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News on the fabrication and installation of ducting systems.
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BACKSTORY

HVAC Apprenticeship Training Room Gets A Copper Finish

Copper adds protection against the spread of disease causing microbes like coronavirus.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
December 15, 2020
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Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (MCI) installs a custom stretch of copper ductwork as an added layer of protection against the spread of disease causing microbes. 


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BACKSTORY

Ductwork Fabrication for Two COVID-19 Field Hospitals

Unique Metal Works, Arden Engineering Constructors and Earthwise Energy Technologies participated in the construction of two COVID-19 field hospitals located in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
December 14, 2020
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Unique Metal Work’s ability to fabricate and install ductwork streamlined productivity providing project cost efficiency and greater quality control.


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EFFICIENCY

HVAC Contractors Can Benefit From Lean Concepts

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Emell Derra Adolphus
September 2, 2020
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Now more than ever, your sheet metal shop operations need to be lean in order for you to get the most out of your socially distanced workforce. 


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MACHINE LEARNING

Ventcon Inc. is building a legacy with smart technology investments

With a few smart sheet metal machinery investments, the Michigan-based, full-service sheet metal operation quickly grew from burgeoning to behemoth.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
May 6, 2020
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In celebration of the company’s recent 50th anniversary, we visited the Michigan-based sheet metal shop — before sheltering in place and before social distancing — to see how the forward-thinking company keeps business moving.


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Testing data for Spiral duct and flat-oval duct

If you make round and flat-oval duct, these two ASHRAE guides have the testing data you need.
Bob Reid
February 15, 2020
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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. 


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SHOP TALK

An evolving sheet metal machinery market

Advance Cutting Systems national sales manager Clinton Ray Jr. talks about the ever-changing sheet metal fabrication market for HVAC contractors.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
February 13, 2020
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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.


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Kevin Gill is SNIPS Sheet Metal Contractor of the Year
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SNIPS' 2019 Sheet Metal Fabrication Contractor of the Year: McCusker-Gill Inc.

Our first-ever Contractor of the Year is a family-focused sheet metal fabrication shop.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
December 5, 2019
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From small-town shop to big time sheet metal fabrication company, Kevin Gill Sr. has forged McCusker-Gill Inc into the largest sheet metal contracting operation in the greater Boston area by focusing on the people he knows best: family.


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National Apprenticeship Week 2019 starts today

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November 11, 2019
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National Apprenticeship Week starts today until Friday, Nov. 17. 


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New book celebrates 'unsung' heroes of building trades

October 9, 2019
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Authored by lead builder Jonathan Wright, “Living Building Makers: Creating Sustainable Buildings That Renew Our World” shares candid stories about the challenges and charms of green building.


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How Bill Bradford became a legend at Ductmate Industries Inc.

Bill Bradford’s sheet metal career is the embodiment of the phrase “standing on the shoulders of giants.” Only, in this story, Bradford is one of the giants.
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October 4, 2019
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BILL BRADFORD IS A VETERAN OF THE SHEET METAL INDUSTRY IN MORE WAYS THAN MOST. Born and raised in North Side Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the city’s “Steel City” renaissance, Bradford graduated from high school June 1955 and immediately joined the Air Force that July. “I was 17 so my parents had to sign documents to get me in,” he remembers.


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SMACNA Detroit annual golf outing

The Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s Detroit chapter will hold its 52nd annual golf outing at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan. The event will benefit the Detroit Firemen’s Fund Association.

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