Weber Knapp Blog

Low-carbon steel is affordable and versatile. Rust, unfortunately, doesn’t care.

A long shift is hard enough without the equipment making employees work harder than they need to. A workstation that forces an awkward movement may seem like a small annoyance at first. Do it a few hundred times, and your body may have a different opinion.

A flip-up countertop seems simple enough. It goes up. It comes back down. How complicated could it be?

Mechanical motion control manufacturers power up their machining equipment every day. CNC milling machines are creating detailed work, and jig routers are making deep cuts.

If you’ve ever reached an in-house design or engineering stalemate during a project, the idea of outsourcing has probably come up. And there’s one burning question that probably crossed your mind first:

A heavy-duty hinge rarely gets blamed first.

When everything is working, most people never think about the technology behind it.

Using laser cutting machines to produce detailed metal parts has been standard practice since the early 1970s. In today’s manufacturing environment, the CNC laser cutting process allows CAD-driven designs to move from file to finished part in minutes.

What causes a hidden hinge installation to fail?

It isn't always poor workmanship or the wrong hinge. More often, problems appear because important design considerations were overlooked before the hinge was ever installed. By the time those issues show up during assembly, fixing them can require extra time and added cost.

Manufacturing depends on people whose work isn't always visible.

Long before production begins, someone has to source the materials and supplies the company depends on. That work happens behind the scenes, but it affects every department.