Companies like GTP Services, owners of Field Orderz and STRATUS, are now turning to game development software for inspiration.

Project management tools and software are requisite investments in any industry, and the HVACR/sheet metal business is no exception.

Given the rise in acquisitions of foreign companies in the US metal manufacturing industry, collaboration between design managers and shop floor engineers is becoming extremely difficult. 

Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, recently announced a major version update to ProNest 2023.

New modelling tools provide fabricators with a competitive advantage: predicting material behavior and helping to create designs for parts that perform well with less material.

ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOLLOW THE SAME BASIC FORMULA. And that’s the problem, according to the MacLeamy Curve, a concept developed by renowned architect Patrick MacLeamy. In a traditional design, bid, build process, the further along you are along in the construction process the higher the cost of a design change.

Architects, engineers, sheet metal contractors, building managers and property owners all know Trimble’s building solutions in their respective fields. Now, Trimble is helping them know themselves by transforming their workflows.

Trimble and Mestek Machinery guide you through creating a successful, seamless workflow and how to use interoperability between software and hardware to grow your business.

Topcon Positioning Group announced the latest upgrade to MAGNET Collage Web, the web-based service enabling the sharing and collaboration of UAV and scanning data sets, including the ability to import BIM models, as well as CAD and GIS data.

No matter how much you try to keep track of all the moving pieces at job site, it’s those unexpected surprises that make you wish you could quickly shoot back to your shop for a regroup. Whether you are fabricating a part or managing an installation from start to finish, here are a few top-rated apps that will keep you and your crew on track to a job well done.