The environment, climate change, and sustainability have increasingly become pressing matters within commerce. Manufacturers – especially small and mid-size manufacturers... Read more ›
The following is an article written by the team at the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) highlighting our recent work... Read more ›
Graining is the process of putting a surface texture on metal, ideal for use in many places around the home... Read more ›
The metal processing industry uses a variety of materials and processes to create reliable, high-performance products for various applications. But... Read more ›
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve probably come to realize that metal fabrication is a highly intricate... Read more ›
If you’ve done any kind of home improvement project or worked closely with wood in any capacity, you’ve surely heard... Read more ›
In any kind of metal fabrication, there is a multitude of different ways to achieve the desired outcome. Understanding... Read more ›
Good Morning Oregon Manufacturers & Friends! I hope you’re all doing wonderful. I for one am really enjoying the Spring... Read more ›
When people talk about working with metal, the terms welding and fabricating are often used interchangeably. Even more, the occupations... Read more ›
Understand the Silk-Screening Process in Metal Fabrication Most people have probably heard of silk-screening. However, the term remains vague... Read more ›
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed. Communication & Policy Specialist Introduction As manufacturers, Meta Fab strives to understand how trends, policies,... Read more ›
While the year 2020 will go down in the history books as a year full of struggles and uncertainty we... Read more ›
In what can be called the Modern Industrial Age, there’s metal all around us. To list the litany of ways... Read more ›
Meta Fab knows the charge to “bring back manufacturing” is easier said than done. The biggest challenge facing US manufacturers... Read more ›
Introduction: US manufacturers have identified a limited labor supply as a key challenge over the past decade. In response, local... Read more ›
Chances are you’ve probably heard of powder coating as it pertains to metal fabrication. And with good reason, it’s become... Read more ›
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed Introduction: Manufacturing works with heavy machinery around a strict clock... Read more ›
When you think of aluminum, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the aluminum cans you save... Read more ›
The rise of the Maker There is an urge inside all of us to create, to do. This urge is... Read more ›
If there’s a metal more commonly used than stainless steel in metal fabrication, we haven’t heard of it. And... Read more ›
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed. Manufacturing is a metric for the US economy’s stability Commerce and modern civilization cannot exist... Read more ›
Author: Laura Zager, Ph.D Patent Attorney, EMA Board Member/EMA Mentor The Oregon Electronics Manufacturers Association (EMA) has been serving the... Read more ›
When you think of metal fabrication, steel and aluminum are the metals that come to mind first. Steel and... Read more ›
If you are a regular reader of our blogs, it has probably become apparent the metal fabrication is an... Read more ›
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