Any investment can cause a business owner to lose some sleep. When it comes to investing in roll-forming equipment and accessories, let the designer do the worrying.
Sheet metal work has its roots as a skill that was handed down from craft masters to apprentices who showed pupils how to hammer out duct and draw fittings by hand.
Lean manufacturing techniques are being applied successfully throughout the construction industry and are especially useful in the shop. To improve your ductwork fabrication methods, consider these five suggestions.
One of the country’s foremost wholesalers of sheet metal working machinery is Vorys Bros. Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. Richard S. Voorhees is manager of the machinery division. When he heard that we were putting together some information on shop layouts, he kindly submitted for inclusion in this booklet some very helpful information. Voorhees has assisted many shops in his trading area with their shop layout problems.
When you’ve been around as long as Dee Cramer Inc. — the sheet metal and HVAC contractor was founded in 1937 — designing a sheet metal shop is not a novel task.
This year’s Fabtech, taking place Nov. 16-18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, promises a lineup of special events that feature industry-leading speakers, panel sessions, product development and strategic perspectives in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries.