If you’re familiar with metal fabrication, you already know that there is a wide variety of ways to cut, shape and assemble your sheet metal to reach its final form. Milling and drilling are two ways to create holes in the metal, which can be used for anything from riveting or fastening with bolts to […]
Read MoreWhat Does Metal Fabrication Entail?
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Metal Fabrication
Metal fabrication is part of your everyday life, even if you don’t realize it. In short, it’s the process of taking raw metal and flattening, bending, shaping and welding it to make structures, components and machines. There are a number of different metal fabrication processes in Phoenix, AZ, which can produce significantly different results depending […]
Read MoreThe Basics of Flame Cutting
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Flame Cutting
Separating and shaping metal isn’t as simple as picking up a pair of scissors and going to work. After all, if it was as simple as cutting or tearing a piece of metal, the material wouldn’t be so prized for its strength and durability. Fortunately for contractors and homeowners around the world, these days, it […]
Read MoreBeam Rolling: An Overview
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Metal Rolling
Metal is one of the most important substances known to people. Steel, iron, copper and all the rest are fundamental aspects of modern society that some would argue we can’t live without. Metal is used for everything from your coffeemaker to your cell phone to the high rise you visit for work each day. It’s […]
Read MoreWhat Types of Materials Can a Plasma Cutter Cut?
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Plasma Cutting
Until the 1960s, industrial and commercial metal cutters were forced to rely on one of two primary means of separating metal. The first was straightforward metal on metal cutting, while the second, oxy-fuel cutting, used gases to create a white-hot flame. Both of these processes shot off sparks and metal shavings, creating not only a […]
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