Every time you get in a car, pick up the phone, handle a tool or turn on an electronic appliance, you are looking at the result of metal fabrication. Our economy relies on metal fabrication. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to run our electrical systems or create the parts that keep our houses, kitchens,…
There are many cases where traditional cutting won’t work for a project and only laser cutting will achieve the desired results. While laser cutting is a fantastic cutting method for a wide variety of industries, some businesses are quick to consider implementing it on-site. Even though buying your own laser cutting equipment and handling the…
The two most common cutting practices used by manufacturing companies are laser cutting and waterjet cutting. While not always appropriate for the same applications, these two fabrication techniques offer value to manufacturing processes, albeit in different ways. To understand this more fully, it’s essential to understand the methods themselves and the differences between them. What…
If you have ever considered stainless steel for a project, you know it’s a high-quality but costly material to manufacture with. While this material can seem expensive compared to other metals, however, the cost represents a value that no other materials can provide. Stainless steel offers numerous benefits to engineers and designers, from long-term value…
All About Laser Cutting In the last few decades, laser cutting has experienced more than a surge in popularity — it has become an indispensable part of world commerce. From fabrication to medicine and beyond, laser cutting is an industry seemingly without limits. Its products can be found everywhere. Lasers cut the silicon in microchips,…
All About Waterjet Cutting Those who have operated a pressure washer know the incredible cutting power of water. Waterjet cutting, which uses a stream of water to cut through metal, stone and other solids, takes this concept to the next level by using water pressure more than 20 times higher than that of a pressure…