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 David Duchesne | Jul 10, 2019 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Welding
In fabrication the main way we create permanent joins is by welding. Welding has it’s drawbacks though, some of which we’ve discussed here. Thin materials, dissimilar materials, aluminum, even stainless can present challenges. And then there’s all...
by Ed Wiley | Apr 24, 2019 | 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, engineering services, Future of Metal Fabrication, Lightweighting, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology
Remember Groundhog Day? Not the day in February but the movie starring Bill Murray. In it Murray plays a character forced to live the same day over and over. This gives him the opportunity to try different things until he hits on the magical combination of actions...
by Ed Wiley | Feb 27, 2019 | 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology
General Motors got a lot of attention recently when they unveiled a 3D-printed seat bracket. With its weirdly organic shapes it looked like something that might have been grown rather than made, but it was in fact produced from stainless steel. GM noted that this one...
by Ben Wiley | Feb 13, 2019 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Uncategorized
Walk through our shop, (or take the Wiley Metal drone fly-by,) and you’ll see we’re a high variety, low volume operation. Yes, we take on longer runs but we’re not the kind of high-volume business that uses a lot of automation. It just doesn’t...
by Ben Wiley | Jan 30, 2019 | Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, OEM, Parts Supplier, Supplier, Supply Chain Integration
Smart manufacturing has been described in various ways ranging from the overly-simplified to the complex. It is part of an evolving way in which manufacturers respond to current market and technological conditions with a goal of maximizing profitability. In that...
