Choose the Right Material to Speed Up Lead Time for Precision Sheet Metal Parts (Updated for 2023) Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication / 5 minutes of reading / June 22, 2021 Last updated on November 9th, 2023 at 09:51 am In the world of manufacturing, every minute of lead time matters. Developing a new product involves…
3 Ways to Optimize Your Sheet Metal Material (Updated for 2023) Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication / 5 minutes of reading / November 15, 2021 Last updated on December 1st, 2023 at 01:20 pm At Approved Sheet Metal, we like to help our customers save time and money on custom metal fabrications whenever possible. Today, we’ll…
Use This Flange Formula for Sheet Metal Forming (Updated for 2024) Forming, Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, Sheet Metal Capabilities, Sheet Metal Design / 6 minutes of reading / October 18, 2022 Last updated on January 2nd, 2024 at 12:44 pm In custom sheet metal fabrication, a flange is a feature consisting of a face with…
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Stainless Steel (Updated for 2023) Finishing, Laser Cutting, Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, Tube Laser Cutting / 4 minutes of reading / December 9, 2020 Last updated on July 13th, 2023 at 03:43 pm One of the materials we love working with at Approved Sheet Metal is stainless steel. It’s…
DFM Tips for Rapid Sheet Metal Prototypes (Updated for 2023) Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, Prototype Sheet Metal, Sheet Metal Design / 4 minutes of reading / December 7, 2021 Last updated on December 1st, 2023 at 01:11 pm Want to save time and money on your next sheet metal prototype? At Approved Sheet Metal, we…
Bob Hill, PE June 13, 2013 Now’s the Time to XYQ (Examine Your Quality) During the housing market downturn, many companies downsized significantly. Now, when all indications are that the market has finally turned around, a lot of builders, remodelers, and trade contractors are going to find themselves on their heels trying to keep up…
Michelle Foster December 26, 2013 The Calendar Year is Ending But Opportunity Springs Eternal – What’s Your Next Opportunity? December is upon us once again and the year is quickly coming to a close. But before you toast in the new year, it’s a great time to reconsider what and where your next business opportunity…
Michelle Foster August 8, 2014 Which Costs More – Getting Third-Party Verification, or Not Getting It? When compared to other national third-party green certification programs, Home Innovation’s NGBS Green Certification fees are remarkably affordable for single-family green homes, and even more so for green multifamily buildings. The “bricks and sticks” costs to comply with the…
Ed Hudson, MBA November 21, 2019 Really Cheap Survey Sample of Construction Pros! Did I get your attention? Great! Then let me continue… Going with a really cheap survey sample may be one of the biggest mistakes your company could make in conducting market research among construction pros. No doubt, you can get cheap survey…
Ed Hudson, MBA May 9, 2013 To Park or Not To Park: The Real Value of Garages (Part 3) Chronic dissatisfaction is typically an important signal for market opportunities. The recent Home Innovation Research Labs study of residential garage usage found an unusually high degree of dissatisfaction among homeowners with the state of their garage…