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 David Duchesne | Oct 23, 2019 | Aluminum Extrusion, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, OEM, Parts Supplier
Even if you’ve no desire to live in one, you must admit, Airstream trailers look cool. Aerodynamic styling is part of the appeal, but so too is the bright aluminum bodywork. It’s said that 70% of all Airstream trailers ever built are still on the road, and...
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 Ben Wiley | Sep 25, 2019 | Cutting, Finishing, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators, Punching, Shearing
Remember Jaws? Those rows of jagged teeth in the shark’s mouth kept even the most enthusiastic swimmers out of the ocean for years. Well burrs on sheet metal are like miniature shark’s teeth, ready to slice and dice soft flesh. That’s why people in...
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...
