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December 30, 2020 12:30 pm
Published by Tony Varela
While the year 2020 will go down in the history books as a year full of struggles and uncertainty we... Read more ›
December 28, 2020 10:40 am
Published by Tony Varela
In what can be called the Modern Industrial Age, there’s metal all around us. To list the litany of ways... Read more ›
November 24, 2020 2:05 pm
Published by Tony Varela
Meta Fab knows the charge to “bring back manufacturing” is easier said than done. The biggest challenge facing US manufacturers... Read more ›
November 18, 2020 3:16 pm
Published by Aimee Sukol
Introduction: US manufacturers have identified a limited labor supply as a key challenge over the past decade. In response, local... Read more ›
November 5, 2020 1:30 pm
Published by Tony Varela
Chances are you’ve probably heard of powder coating as it pertains to metal fabrication. And with good reason, it’s become... Read more ›
September 28, 2020 6:47 pm
Published by Aimee Sukol
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed Introduction: Manufacturing works with heavy machinery around a strict clock... Read more ›
September 24, 2020 7:47 pm
Published by Tony Varela
When you think of aluminum, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the aluminum cans you save... Read more ›
September 5, 2020 2:05 pm
Published by Tony Varela
The rise of the Maker There is an urge inside all of us to create, to do. This urge is... Read more ›
September 3, 2020 2:28 pm
Published by Tony Varela
If there’s a metal more commonly used than stainless steel in metal fabrication, we haven’t heard of it. And... Read more ›
August 12, 2020 4:30 pm
Published by Tony Varela
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 ›
August 5, 2020 11:49 am
Published by Tony Varela
Author: Laura Zager, Ph.D Patent Attorney, EMA Board Member/EMA Mentor The Oregon Electronics Manufacturers Association (EMA) has been serving the... Read more ›
July 24, 2020 9:31 am
Published by Tony Varela
When you think of metal fabrication, steel and aluminum are the metals that come to mind first. Steel and... Read more ›
June 26, 2020 10:18 am
Published by Tony Varela
If you are a regular reader of our blogs, it has probably become apparent the metal fabrication is an... Read more ›
June 19, 2020 2:37 pm
Published by Tony Varela
Author: Jasmine Agnor – Senior Marketing and Events Manager, OMEP Guest Blogger As Oregon manufacturers grapple with the effects of... Read more ›
June 16, 2020 4:19 pm
Published by Tony Varela
When it comes to manufacturing high precision fabricated metal parts for production or functional prototypes, it is extremely important that... Read more ›
June 8, 2020 11:49 pm
Published by Tony Varela
You spent thousands on a new precision sheet metal machine and researched the best machine for your needs. However, there... Read more ›
May 26, 2020 1:25 pm
Published by Tony Varela
INTRODUCTION Sheet metal fabrication, and specifically, precision sheet metal fabrication is an excellent way to create and built robust products... Read more ›
May 22, 2020 7:22 am
Published by Tony Varela
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed. Published on: 5/22/2020 Introduction: The manufacturing supply chain has changed dramatically over the past... Read more ›
May 19, 2020 8:37 am
Published by Tony Varela
Author: Roger Jensen Published Date: January 10, 2017 Lean Manufacturing = Eliminating Waste For several decades, manufacturers have been pursuing lean... Read more ›
April 30, 2020 11:56 am
Published by Tony Varela
Do you need prototypes and fully assembled sheet metal components fast? Sheet metal fabrication has the capacity to create rapid... Read more ›
April 23, 2020 6:55 pm
Published by Tony Varela
Author: Tony Varela There are many different metals and alloys that come in sheet form and are ultimately used in... Read more ›
April 9, 2020 9:26 am
Published by Tony Varela
Author: Tony Varela By definition, sheet metal starts out flat, but before this, it comes from large cast ingot... Read more ›
April 1, 2020 9:33 am
Published by Aimee Sukol
By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed. Introduction COVID-19 presents an issue that we haven’t grappled with since WWII, which is... Read more ›
March 25, 2020 9:46 pm
Published by Tony Varela
Dear Meta Fab Customers and Friends: I want to start by wishing you all well during this uncertain time. This... Read more ›