by Ben Wiley | Feb 12, 2021 | Aluminum Extrusion
Life is full of decisions. Tea or coffee? Pepsi or Coke? Sometimes the answer doesn’t matter that much. Other times it matters a great deal. Take extruded aluminum tube for example. This comes in two forms: structural and seamless. Structural extruded tube is made by...
by Ben Wiley | Jan 20, 2021 | Aluminum Extrusion, Extruded Section, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators
A skilled craftsman makes a difficult job look easy. Take barrel-makers (coopers) as an example, or consider glass-blowers. And then there are aluminum extruders, (both the people and the businesses who do it.) We’d put them in that category too. After all, extrusion...
by Ben Wiley | Dec 21, 2020 | Metal Fabrication, US Manufacturing
So often what looks like a trend turns out to be just a fad. Consider Exhibit 1: the Segway. Weren’t we promised this would revolutionize urban transportation? When did you last see one? When was the last time you even saw a mall cop riding one? How about another...
by Ben Wiley | Dec 15, 2020 | Aluminum Extrusion, Metal Fabrication
According to housekeeping guru Marie Kondo, if something isn’t useful or doesn’t “spark joy” you should get rid of it. Well one thing that sparks joy in our busy fabrication shop is aluminum extrusion. As we’ve mentioned many times, it’s incredibly versatile, which...
by Ben Wiley | Nov 21, 2020 | Welding
Magicians never give away their secrets, and metal fabricators tend to be the same. One of those secrets is how to handle distortion in welding. Some businesses will just ask you to trust them, but that’s not how we work. We think the best way of convincing you we...
