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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 30, 2026, 2:30 PM PT
Sheet Metal news
Sheet-metal workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair products such as ducts, drainpipes, and furnace casings. The stories here track shop equipment, fabrication methods, automation, training, and workforce changes. Headlines from sheet-metal and fabrication sources come with our short summaries and links to the publishers' full stories. For state apprenticeship resources, see our apprenticeship page.
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Latest Sheet Metal stories
Tariffs on imported machine tools delayed (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: The Department of Commerce postponed tariff action on imported machine tools, citing their importance to national defense.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 PM PT
Flanging machine uses double conical tools to minimize deformation (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: CML USA introduced the Ercolina EFB220 ErcoFlange machine, which creates precise 37- and 90-degree cold-formed flanges in tubes and pipes from ¾ to 8-3/4 in. diameter.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 12:25 PM PT
Online calculator brings sheet metal pattern development to the browser (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Planichapa is a web-based flat-pattern calculator designed for plate and duct sheet-metal fabrication.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 12:18 PM PT
Speyside completes acquisition of The Tapco Tube Co. (opens in a new tab)
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 12:14 PM PT
BLM GROUP USA announces strategic partnership (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: BLM GROUP USA of Novi, Michigan, has formed a strategic partnership with Turkey's Nukon to expand manufacturing technologies available in the U.S. and Canada.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 12:11 PM PT
FABTECH 2026 shows how AI is reshaping metal fabrication (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: FABTECH 2026 shows how AI is reshaping metal fabrication. The article says that realizing AI's potential will require reliable data, industry knowledge, and a supportive company culture.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 8:30 AM PT
Building a stronger metal fabrication culture with the HERO framework (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Laystrom Manufacturing applies the HERO framework - hope, efficacy, resilience, optimism - to improve its workforce safety and overall business performance.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 7:55 AM PT
Fulcrum to launch software with live event Oct. 29 (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Fulcrum will host a live event on October 29 to launch its new software, Software That Knows Your Shop.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 6:22 AM PT
How We Determine Whether a Custom Sheet Metal Part Is Quick-Turn Eligible (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Approved Sheet Metal explains how it decides if a custom sheet-metal part qualifies for quick-turn production, considering prototype revisions and low stock of production parts.
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- Approved Sheet Metal Blog (opens in a new tab)Oct 29, 2026, 5:45 AM PT
Metal Works of High Point adds facility in North Carolina (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Metal Works of High Point announced a new 60,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in High Point, North Carolina.
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- The Fabricator Feed (opens in a new tab)Oct 28, 2026, 2:47 PM PT
Special Focus: Powered by Members, 2026 Leadership Conference brings SMART leaders to Chicago (opens in a new tab)
Our summary: Union sheet-metal and transportation leaders convene at a conference to learn from each other, build solidarity, and strategize for upcoming challenges.
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- SMART Union (opens in a new tab)Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM PT