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10 Qualities of a Great Workplace in Manufacturing
When your alarm goes off in the morning, do you groan at the thought of going to work, or do you look forward to what you and your coworkers will accomplish? If you don’t mind leaving your cozy comfort to go earn a paycheck, then you probably have a manager who values...
Three Methods of Metal Fabrication
A vast array of metal fabrication techniques is available to the engineers and technicians tasked with metal manufacturing. Three popular techniques for metal fabrication are cutting, forming, and welding. These fabrication techniques can be further divided into...
Key Elements to an Employee Friendly Company
The Great Resignation has shown that when employees are unhappy, they are happy to vote with their feet. Though the robust job market clearly allows for many more quits than a regular economy, this period has shown that employees care about more than a paycheck....
How To Choose the Right Industrial Metal Fabricator
So, you have a project that requires a specialized industrial metal fabricator. You know your needs and you know your budget. The next step is to actually hire a metal fabricator to do the job, which can be a challenging task. You do not want to hire a company with...
How the Laser Technology of Today Came into Being
Science experts date the start of laser technology to the work of Albert Einstein. During the early 20th century, Einstein studied light in a quest to discover whether the phenomenon consisted of individual “energy packages”. This hypothesis originated with physicist...
Metal Fabrication in 2022
COVID 19 has impacted every industry. Its emergence has resulted in faltering supply chains that fail to keep pace with demand, stoking inflation. To cope with the effects of the pandemic, metal fabricators have increased social distancing in the workplace, sought to...
CNC Turret Punching Versus Laser Cutting
Operators employ turret punches and laser cutters to slice and drill sheet metal during fabrication. The versatility of each process allows manufacturers to utilize both machine types effectively. Choosing which one depends on the job requirements. Laser cutters offer...
Differences Between Laser Cutting and Wire EDM
While laser cutting and wire EDM cutting are both fine choices for your precision cutting needs, there are some differences between the two. Depending on the type of material you are cutting, and the end use one process may be preferable to the other. So, what are the...
Waterjet vs Laser Cutting for Metal Fabrication
Both waterjet- and laser cutting are accurate and economical methods of producing machined parts. The differences in their processes lead to specific advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we compare and contrast the benefits and pitfalls of these two...
Plasma Cutting Versus Laser Cutting
Both laser cutting and plasma cutting are valuable industrial processes that create components with tight tolerances for various industries, such as defense and automotive. Prototech Laser uses both processes because they are fast, accurate, and reliable. They also...