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Flat Sheet Metal Parts Delivered to Your Door the Same Day You Order Them (Updated for 2023)
In a jam with that trade show right around the corner? Itching to see your design transformed into a ...
New Capability: Stainless Steel Tubular Frames for the Medical Industry (Updated for 2024)
Customers in the medical device industry have long trusted Approved Sheet Metal to fabricate chassis, covers, custom medical carts, enclosures, and more. Now, ...
High-Power Fiber Laser Technology Means Better and Faster Sheet Metal Fabrication Delivery (Updated for 2024)
Sheet metal fabrication shops are in a never-ending sprint toward automation. To remain competitive in this industry, customers ...
Choose the Right Material to Speed Up Lead Time for Precision Sheet Metal Parts (Updated for 2024)
In the world of manufacturing, every minute of lead time matters. Developing a new product involves many moving ...
3 Expert Weldment Techniques for Sheet Metal Fabrication (Updated for 2024)
Welding is one of the oldest fabrication methods in the history of humankind. As far back as the ...
Enjoy the Journey: The Value of a Positive Outlook
What does success mean to you? Some people define success as material wealth, while for others it's about ...
Approved Sheet Metal Acquires Nashua Fabrication, Expanding Sheet Metal Fabrication Capabilities
HUDSON, NH - June 1, 2022: Approved Sheet Metal, a leading sheet metal fabrication company based in Hudson, ...
Is Bridge Production Right for Your Sheet Metal Parts? (Updated for 2023)
Are delays in tooling slowing down your entire production line? When you're under pressure to cut costs and ...
The Importance of Accurate Hardware Hole Sizes (Updated for 2023)
Some of the most common issues we've encountered during our 15+ years of experience assembling sheet metal parts ...
Need a Quick Quote? Include These 5 Details in Your RFQ (Updated for 2023)
At Approved Sheet Metal, we love having the opportunity to talk to our customers after they submit a ...
The Benefits of Louvers in Your Sheet Metal Parts (Updated for 2024)
Let's talk louvers. These press-formed features are commonly found in applications that require airflow and light penetration: In ...
Silk-Screening for Sheet Metal Parts (Updated for 2024)
If you're looking to enhance an enclosure, panel, or part, take advantage of Approved Sheet Metal's silk-screening services. ...
ASM in Action: Notching, Tabbing, and Rolling a Complex Part (Updated for 2023)
We recently completed a project that's just too exciting to keep to ourselves. Our end customer asked us ...
4 Reasons ASM Excels at Sheet Metal Prototyping (Updated for 2023)
Have you been burned by a metal fabrication shop before? You're not alone. Maybe you were in the ...
How to Apply the Right Sheet Metal Bend Gains to Your Design (Updated for 2024)
Let us calculate bend gains for you! The one thing all sheet metal parts have in common is ...
Top 5 Things to Check in Your Sheet Metal Design File (Updated for 2023)
Part designers have one goal: to produce a Class A prototype in the shortest amount of time possible. ...
Better Than Yesterday: What It Means at Approved Sheet Metal
Our Core Values Help Us Offer a Better Customer Experience We've come a long way since opening our ...
Talk to Your Manufacturer About Sheet Metal Sizes Before Designing Your Part (Updated for 2024)
Choose the Right Gauge at Approved Sheet Metal When you're working with sheet metal, choosing the right gauge ...
3 Tips for Smarter First Article Inspections (Updated for 2023)
Get Rapid First Article Inspections at Approved Sheet Metal When mass-producing a high-precision part, conducting a first article ...
Sheet Metal Fabrication Design for Manufacturability Isn’t Enough (Updated for 2024)
Get your models to a sheet metal shop that gets it. Most sheet metal manufacturers will tell you ...