by Gord Miburn | Mar 11, 2019 | design
Relationship Status: “It’s Complicated” Canadian’s have been in a slow and lengthy breakup with imperial measurements. After a significant industry-led lobby, the (Pierre) Trudeau government adopted the metric system in Canada in 1970. Thus...
by Ann Milburn | Mar 7, 2019 | design
We once had a customer ask us to make a truck box out of stainless steel. The material costs alone made the customer decide the project wasn’t worth pursuing. The fact is, sourcing the right material for the job, has a critical impact on costs and we routinely...
by Gord Miburn | Feb 22, 2019 | design, efficiency, tolerances
Manufacturing costs are influenced by a number of factors: material, finish, whether or not the welds need to be certified to name a few. When we look at drawings to manufacture a part, we often don’t know anything other than what is on the drawing so we cost...
