by eshuey | Apr 24, 2023 | About Us, Around the Shop, Get a Demo, Metal Estimation, SecturaFAB
When it comes to quoting the first bid in usually wins the job. Consequently, fabricators employing an automated quoting solution are at a big advantage over their manually driven competitors. Now, rather than using a programming team to calculate run-times and...
by eshuey | Mar 14, 2023 | About Us, Around the Shop, ERP Software, Get a Demo, Metal Estimation, SecturaFAB
A growing number of metal service centers are moving beyond simply providing stock to offer cutting and other value-added services. Like many fabricators, these companies invest in machinery and software packages to accelerate cutting time, increase part quality,...
by eshuey | Dec 7, 2022 | Around the Shop, SecturaFAB
A common pitfall for many fabricators is to assume that any part can be cut on any machine. The truth is that some parts are simply not compatible with certain materials or machines. For example, some part geometries are affected more than others by the thermal...
by eshuey | Dec 1, 2022 | Around the Shop
Material composition is important to consider in all types of cutting – but especially when cutting with CO2 or fiber lasers. Steel is a dense metal while aluminum is much less dense. Aluminum is approximately thirty percent less dense than steel. Laser cutting is...
by eshuey | Oct 3, 2022 | Around the Shop, SecturaFAB
In this series we’ve been looking at the challenges and risks associated with laser processing coated materials. Today we’ll concentrate on galvalume. Galvalume Galvalume is a mild steel product that is dipped in aluminum. There is really nothing too difficult about...
by eshuey | Sep 20, 2022 | Around the Shop, SecturaFAB
Did you know that many of today’s “stainless steel” products aren’t actually stainless steel at all? Rather they are a surface painted to resemble stainless steel. This is a common practice in the home appliance, industrial refrigeration, and similar industries to...