Metal Fabrication Blog

EVS Metal is fortunate to attract some of the best and most accomplished individuals in the metalworking industry; our outstanding staff is truly our most important asset.  However, it is understandably difficult for customers to get a feel for the level of dedication our team brings to work every day without reading it in their … Continue reading “Spotlight on Metal Forming: Q&A with Greg, Engineer, EVS New Jersey”

For those not as familiar with the role of QA in a metal fabrication job shop environment, these team members are tasked with preventing mistakes or defects in fabricated products, as well as averting issues that may arise when delivering finished items to an end customer. According to ISO 9000 guidelines (which EVS follows), QA … Continue reading “Quality Assurance for Metal Fabrication”

While sheet metal fabrication is often a subtractive process, there are many ways of using forming mechanisms to shape metal that don’t remove any material at all.  Instead, a given force is applied to a piece of sheet metal to change its geometry.  In order for this to happen, the force must be great enough … Continue reading “Bending and Forming as Non-Subtractive Sheet Metal Fabrication Processes”

Turret punches & presses are the meat and potatoes of the modern precision metal fabrication industry. Having made their debut in job shops of the 1950s, it would be a long time before CNC-enabled equipment became the norm; therefore these machines were generally operated manually, by hand.  At that point in history, using a turret … Continue reading “Turret Punches & Presses: Modern Precision Tooling Essentials”

Our new Amada Laser Cutting System with Rotary Index (FOM2 3015 NT RI) has made its debut at EVS Metal’s ITAR-certified manufacturing facility in Keene, NH.  This top-of-the-line integrated cutting unit is considered the most versatile rotary index system available.  With its expanded process range, high-speed cutting head, outstanding accuracy and industry-leading stability, the Amada … Continue reading “Amada’s Rotary Index Laser Cutting System Debuts at EVS NH”

In our last blog, we discussed different lean fabrication systems — traditional as well as non-traditional — that can work together to improve job shop environments, even when the manufacturing mix is atypical of a standard lean environment.  Specifically, we are interested in investigating how the integration of lean philosophy impacts high-mix, low-flow environments like … Continue reading “Continuous Flow & Lean Fabrication in Metal Manufacturing”

EVS Metal has been an industry-leading fabricator since 1994, but over the years, we’ve become much more than that and consider it a point of pride that we’re able to consistently deliver a true experience of vertical integration in manufacturing to our customers. Why is this important?  Because we are able to keep many — … Continue reading “Vertical Integration in Manufacturing Matters”

Last week, we began a discussion on utilizing lean principles in traditional job shops.  We continue this week by taking a look at exactly how high-mix, low-volume environments can incorporate and benefit from these ideas, even when the focus must be on production, rather than product. How can lean practices be implemented in high-mix, low-volume … Continue reading “High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing in a Lean Metal Fabrication Environment”

Article Revised August 19th, 2022 The origins of lean manufacturing can be found in the Toyota Production System (TPS) philosophy of the 1980s. This management style centers around the idea that reducing processes and positions down to the bare necessities makes it much easier to see what’s important or adds the most value. What are … Continue reading “Lean Manufacturing in a Metal Fabrication Shop”

EVS Metal has built its reputation of quality around precision metal fabrication. But as an end-to-end provider of manufacturing services, from design to end-user delivery, we’ve also gained a strong following of those seeking a vertically integrated solution for high-tech engineering and prototyping. Because we have the in-house capabilities across our four American manufacturing facilities … Continue reading “Fabricating Digital Directories + Wayfinding Kiosks”