by Ben Wiley | Jan 20, 2021 | Aluminum Extrusion, Extruded Section, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators
A skilled craftsman makes a difficult job look easy. Take barrel-makers (coopers) as an example, or consider glass-blowers. And then there are aluminum extruders, (both the people and the businesses who do it.) We’d put them in that category too. After all, extrusion...
by Ed Wiley | Jan 19, 2021 | Future of Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Business, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, Sheet Metal Fabrication
As 2020 disappears in the rearview mirror many of us are wondering what 2021 has in store. Well we don’t have a crystal ball or the gift of second sight but it’s fun to speculate. It’s also important for our business that we do it. By anticipating what customers will...
by Ben Wiley | Jul 23, 2020 | Careers, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators
Were you the type of kid who took things apart and put them back together? Did you make things out of cardboard, plastic and metal off-cuts? Do you dream of a job where you make things you can be proud of? If any of these apply, how about a career in metal...
by Ben Wiley | Feb 12, 2020 | Aluminum Extrusion, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, Uncategorized
Taking weight out of trailers reduces operating costs. Businesses that operate fleets of trailers certainly want that, but not if it comes at the cost of reduced strength and durability. So can these apparently conflicting goals be solved? Mick Jagger likes to tell...
by David Duchesne | Jan 29, 2020 | Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, Stainless Steel, Welding
Steel is the Brady Bunch of fabrication metals. There’s a lot of them and they’re all related in one way or another. Plus, each type of steel has its own unique quirks and peculiarities. Many fans of the TV show had a favorite actor they followed through...
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...
