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 David Duchesne | Nov 6, 2019 | Aluminum Extrusion, engineering services, Extruded Section, Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators
Standard extruded aluminum profiles could make your next fabrication project easy. Well maybe not easy, but definitely quicker. Think of these shapes as aluminum Legos: they give you the flexibility to make whatever you want whenever you want it. Skeptical about our...
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 | 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 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...
