Resource Highlight: MCAA’s Factors to Consider in Establishing, Operating and Maintaining a Fabrication Shop

April 8, 2022

Whether you’re establishing a new fab shop or looking to keep yours operating at peak performance, MCAA’s Factors to Consider in Establishing, Operating and Maintaining a Fabrication Shop provides tips to enhance your company’s productivity and profitability. It’s just one of MCAA’s educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership.

The bulletin explains the benefits of prefabrication and offers tips for:

  • Locating the facility
  • Material handling
  • Physical and workstation requirements
  • Considerations such as gas services to support the cutting and welding process
  • Planning the fabrication process to maximize cost control
  • Potential quality control documentation requirements

It also addresses potential setbacks of fabrication that should be considered in advance of setting up shop.

For a full list of available Management Methods Bulletins, visit the Management Methods Bulletins page.

Have Questions or Need Personal Assistance?

Contact MCAA’s Frank Wall.

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