Category: Fab Shop Tips

A Shot in the Dark “Dang it,” the shop manager complained to an office employee at the end of a workday. “Joe was supposed to get those forms back to me before he left.” The employee looked out of the manager’s high office window across the darkened shop below. “I saw him filling them out […]

A Happy Shop Is a Productive Shop The shop owner figured he had the perfect formula for success: he invested in only the best equipment and hired only the most highly skilled fabricators. He paid the top wages in the local market, so he felt justified in demanding more of his people than any of […]

The Quality of Goodness The fabricator was looking through his fridge for a snack when his seven-year-old daughter walked into the family kitchen. “Dad,” she asked, “Is your shop a good shop?” Startled, the fabricator quickly replied with a smile, “Of course it is a good shop, Sweetheart.” When he turned to face her, the […]