Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, has acquired Metal Works. The all-cash purchase is expected to be immediately accretive. Terms were not disclosed.

Moreover, the high-product-mix nature of metal fabrication means that “poor” machine uptimes need to be put in context. For instance, a complicated staged setup on a press brake might yield poor green ...

In automated welding, wire can be used in the gas metal arc welding process, for instance, to overcome inconsistencies in the ...

Although I have a good gig as a full professor at Iowa State University, I’ve daydreamed about learning a trade – something ...

Apprenticeship and training opportunities within the farm machinery industry will be showcased at the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse from Tuesday to Thursday ...

Women in trades have reported encounters with customers who doubted their competence and refused to deal with them, seeking a ...

When I received my diploma in welding in May 2022, I'd already found the place I wanted to work: Howe's Welding and Metal Fabrication. I'd met the owner, Jim Howe, when I visited his three-man shop in ...

From 2017 to 2022, the number of women in trades rose from about 241,000 to nearly 354,000. That’s an increase of about 47%.

Anyone in the DIY game or working in a professional shop or trade environment (mechanics, carpenters and woodworkers, and ...