Metal Fabrication Blog

You never know what kind of amazing products you’ll find at the annual FABTECH show in Chicago.  This year, our Vice President decided to make another major investment in fabrication automation with the purchase of an AMADA AMERICA, INC. HG1003-ATC (automatic tool changer) press brake right on the spot. This incredible machine makes tool setup so fast that … Continue reading “EVS Metal Hits the Road to FABTECH”

Design for manufacturability (also known as design for manufacturing or simply by the abbreviation DFM) is an engineering concept that places heavy emphasis on the ease and efficiency of end-product manufacture as part of the core design process. One of the primary reasons to integrate DFM theory into a product’s initial design is because it … Continue reading “Design for Manufacturability in Metal Fabrication Environments”

EVS Metal’s co-founder and vice president Joe Amico was quoted heavily in a recent article in FabShop Magazine. Joe discussed EVS’s capabilities at length, in particular, recent investments in CNC machining equipment and laser cutting systems. EVS Metal leverages new technologies and automated systems to achieve unprecedented levels of flexibility and productivity. Incorporated in 1994 … Continue reading “EVS Metal Founder Featured in Fab Shop Direct Magazine”

EVS Metal (https://evsmetal.com), a leading American metal fabrication and manufacturing company, recently completed the process of ISO 9001:2015 certification across all four American facilities. ISO 9001 — the world’s most respected and most-commonly-used set of standards for quality management systems (QMS) — is a set of strict guidelines defining best manufacturing practices that, when followed, … Continue reading “EVS Metal Obtains ISO 9001:2015 Certification Across All Four Metal Fabrication Facilities”

Article Revised August 23rd, 2022 According to a new report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global sheet metal fabrication services market is expected to remain fragmented over the coming years due to the widespread application spectrum of the market and the number of lucrative opportunities in specific fabrication areas. Sheet metal fabrication demand trends … Continue reading “New Report Details Sheet Metal Fabrication Demand Trends”

Article Revised August 27th, 2022 There’s often a lack of understanding around what constitutes welding vs. brazing vs. soldering, and for good reason. Each is a method of joining together pieces of a given material, most often metal, but at times thermoplastics and other materials as well. Depending on the situation, any of these could also … Continue reading “Welding, Brazing and Soldering: What’s the Difference?”

Updated 8/13/21 With all of the technological advances being made in the sheet metal fabrication and manufacturing industry, it should come as no surprise that a variety of mobile apps have been developed for on-the-go use. However, what has been somewhat surprising is the sheer number of apps now available. Therefore, we at EVS Metal … Continue reading “Mobile Apps for Sheet Metal Fabrication: 2021 Guide”

EVS Metal, an American provider of quality precision sheet metal fabrications, complex-machined, and finished items, was named to “The Fabricator” magazine’s Fab 40 for the 8th year in a row. Having made this prestigious list since its inception, EVS is proud and honored to be included again for 2017.   (June 15, 2017 — RIVERDALE, NJ) … Continue reading “EVS Metal Named Fab 40 Metal Fabricator for 8th Consecutive Year”

Article Revised July 31st, 2022 The fabrication industry may not change as rapidly as others, but nevertheless, change is a-comin’, and those of us in manufacturing have to be ready to handle whatever the future throws at us.  Here are nine sheet metal fabrication trends to watch for in 2021.  1. Industry Outlook The global … Continue reading “10 Metal Fabrication Trends to Watch in 2021”

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. It’s a term that is used as a catch-all for a variety of different business tasks in manufacturing settings, including: Most ERP software has the ability to do all of the above, but not every company chooses to use their ERP to handle all of the listed tasks. For … Continue reading “ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Systems for Metal Fabricators”