Sheet metal fabrication is a valuable method for prototyping and production to make robust functional parts like brackets, panels, and enclosures. However, unlike other manufacturing methods, sheet metal fabrication requires many different processes to manipulate sheet metal. These various processes may involve cutting the sheet metal, shaping it, or joining separate pieces together. This article […]
Piping Fabrication 101: What Does it Involve
Pipe fabrication can be defined as cutting, beveling, and welding piping components as the design documents dictate. Piping fabrication is highly complex as it involves hundreds of components and steps and requires high precision. Therefore, piping fabrication needs to be adequately planned, scheduled, and executed per design requirements in any construction project. Furthermore, pipe fabrication […]
Three solutions to help with labor stability and supply chain certainty
In the challenging construction environment, here three solutions to help with labor stability and supply chain certainty. Construction firms are increasingly turning to technology, modular, and prefabrication practices, according to Deloitte’s 2022 industry outlook report. A significant number surveyed (43%) said they plan to invest in new design processes over the next year, and prefabricated […]
Why Prefabrication is Perfect for Building Manufacturing Facilities
Construction and manufacturing sectors historically have worked very differently. In manufacturing, optimizing production processes are the number one goal – delivering the highest efficiency and quality. By contrast, traditional construction companies tend to work from project to project selecting the best collaborators, materials, and methods (Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, etc.) to meet specific needs. Now, prefabrication can […]
How prefabrication allows you to tap into a $265 billion profit pool
Contractors want to use more off-site techniques on projects to boost efficiency and productivity and save costs. Prefabrication isn’t always the right fit, but the technique is rapidly being adopted across construction projects. One of the critical challenges for preconstruction teams, design teams, and clients is identifying prefab opportunities for their construction projects. Prefab refers […]
8 Safety Advantages of Prefabrication and Modular Construction
Every week should be national construction safety week in construction. With safety being a constant issue in construction, it’s important to understand how modular construction, prefabrication, and offsite construction provide numerous advantages to construction companies seeking ways to make their projects safer. Prefabrication and modular construction are techniques from manufacturing utilized to improve construction processes and […]
Everything you need to know about Electrical Prefabrication
Although prefabrication strategies have been utilized in construction for quite a long time, they are fairly new to the electrical industry. Modular construction, building offsite, and assembly on the jobsite connect components in a warehouse or facility before delivering partially or finished parts to the jobsite for installation. Working in a controlled environment has many […]
3 Keys on why Prefabrication is Improving Production in Construction
Before diving into the best practices and benefits around Prefabrication, it’s important to understand what it entails. Prefabrication refers to fabricating assemblies (components of a building) in a controlled factory setting. From whole buildings or rooms to much smaller elements, buildings are becoming increasingly constructed off-site in secure facilities and then transported to the job site for […]
7 Keys for Maximizing Fabrication Shop Performance
Fabrication managers have an essential and intricate job. They must ensure an efficient flow of work going in and out of the fabrication facility to the jobsite. The shop’s floor layout, timely order fulfillment, and many other procedures are common challenges for fabrication managers, requiring maximum optimization and efficiency. In addition, it requires a strong […]
What are the Top 10 disruptions reshaping Construction
The construction industry and its broader ecosystem erect buildings, infrastructure, and industrial structures, creating the foundation of our lives and economies. It has successfully delivered unique, challenging projects, from skyscrapers to undersea tunnels. However, the construction industry has underperformed for an extended period in many regards. The COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation for materials may […]
