Although the coronavirus pandemic has caused some sheet metal operations to stop in their tracks, Western Allied Mechanical isn’t one of them.

The new plant includes a second ACM routing table to increase SMS’s capabilities beyond ACM and into heavier single skin products, phenolic resin-based and fiber cement-based façade solutions as well.

Together, Josh and Linsey Buckley share a decade of marriage, two sons, and now, new job prospects as apprentices at the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC Local 66. 

Ahead of the annual FABTECH metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing expo in Atlanta, Georgia, this week, here are the new products we are excited to see. 

Each year, the North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts who examine the use of architectural copper in building design, installation craftsmanship and restoration. 

With a Daihen robotic arm in their shop’s arsenal, Howard Products Inc. has increased its production of metal and aluminum products times three.  

If there is one saving grace, dare I say it, a silver lining to the shortage of sheet metal workers, it's this: now, more than ever, contractors are taking note of the talent they have on their shop floors.

Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s minister of economic trade and industry, has said the U.S. decision to impose tariffs could disrupt the world’s markets for the two metals.

While the U.S. may hold off on imposing tariffs on other Chinese goods as the two sides try to negotiate new trade rules, the tariffs on steel and aluminum are staying. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the statement Tuesday.

BIM for sheet metal fabrication sounds as a global misnomer since it has several preconceived and inherent applications in core construction flow works, but the evolvement and adoption of building information modeling continues to grow across building construction industry at a significant rate.