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4 Ways You Can Reduce Laser Cutting Costs
Laser cutting machines offer precision and speed for metal fabrication shops that cut or engrave thin metals, wood, plastic, or leather. The machines represent a major investment, plus ongoing costs of maintenance, training, and personal protective equipment for team members. These four ways you can reduce laser cutting costs should keep your operation running cost-effectively….
How To Reduce Metal Waste During Fabrication
The advent of computer numerical controls (CNC) and robotics in metal fabrication has helped metalworking shops produce parts and products that are more precise. But waste is still an issue; even the best metal product designs and specifications can’t use every ounce of raw material. The unused portions turn into potentially toxic waste that shops…
The 7 Different Types of Sheet Metal Bending
People have been bending and shaping metal since the Bronze Age. With the dawn of the Iron Age and the discovery of steel, metalworking focused on producing weapons inexpensively to equip armies. But in the Industrial Age, steel became indispensable in construction and manufacturing. It became possible to build taller buildings and bigger machines. Instead…
5 Quality Control Best Practices for Metal Fabrication
Metalworking companies get significant business from referrals, which largely impact the quality of their work. Ensuring that products going out the door conform exactly to specifications while meeting delivery deadlines can make the difference between profit and loss. Learn five quality control best practices for metal fabrication. Quality Control and Quality Assurance Quality control (QC)…
What Makes Electric Press Brakes Eco-Friendly?
People who aren’t familiar with modern metal fabrication operations may think that a metalworking shop is a dirty, noisy, grimy place. But metal fabrication has become a high-tech industry, with computer numeric control (CNC) machines, robotics, and attention to waste control and reduction. Many metalworking machines are now manufactured with environmental responsibility in mind. Reduced…
Tips for Designing Products for Manufacturing
Design for manufacturing (DFM), sometimes called design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) or design for manufacturability, refers to the cluster of considerations that go into creating an easily manufactured product than can be produced cost-effectively. These tips for designing products for manufacturing can help you minimize delay and avoids “do-overs” when you discover a design…
What Skills Do You Need To Be a Metal Fabricator?
Using huge machines to bend and cut metal sounds like it requires physical strength and a high tolerance for noise, heat, and grime. While physical fitness and the ability to work on your feet for long stretches of time are necessary, modern metal fabrication requires a more diverse set of skills. If you’re wondering what…
5 Signs You Should Use Lean Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing principles and practices originated at Toyota. Their stunning success inspired manufacturers across industries and all over the world to adopt lean operations. The essence of lean manufacturing is to provide the greatest value to the customer with minimal waste on the production side. Processes, activities, and resources devoted to anything other than creating…
How To Determine Quality in Structural Steel Fabrication
Project Managers, contractors, engineers, architects, and designers all rely on metal fabricators to supply structural steel for construction, and infrastructure projects. Fabricating structural steel beams and other building components requires skill, knowledge, and the proper machinery. Related PostsInventory Optimization: Balancing Stock Levels for Maximum EfficiencyCrafting a Roadmap for Metal Fabrication Success: Growth and Expansion StrategiesMitigating…