by eshuey | May 30, 2023 | About Us, ERP Software, Get a Demo, Metal Estimation, SecturaFAB
As someone who cuts, chips, or bends metal for a living, you take the time to thoroughly investigate all purchases. You scrutinize capital equipment options pouring over the expected ROI. And, although nearly all major equipment brands offer strikingly similar...
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 | Oct 25, 2022 | About Us, Get a Demo, Metal Estimation, SecturaFAB
Today more than ever, fabricators realize that getting more quotes out can pay huge dividends. How big? Well, even factoring in a conservative success rate can increase sales by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Here’s an example: Say that you typically put out five...
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...