by Ben Wiley | Dec 18, 2019 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Industry 5.0, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics
Pinsetter. Telegraphist. Typist. Those jobs are gone, obsoleted by advances in technology. But where are the marauding hordes of unemployed pinsetters? Well there aren’t any. They all went on to something else. Maybe they’re now web designers or Instagram...
by David Duchesne | Dec 3, 2019 | Aluminum Extrusion, Extruded Section, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Motorhome Manufacturers, RV
Aluminum is like that cool kid you knew in High School. It seems to do everything really well, and always looks good doing it. Sure, other kids were stronger, taller, maybe smarter even, but none offered quite the all-round package of mister, or miss, Cool. Of course,...
by Sarah Hayes | Oct 9, 2019 | continuous improvement, Family Business, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators
Our Quest to Improve On-Time Delivery to 95% Most of our blogs in Tiki Talk discuss subjects of general interest in manufacturing and frequently metal fabrication in particular. In recent posts, we’ve discussed the economy, technology, tariffs’ and a host...
by Ed Wiley | Sep 11, 2019 | Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, OEM, US Manufacturing
News executives on cable business channels seem to be chatting about it endlessly. Even mainstream media is getting in on the talk. The discussion surrounds the state of the U.S. economy and recession. Are we heading into one? Are we already into it? Will it be severe...
by Ed Wiley | Aug 7, 2019 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators
Imagine you go to a nice new restaurant and after a few minutes, a server takes your order. Maybe it takes ten minutes to get your beverages. Then the server seems to disappear. A half-hour passes, and maybe even 45 minutes. At some point, you would either flag down...
by Ed Wiley | Jul 24, 2019 | Contract Metal Manufacturer, engineering services, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, OEM, Parts Supplier
When Wiley Metal started in business in 1982, we quickly found out how critical piece pricing was going to be in our ability to secure customers. Piece pricing has been used in the metal fabrication industry for generations prior to our family getting involved, and we...
