by Ed Wiley | Apr 30, 2026 | Fabrication Specialties, Family Business, Integrated Fabrication, Integrated Solutions, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, OEM, Supply Chain Integration
On paper, splitting fabrication across multiple vendors can seem efficient. One shop handles the cutting. Another takes care of forming. Welding goes somewhere else. Finishing and assembly happen at yet another location. Everyone quotes their portion. Everyone focuses...
by Ed Wiley | Feb 28, 2026 | Family Business, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Material Handling, Material Processing, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, Metal Finishing, Parts Supplier, Shipping, Shipping and Packaging, Welding
Choosing a fabrication partner isn’t just about capabilities; it’s about confidence. Manufacturers need teams that deliver on time, communicate clearly, and protect quality at every step. At Wiley Metal, we’ve built that kind of trust by doing the hard work every...
by Ed Wiley | Jan 28, 2026 | Family Business, Finishing, Manufacturing Business, Material Handling, Material Processing, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, Welding
When you’re searching for a metal fabrication partner, you’re not just looking for someone who can cut, form, and weld. You’re looking for someone who can keep your supply chain moving without hiccups—on time, on budget, and with fewer surprises...
by Ben Wiley | May 22, 2023 | Family Business, High Precision, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, Uncategorized
When you’re looking for ways to raise efficiency, increase quality and cut costs it may not be a surprise to learn that we suggest outsourcing metal fabrication work. Wiley Metal is a metal fabrication business, so we’re hardly unbiased, but hear us out (or take a few...
by Ben Wiley | Apr 21, 2023 | Family Business, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, Safety
Our customers expect the fabrications we make for them will fit, function, and last. It’s a reasonable expectation and something that Verne Wiley understood very well. When he set up Wiley Metal Fabricating in 1982, Verne dedicated the business to delivering the...
by Ben Wiley | Mar 27, 2023 | 3D printing, Family Business, Future of Metal Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, Robotics, Weld, Welding
Welding is an integral part of metal fabrication. At Wiley, we do a lot of it, and if we do say so ourselves, we do it well. Most of our welding is carried out by highly trained and very experienced human welders, but we also have a number of robotic welding cells “on...
