Absolute Fabrication deals in metal fabrication, but CNC Machining capabilities also include the design and creation of wooden wonders. If you have never seen the beautiful products that can be created with a rough piece of lumber, you will be astounded at how beautifully it can be transformed into a …
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The History of CNC
WWII, and the onslaught of the industrial revolution, brought about the “Computerized Numerical Control” or CNC as it is referred to in present day. Largely due to the onslaught of aircraft utilization, there was a need and desire to create and produce complex parts with more accuracy. In 1996, the …
Considerations for Financing Fabrication Equipment
In an ever-fluctuating economy, most -if not all- companies are on high alert to save on cost and maintain their budget. But keep in mind that cost should not always be the corner you cut when it comes to cutting equipment. Meaning …are you leaving out some options on your …
Company Buy-In – Creating Corporate Cooperation
When perusing the idea of making a product purchase, it’s important to get all the decision makers on board. In addition, it’s important to take into consideration the people who are going to be working with this new purchase …those you employ to run your equipment day in and day …
2014 The Resolve For Beautiful Design
A lot of individuals are beginning their journey of their freshly made 2014 resolutions. Some will endure, while others will relent. But regardless, the intent to improve one’s situation – whether that be health and fitness, work related, or personal and/or relationship improvements – these are all good areas to …
To Buy or Not To Buy
Buying new machining equipment for your fabrication company is often a conundrum …and a pricey consideration at that. You have to have good reason or additional upcoming projects to justify your purchase, and then you have to select the correct vendor in which to buy from. It is likely you …
Fabrication – Honing the Craft
“Back in the day” many fathers’s offered the knowledge of their craft abilities to their sons. Whether that craft was carpentry, electrical, plumbing, mechanics …or the likes of these various trades. The tools of their trade were passed down from generation to generation, and this often became the family career …
Thinking Outside the (Metal) Box
So let’s say -for arguments sake- your CAD system figures out the bend deduction for you (and it does), our second question would be this… does your operator really need to know where a bend deduction comes from? After all the math is complete, and the “corners are cut”, say …
The Function and Fashion of Steel
Stainless steel does not need to only contain one shade of grey. It can be as flashy, dull, plated or dented -among others finishes- as you desire. Every project requires a different look and feel to it, representing the individual or company it is slated for. As such, there are …
Steel vs Aluminum – When to Use Which
There is a common conundrum in the fabrication industry, or rather with the client’s approaching us with the question of whether to use steel or aluminum for their pending project. Aluminum is of course a lighter weight metal, and will cost you less per pound to purchase. However, aluminum fabrication …