Metal Fabrication Blog

In terms of the supply chain, businesses need to be concerned with many different factors. Speed, efficiency, quality of services provided and costs involved are just a few of the considerations that require scrutiny when deciding how to manage and deploy the many moving parts of a typical supply chain. Of the different issues, it’s … Continue reading “Why Accurate Total Landed Cost Calculations are Important (and How to Do it Right)”

Article Revised August 24th, 2022 Aerospace engineering is the science of designing, fabricating, and assembling machines that fly, dating back to the early 19th century, with the emergence of such notable figures as the Wright Brothers and Gustave Whitehead. Due to the relatively recent advent of the subject matter involved — flight — it is still … Continue reading “Metal Fabrication and the Aerospace Industry”

The demand for renewable energy is growing at a rapid and seemingly unstoppable pace. Yet, there are constant challenges those in the industry must face. At EVS Metal, we understand the demands and uncertainties that are commonplace in this constantly evolving sector — everything from investor demands and political turmoil can come into play — … Continue reading “Metal Fabrication for the Alternative Energy Industry”

Article Revised August 26th, 2022 As a full-service precision sheet metal fabricator, EVS Metal offers a wide array of specialized manufacturing solutions in-house. One of these solutions is welding aluminum and stainless steel for metal fabrication. While this might seem simple at first, welding is quite a complex skill, and welders are generally required to … Continue reading “Welding Certifications, Endorsements + Styles for Metal Fabrication Environments”

Article Revised July 31st, 2022 Although most well known for being a leading metal fabrication shop, EVS Metal also provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions including mechanical design and engineering across a variety of industries. This gives our company the flexibility to take on projects from the early design and prototyping stages through manufacturing and final delivery. … Continue reading “What is Mechanical Design and Engineering for Metal Fabrication?”

EVS Metal is committed to providing quality precision sheet metal fabrications, precision machining, mechanical assemblies and integration that meet or exceed customers’ requirements.  Recently, the company was honored by The Fabricator magazine as a Fab 40 metal fabricator for 2015, landing at number 20.“This is a great honor for EVS,” said Joe Amico, co-founder and … Continue reading “EVS Metal: A Fab 40 Metal Fabricator”

We take our work seriously at EVS Metal, and expect our employees to be experts in their fields. Understanding not just how to carry out a process, but how and why that process works is integral to our company’s success. It gives our experienced metalworkers, designers and engineers the freedom to look beyond what’s directly … Continue reading “What is Sheet Metal Forming and How Does it Work?”

Article Revised August 17th, 2022 According to UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a type 1 508A electrical enclosure is “an assembly incorporating two or more pieces of industrial control equipment or related control circuit devices, provided with interconnecting wiring and terminals for connections in the field.” This type of enclosure is meant for indoor use, primarily to provide protection against … Continue reading “What is a UL Certified Type 1 508A Enclosure?”

Logistics is defined as the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations (Wikipedia). At its core, “logistics” simply means having the right thing, at the right place at the right time. But the simplicity of this … Continue reading “Logistics for Manufacturing and Metal Fabrication”

EVS Metal is committed to using industry-standard, attainable tolerances during the design stage of development for manufacturing and fabrication, even when dimensional tolerances have not been previously specified by our client. EVS also takes great care to understand the design’s purpose, which helps our engineers apply an even more specific range of tolerance to a … Continue reading “Attainable Tolerances in Design for Manufacturing”