Category: Fab Shop Tips

Is Preventative Maintenance Just Hype? “No, I don’t need the three-year protection plan,” you tell the cashier as you buy a cheap television set for the kids’ room. Salespeople will try to tack on any little extra charge these days, you reflect, whether it’s offering to add your team’s logo to the house numbers you […]

Belief Leads to Action In order for a metalworking business to practice safety in all aspects of work, management and staff have to have safety on the brain at all times. However, an endless stream of memos or managers who are constantly badgering their underlings will only breed resentment and not commitment in workers. A […]

Make Ready for Your Machine The purchase has been finalized; the ink has dried on the agreement; the down payment has been made. You are now committed to take possession of your brand-new metalworking machine (or newly acquired piece of used equipment). Being past the point of turning back without incurring a costly restocking fee, […]