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The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association will hold its second annual contest for HVAC apprentices during its annual convention in New Orleans.

Sitting in an office, or in their own homes, many people don’t notice their building’s ductwork unless there is something wrong with it — it’s too noisy or the air in the room is too cold or too hot. The fabrication of ductwork is much like designing and constructing a roller coaster or a water slide — the air has to flow smoothly and efficiently for a building’s occupants to be comfortable, healthy and safe.

Any report about the digital exchange of computer-aided drafting to computer-aided manufacturing must begin with a review of building information modeling and its role in the process. 

It’s a new year and the economic indicators are more positive than they have been in quite some time. 

Plasma cutting systems manufacturer Hypertherm is now 100 percent employee-owned, the company announced Jan. 15.

According to organizers, the Nov. 18-21, 2013, metal forming and fabrication event at McCormick Place convention center drew 40,667 people and 1,573 exhibitors. They filled up 650,000 square feet of trade show exhibit space. 

Owners of HVAC sales and service businesses will tell you that service appointment efficiency is critical to a company’s success.

Officially, it was not a tornado that hit Kirkwood, Mo., April 24, 2010 — but something damaged the roof of St. Gerard Majella Parish.

Winds in nearby St. Louis — which did record two tornadoes reaching the ground — reached as high as 85 mph that day.

 The manufacturing process almost completely eliminates the risk of cuts from sharp corners and ragged edges, company officials said.

Textile HVAC duct can be manufactured to deliver airflow performance equal to its metal duct counterpart, but with better results.