Category: Fab Shop Tips

Not Quite the End of the Sale You’ve finally sold your old ironworker or metal-cutting shear through a want ad or an online auction service. You breathe a sigh of relief and take a casual stroll back into your shop only to see the machine still sitting there in its old spot. You realize that […]

Diversity in Marketing “What are these?” the fab shop owner asked his nephew as he picked up a puffy rectangular cube that had his business logo and contact info printed on one side. He had hired his brother’s son to do odd jobs around the shop and had recently put him in charge of marketing […]

Yielding to More Efficient Metal Cutting In metal fabrication, the term “material yield” can mean a couple of different things. Regarding processes like metal bending, rolling, pressing, and forging, the concept of material yield strength is important to understand. Yield strength is the maximum amount of force that a material can endure before undergoing plastic […]