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Here's How to Price Scrap Metal

Learn about the steps necessary to price scrap metal properly, including tips on identification and market resources.

17 Stair Railing Ideas

Stair railing designs that are modern, decorated, unique, or made of an interesting material.

How to Polish Rusty Steel

Steel, when exposed to moisture and oxygen, forms a crusty chemical component called iron oxide -- otherwise known as rust. The best way to remove rust is to never allow steel to rust in the first ...

47 Stair Railing Ideas

Have you found yourself at a loss when trying to come up with exciting ideas for your stair railing? Well, you are not alone. We all can’t be interior design...

Top 5 Reasons to Choose Steel Storage Sheds and Other Metal Buildings

Carport Central is a top nationwide provider of Steel Sheds, Our steel storage sheds are incredibly durable, maintenance free & with unmatched level of safety.

Welding Helmets and a few Tips and Tricks

In this video, several different style welding helmets are reviewed

GMS Builds Quality Precision Metal Products From A to Z

[PRECISION METAL PRODUCTS] Learn about how to choose a contract manufacturer and what items to look for when it comes to precision metal products.

Microrobots Work Together to Build with Metal, Glass and Electronic Components

Tiny robots that work together like ants could lead to a new way to manufacture complex structures and electronics.

What is Architectural Metal?

People are often left scratching their heads when you tell them All Metals Fabrication (AMF) fabricates and installs architectural metal. Architectural metal is metal fabrication that most of us see nearly every day. Another common term that might make more sense is decorative metal or ornamental metal. As the name conveys, architectural metal is used […]

How Metal AM is Changing the Aerospace Industry

The aerospace industry is highly dependent on small, precise parts being produced in low volumes. Manufacturing these parts is predictably difficult, which helps to explain why the industry is dominated by a few major players. Startups simply didn’t have the capital or resources to build parts in-house — not before metal additive manufacturing (AM) arrived. …

Beginning Guide to Metals

A machining business gave young people visiting the shop a set of blocks made from various metals to help them understand the work of manufacturing, and the knowledge of materials that manufacturers put to use.

Fast Facts about Metal Extrusion

Essentially, metal extrusion is the process through which a piece, a long brass slab or rod, for instance, is forced into a shaping die with a similar albeit smaller cross-section, thus forming a n…

How to Work with a Fabricator

Metal Architecture is the leading authority on the use of metal in architectural applications and building design, educating architects, design professionals and engineers engaged in new construction, retrofit, renovation and modernization of buildings.

What Industries Need Metal Finishing?

Do you use metal finishing in your industry? Take a look at who uses metal finishing—you might interact with it more than you realized! Aerospace Jet plane

What are Dimensional Tolerances for Photo Etching Metals?

The photo etching process relies on the ability of the etching fluid to enter and exit the line or hole or slot that is being etched.

Magical metals, how shape memory alloys work

From robots to braces to the Mars Rover, see how a special kind of metal called shape memory alloys advance technology in everyday ways that we don’t always realize.

How Much Cobalt Is in Your Metal Alloy?

EU to set threshold for triggering design justification and carcinogen labeling.

What to Remember When Mixing Metals in Your Home

What Processes Did the Products of Sheet Metal Suppliers Undergo?

Before sheet metal products are delivered to sheet metal suppliers for retail, they first underwent various metalworking processes exclusive to sheets.