Industry 4.1

Fabrication

Welding, CNC machining, metal additive manufacturing, tooling, and materials science. Sparks and precision.

The Coating Line That Caught Fire: What a Failed Automation Teaches About Finishing

A mid-size fabricator's $2.8M automated coating system went down for six weeks. The real problem wasn't the equipment. It was what nobody told them before they bought it....

Mike CallahanMay 7, 20263 min read

Apex 8 Studio - AI Solutions Built to Operate

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