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Check out the February 2020 edition of SNIPS: An overview of today's HVAC apprenticeships, Nashville sheet metal, industry icon Thomas C. Kuschel and much more!
At the Sheet Metal Workers Local 88 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, an ever-evolving core curriculum ensures sheet metal apprentices have the tools they need to carve out a modern career in the skilled trades industry.
SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 88 TRAINING DIRECTOR Ed Abraham was a third-year apprentice when he started drafting for one of the largest mechanical contractors in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This month, Advance Machinery/Advance Cutting Systems, founded in 1985, celebrates 35 years as a brand in the sheet metal fabrication business. Here, national sales manager Clinton Ray Jr. explains why that type of longevity doesn’t just happen on its own.
The three-story, 45,000 square-foot facility features exposed duct throughout the facility fabricated and installed by Kuck Mechanical in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Kuck Mechanical, a commercial and industrial mechanical contractor based in Northern Colorado, recently won an “Excellence in Construction” award for its ductwork design at Colorado State University’s Nancy Richardson Design Center.
Natural Metal Associates installed 2,282 square feet of mechanical lock standing seam, 773 square feet of radiused mechanical lock standing seam and 1,235 linear feet of flashing material.
To complete a boathouse metal roof design in northern Wisconsin last summer, quality design, materials and craftsmanship came together to create an attractive, watertight system.
I recently received a somewhat anxious call from a friend in the sheet metal industry. He won a nice duct order, but his submittals were being rejected because he needed to provide published performance data for his duct fittings.
You buy your field workers the best tools, software and devices to keep them on track and productive. Yet too few business owners and project managers give the same attention to the connection technology that accounts for much of the labor at job sites.
In 1972, Kuschel was division manager at Teledyne Peer, a resistance (spot) welding machinery maker in Benton Township, Michigan, when he agreed to purchase Kenco Industrial Equipment Inc in South Florida.
Before selling Kenco Industrial Equipment Inc and retiring from the sheet metal industry, Thomas C. Kuschel, who passed away last year at age 85, taught his employees the value of a firm handshake and honest eye contact.
"As we pursued a Continuous Improvement culture at Omniduct, it became evident that we needed outside help to become successful," says Rob Brumleu, CEO of Omniduct.
"We are all invested in the continued success of our company. We are now more accountable to each other for personal, personnel and financial decisions."
Hamlin Sheet Metal, now in its 65th year in business, has chosen to market their spiral duct and flat-oval products through manufacturers’ representatives.
Hamlin Sheet Metal, now in its 65th year in business, has chosen to market their spiral duct and flat-oval products through manufacturers’ representatives.
Insulation is one of the key factors that can help building designers create more efficient buildings, meet increasingly stringent energy code requirements, and find ways to sustainably operate the structures where we live and work.
