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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,... 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 ›

Author: Jasmine Agnor – Senior Marketing and Events Manager, OMEP Guest Blogger As Oregon manufacturers grapple with the effects of... Read more ›

When it comes to manufacturing high precision fabricated metal parts for production or functional prototypes, it is extremely important that... Read more ›

You spent thousands on a new precision sheet metal machine and researched the best machine for your needs. However, there... Read more ›

Published: May 26, 2020 INTRODUCTION Sheet metal fabrication, and specifically, precision sheet metal fabrication is an excellent way to create... Read more ›

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 ›

Author: Roger Jensen Published Date: January 10, 2017 Lean Manufacturing = Eliminating Waste For several decades, manufacturers have been pursuing lean... Read more ›

By: Gillian Rowley Introduction Do you need prototypes and fully assembled sheet metal components fast? Sheet metal fabrication has the... Read more ›

Author: Tony Varela There are many different metals and alloys that come in sheet form and are ultimately used in... Read more ›