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Engineering

The metal cutting techniques you need to know about

Currently, the market offers several types of metal cutting, such as laser cutting, plasma, oxyfuel, water jet, cutting machines with blades or discs, abrasion cuts, wire cutting machines, among others. Each of them has its highlights and, therefore, knowing them well is essential to know the market and ensure the choice of the most appropriate […]

Gadgets

Equipment for Underwater Metal Detecting for Shipwreck Treasure

As kids, many of us played pirates and pretended to be on a mission to explore the jungle or ocean depths looking for a treasure. For most adults, though, it remained to be just some kind of childhood fantasy that we revive through enjoying the movies like Pirates of the Caribbean. However, some people decided […]

Science

Low Tech Metal Roof Turns High Tech

When you read the title you probably think back to the last metal roof you saw and wonder how could it be high tech?  Some might have read about the paint now being energy star reflective paint for the metal roofs, others might think that because solar panels can be installed on metal roofs with […]

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  • 5 June, 2017
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Science

3D CAD helps Metal Fabricators to Embrace the Digital Thread Opportunity

The future of industry is digital. Often termed as the “digital thread” – a single data source covering the design from concept to finished parts holds a great potential for the metal fabrication sector. The data-driven advantage with digital thread can enable fabricators to make a quantum leap in productivity, quality and machine efficiency. For […]

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  • 28 May, 2017
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Accessories

The Benefits of Commercial Metal Roofs at Affordable Prices

Large scale businesses and industries would never invest in cheap roofing systems, and will always install the best quality metal sheet roofs for extra strength, protection and durability. But now this trend is being copied by the medium and small scale commercial buildings too. The strength of sheet metal roofs has been proven with time […]

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  • 26 March, 2017
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Science

Trends to Look for in the Metal Fabrication Industry

The metal fabrication industry has long been the backbone of the global manufacturing and engineering sectors. From construction, electronics, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, energy & power to defense and others, there is an enormous end-user market for the metal fabrication industry. Although the industry took a nosedive at the turn of the century, there has been […]

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  • 6 February, 2017
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Science

Introduction To Hot and Cold Forging

In the world of forging there are two main schools of practice. There is hot forging and cold forging. Even though both production methods differ quite drastically the end result is close to being the same. The hot forging method is a time tested practice that has been around for thousands of years. It was […]

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  • 21 December, 2016
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Science

Understanding How Metal Fabrication Works

Metal fabrication is the term used for several different methods of manipulating metal into specific shapes like steel and aluminum plates, bars, pipes, and sheets. During the metal fabrication process, metal forms are built by cutting, bending, and assembling separate pieces to construct machines and building structures. Newly shaped metal pieces are combined together to […]

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  • 12 October, 2016
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