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At the Brooklyn, New York-based Gentlemen Sheet Metal, second-year apprentice Tiffany Crawford is a standout on the shop floor. Not only is she a woman in a painfully male dominated industry, her fiery work ethic is quickly positioning her to be a formidable force in ductwork fabrication.   

THE MOST OBVIOUS ANSWER TO A MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN THE SHEET METAL INDUSTRY IS ‘WOMANPOWER.’ BUT IS YOUR SHOP READY TO LEAN IN? 

The practice of capping the ends of duct started more than 15 years ago. Over the past several years, there has been a substantial increase in the requirements for covering the ends of duct after fabrication and during transportation, storage and installation.

This year, Lennox has introduced the SL297NV Ultra Low Emissions Gas Furnace, the lowest emission furnace on the market, which produces 65 percent lower NOx emissions than standard low NOx furnaces, offering the ultimate in comfort and emissions compliance. 

Based in northern Indiana, Midwest Metal Products is one of the nation’s leading producers of angle rings and rolled structural sheet metal products. Its determination to keep up with advances in technology is one of the reasons why.

The Trimble XR10 with HoloLens 2 is a hard hat compatible device enables workers in safety-controlled environments to access holographic information on the job site.

The U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is nearly twice the size of the Metrodome, will boast 1.75 million square feet of space with a seating capacity of approximately 72,000.

Dixie Metal Products LLC of Memphis, Tennessee, highlights two large-scale installations of spiral ductwork. 

Marketair Inc., an Edison, N.J.-based supplier of specialized HVAC/R industry components and accessories, introduces the EasyCollar universal collar and the DeflectAir deflector that aesthetically enhance all brands of ductless and VRF/VRV ceiling cassettes in retail, restaurants, offices, hotels, supermarkets and other commercial new construction and retrofit applications.

Taco Comfort Solutions unveils new PF Series plate and frame heat exchangers that are ASME designed and constructed.