Social media is proof that humanity still celebrates creativity among the younger generations. What better industry to put those creative efforts to work than in metal fabricating and forming?

Texas metal sculpture artist and welder Rae Ripple is featured in the first episode of our Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters series, where we speak with contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters.

USAnchor fabricates the products that took others too long to produce. Now it wants to be the job shop of choice in Florida.

The city of Chicago and state of Illinois have seen enough adults get the COVID-19 vaccine. That means McCormick Place is open for business and FABTECH 2021 will happen Sept. 13-16.

Metals industry leaders believe steps need to be taken to restore the might of domestic metals production and increase opportunities for manufacturers.

Finding the right workers has been a major concern for metal fabricating company owners and managers for several years, and it’s only gotten worse with the manufacturing economy roaring back in recent months. Careers in Metal Fabrication, a new FMA e-book, can help fab shops fine-tune their hiring message as they look to develop the next generation of manufacturing workers.

The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act will bring increased demand for sheet metal components. Here are the opportunities you can expect—and how to prepare for them.

A conditions-based monitoring strategy in combination with an IoT-based remote monitoring filtration service keeps dust collection equipment running in a streamlined manner.

The FABRICATOR’s Industry Award winner for 2021, Laystrom Manufacturing Co., works to improve its internal culture, which leads to external successes at its Chicago precision metal fabrication shop.

Like everything else in 2020, the pandemic has dominated the metal fabrication industry. That includes this year’s most popular content on thefabricator.com. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. Our most read articles and blogs include stories about how metalworkers powered through with essential work and helped fight the spread of COVID-19.