by Ed Wiley | Dec 19, 2018 | continuous improvement, Family Business, Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Motorhome Manufacturers, RV, Sheet Metal Fabrication
This is the time of year to look back and prepare for the future. There is value in reviewing the successes and mistakes of the past year and in looking at where opportunities may lie in the future. This has been a good year in metal fabrication and manufacturing and...
by Ben Wiley | Sep 20, 2018 | 5s, Future of Metal Fabrication, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology
Have you ever walked around a shop floor and thought to yourself “Someday, somebody’s going to hit their head on that” or “…trip on that” or “bang their knee on that”? Yet, far too often if it doesn’t happen to 99.9% of the people, the...
by Ben Wiley | Sep 5, 2018 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing Business, Manufacturing Technology
Add the words “digital” to any process and you are likely to lose some of your audience. It can be particularly true in manufacturing where the industry has always been about hard-working people working hard. Oh sure, manufacturer’s have embraced automation and...
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...
