by Ben Wiley | Nov 19, 2024 | Computer-aided design, Laser Cutting, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, MIG Welding, Prototypes, Welding
Every metal fabricator offers cutting, bending, and welding, but what do you do when that isn’t enough to complete your project? Hire contractors? Find other businesses to fill the gaps. That means more handling, increased transportation, extended lead times, and...
by Ben Wiley | Jul 23, 2024 | 3D printing, CAD, CAM, Computer-aided design, Forming, Metal Fabrication, Shaping
Much of the fabrication equipment in our shop is CNC, which means each machine needs programming. That can be done at the machine, but in most cases, we prefer to do it with our computer-aided manufacturing, or CAM, software. CAM works out the best way to produce a...
by Ben Wiley | Dec 22, 2023 | CAD, Computer-aided design, Future of Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication, Welding
Whether you call them blueprints, engineering drawings or just prints, a two-dimensional representation of the parts being made is an essential part of the fabrication process. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, these drawings were produced with painstaking care...
