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Understanding Sheet Metal Fabrication

Understanding Sheet Metal Fabrication

by Ben Wiley | Sep 18, 2023 | Manufacturing Technology, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators, MIG Welding, Sheet Metal Fabrication, TIG welding

What do access panels, cabinets, drip rails, and toolboxes have in common? Well, the answer we were looking for is that they are all fabricated from sheet metal. As metal fabricators, we do a lot of work with sheet metal, but we’ve noticed that sometimes people don’t...
Lightweight Comparison: Steel vs. Aluminum vs. GFRP

Lightweight Comparison: Steel vs. Aluminum vs. GFRP

by Ben Wiley | Aug 22, 2019 | Aluminum Extrusion, Extruded Section, Lightweighting, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Business, OEM, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Stainless Steel

Maybe you’ve already thought about how weight affects motion, but what about static structures or fabrications? Weight can be important there too. Some point to consider are: Will the fabrication need transporting? Almost certainly yes, unless you’re...
Good vs. Bad:What You Need to Know About Colored Welds

Good vs. Bad:What You Need to Know About Colored Welds

by Ben Wiley | Oct 17, 2018 | Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators, Seamless Weld, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Stainless Steel, Stitch Weld, TIG welding, Welding

Bright colors are often a danger sign. Snakes and fungi use color to warn us away, and then there’s The Joker. Usually depicted in a purple jacket, mustard shirt and green vest that matches his hair, we know he’s nothing but trouble. It’s the same...
Shearing vs. Sawing for Cutting Metal

Shearing vs. Sawing for Cutting Metal

by Ben Wiley | Feb 24, 2018 | Cutting, Shearing, Sheet Metal Fabrication

Most of us have seen a guillotine. They’re usually in movies about the French Revolution. Rather than use swords or axes, back in 1792 the French decided this machine was a more humane means of dispatching criminals and political opponents. That’s...
7 Uses for a Polished Stainless Steel Finish

7 Uses for a Polished Stainless Steel Finish

by Ben Wiley | Jan 24, 2018 | Polished Bumpers, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Stainless Steel

If ever you find yourself in downtown Chicago be sure to visit Millennium Park. There you’ll find the Cloud Gate sculpture. Locals refer to it as “The Bean” because it’s shaped much like a kidney bean, but one that’s 66 feet long and 33 feet high....
Why is Sheet Metal Thickness Measured In Gauge and Not Inches?

Why is Sheet Metal Thickness Measured In Gauge and Not Inches?

by Ben Wiley | Oct 9, 2017 | Sheet Metal Fabrication

Some things are hard to understand. Movies about time travel are one, specifying sheet metal thickness in gauge numbers is another. Now we’re metal fabricators, not quantum physicists so let’s jump straight to the second one and talk about gauge....
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