Category: Machine Tools

Is It Better to Buy New or Used Equipment? There are several solid arguments for a metal fabricator to purchase equipment that has been previously owned. Advantages of buying used fab machines can include: Most metal fabricators would likely prefer buying new equipment most of the time, however, if they have the capital to do […]

Some Well-Rounded Metalworking While most metal fabrication operations today likely involve flat sheets or plates of metal being cut or bent, there is still quite a bit of work done on more three-dimensional pieces and profiles like angle iron, tubes, and pipes. Even the ancient world saw a significant amount of metal pipe being connected […]

Why Finance Equipment? “Dad,” the young man learning the family business asked his fabricator father, “why would you ever want to finance a machine?” “What do you mean?” replied the fabricator. “That’s how we usually buy them.” “I’ve heard you and mom talking and I know that your shop is very successful these days. You […]