marselli Wire Journal International (WAI)
Editor-in-chief leading WJI’s coverage of wire and cable—key inputs for many fabricated metal products. Specialties: Wire drawing and fabricated wire products, rod and wire mills, wire-based components for OEMs.
Corinna Petry Modern Metals (Trend Publishing)
Executive editor known for profiles of processors and fabricators and for cross-coverage with FFJournal on forming/fabricating technologies. Specialties: Service centers and fabrication, coil/plate processing, finishing, metals supply to fabricators.
Robert Schoenberger IndustryWeek (Endeavor Business Media)
Editor-in-chief steering IndustryWeek’s coverage of operations, technology and workforce issues that directly impact metal fabricators. Specialties: U.S. manufacturing leadership, technology adoption, policy and market trends shaping fabrication demand.
Gretchen Salois Modern Metals (Trend Publishing)
Senior editor publishing frequent features on fabrication technologies and metal processing that feed fab shops. Specialties: Fabrication case studies, metal service center-fabricator partnerships, coil/plate and value-added processing.
Lynn Stanley Modern Metals / FFJournal (Trend Publishing)
Senior editor contributing across Modern Metals and FFJournal on forming/fabrication technology and shop operations. Specialties: Sheet metal forming/fabricating, lasers and press brakes, industry workforce.
Geoff Weisenberger Modern Steel Construction (AISC)
Editor & publisher overseeing the only U.S. magazine devoted exclusively to steel-framed structures—widely read by fabricators and detailers. Specialties: Structural steel fabrication and erection, fabrication best practices for buildings and bridges.
Karen Zajac-Frazee Metal Center News
Associate editor covering news and features on service-center processing—slitting, cut-to-length, blanking—that directly serve fabricators. Specialties: Metals distribution and processing, equipment for service centers that support fabricators.
Peter Zelinski Additive Manufacturing Media (Gardner Business Media)
Editor-in-chief of Additive Manufacturing Media and co-host of The Cool Parts Show, chronicling production AM’s impact on fabricated metal products. Specialties: Metal additive manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing, tooling and end-use AM parts for fabricators.
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