by Ed Wiley | Jun 26, 2019 | 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, Bending, Future of Metal Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, MIG Welding, plasma cutting, Shearing, weld, Welding
If it feels like you can’t escape 3D printing at the moment, well you’re probably right. Pick up a magazine, visit a website or turn on the TV and you’ll see somebody talking about something they printed. The thing is, while 3D printing is relatively...
by Ben Wiley | Jan 2, 2018 | Laser Cutting, Preventive Maintenance
If you wear safety glasses regularly, as we all do here, you’ll know they quickly get dirty. While a few guys seem happy to walk around in a fog, most of us prefer to keep our glasses clean. When we can see better we work better, or at least that’s the...
by Ben Wiley | Nov 6, 2017 | Laser Cutting, Metal Fabrication
No one really appreciates the contribution laser assist gas makes to the laser cutting process. You might say they’re like every other assistant in that regard: overlooked and undervalued. (Just ask Batman’s Robin or Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley.) We...
by Ben Wiley | Oct 2, 2017 | Laser Cutting, Manufacturing
We were talking about fiber lasers recently here on the shop floor, when this quote came to mind (after a quick Google search we learned that it is attributed to Shakespeare!): “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” The point Bill Shakespeare was making is that...
by Ben Wiley | Jun 19, 2017 | Laser Cutting, Manufacturing Technology
Working here at Wiley Metal Fabricating feels much like being on the set of Top Gun. Every day we say to ourselves, (or maybe out loud,) “I feel the need, the need for speed.” Speed matters in metal fabrication, because the faster we can get jobs delivered the happier...
by Ben Wiley | Jul 28, 2016 | Laser Cutting, Metal Fabrication, Uncategorized
A primary goal of most businesses is to maximize production and minimize costs while maintaining, or even improving, quality. Whether you are in manufacturing or metal fabricating the goal is discovering the most efficient processes possible. It is why many of us have...
