by Ben Wiley | Aug 25, 2023 | Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators, Welding Certifications
A poorly made weld could crack and fail without warning, and the consequences could be dire. That’s why we take extensive measures to guarantee the quality of the welds performed by our skilled welders. However, achieving this isn’t simple, as the welding...
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...
by Ben Wiley | Mar 22, 2023 | 3D printing, Family Business, Future of Metal Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Metal Fabricators
We believe in looking after and looking out for our customers. That starts with delivering top-quality metal fabrications on time and extends into looking for ways to help our customers do better. If we see a way to save a little time or material without compromising...
by Ben Wiley | Mar 1, 2023 | Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, Parts Supplier, Truck Trailers
“Past performance is no guarantee of future results”, and it’s as true in fabrication and the truck trailer industry as it is in finance. The trailer industry is coming off a good year – a surprisingly good year in fact – so we’re trying to figure out if...