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Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide - Fourth Ed.
Price: $85.00
Member Price: $68.00
The new fourth edition includes updated and expanded information on press brakes by Steven D. Benson and is ideal for use in classroom and on-the-job training...
Bending Basics Digital Version
Price: $105.00
Member Price: $84.00
Digital Version:Bending Basics is an A-Z comprehensive reference on the art of press brakes. It is ideal for individual use or in classroom and on-the-job training programs.
2023 Financial Ratios and Operational Benchmarking Survey
Price: $419.00
Member Price: $199.00
Access comprehensive business performance data collected each year that includes measures of liquidity, profitability, asset management, operational benchmarking, value proposition, and marketing...
2023 Salary/Wage and Benefits Survey
Price: $419.00
Member Price: $199.00
This tool provides crucial intel for company owners and human resource managers in the metal forming, fabricating, and processing industry. The survey results detail employment practices, benefit...
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Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide - Fourth Ed.
Price: $85.00
Member Price: $68.00
The new fourth edition includes updated and expanded information on press brakes by Steven D. Benson and is ideal for use in classroom and on-the-job training...
Bending Basics
Price: $105.00
Member Price: $84.00
Bending Basics is an A-Z comprehensive reference on the art of press brakes. It is ideal for individual use or in classroom and on-the-job training programs.
Improve Slitting Quality "Some Things You Should Know"
Price: $37.95
Member Price: $30.36
This book on slitting is designed specifically to help slitting related personnel do a better job.
Today's 40 Most Frequently Used Fittings - 6th Ed., Vol. I
Price: $70.00
Member Price: $56.00
This book provides step-by-step instructions on how to make the most frequently used fittings.
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5 Key Steps: Putting People and Process First for Successful, Ongoing Digital Transformation
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $16.00
- Get beyond case-by-case technology implementation - How integrating people, processes, and technology is essential for success - Technology: The last thing you need for digital transformation - 5...
A Path to a Better High Frequency Weld
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $16.00
High frequency (HF) welding is a type of electric resistance welding in which metal strip edges are heated using induced current and then forged together during a roll forming process to create a...
Adapting to Changes Within the Tube Bending Industry
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $16.00
Explore the benefits of adjusting to advancements within the tube bending industry due to the emergence of e-mobility and the latest tube bending machine concepts that are creating new opportunities:...
ALAW Total Bundle
One of the longest-running laser conferences, each year the Advanced Laser Applications Workshop (ALAW®) brings together industry experts, suppliers, and manufacturers to learn about the latest...
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Forming & Fabricating Job Shop Consumption Report 4th Qtr 2023
Price: Free
This survey, created by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA), is one of the most unique and complete tools available for forecasting the activity in the heart of the...
2023 Financial Ratios and Operational Benchmarking Survey
Price: $419.00
Member Price: $199.00
Access comprehensive business performance data collected each year that includes measures of liquidity, profitability, asset management, operational benchmarking, value proposition, and marketing...
2023 Salary/Wage and Benefits Survey
Price: $419.00
Member Price: $199.00
This tool provides crucial intel for company owners and human resource managers in the metal forming, fabricating, and processing industry. The survey results detail employment practices, benefit...
2022 Salary, Wage, & Benefits Survey
Price: $316.00
Member Price: $140.00
This tool provides crucial intel for company owners and human resource managers in the metal forming, fabricating, and processing industry. The survey results detail employment practices, benefit...
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Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide - Fourth Ed. Digital Version
Price: $85.00
Member Price: $68.00
Digital Version: The new fourth edition includes updated and expanded information on press brakes by Steven D. Benson and is ideal for use in classroom and on-the-job training...
Bending Basics Digital Version
Price: $105.00
Member Price: $84.00
Digital Version:Bending Basics is an A-Z comprehensive reference on the art of press brakes. It is ideal for individual use or in classroom and on-the-job training programs.
Teaching Companion for Metal Fabrication Guide 4th Ed.
Price: $25.00
Member Price: $20.00
This PowerPoint PDF is a teaching aid to the book Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide Fourth Edition. It will be included at no charge for a purchase of 10 or more of the books.
What's Your Business Worth?
Price: $99.00
Member Price: $49.00
Manage your operation for valuation! This eBook provides a practical and useable overview of business valuation and a prescription on how to improve the valuation of your operation.
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Careers in Metal Fabrication (Employer Version): A Practical Guide to Modern Recruiting for Fabrication Employers
Price: Free
Gain insights and tips for attracting the next generation of...
Careers in Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide for Young Job Seekers and Those Who Influence Their Career Choices
Price: Free
Discover how students, recent graduates and young job seekers can get their careers started in this exciting sector of manufacturing.
5 Ways to Grow a Successful Manufacturing Business
Price: Free
Whether you own a fabrication company that’s looking to expand or you’re ready to start your own business, every stage of growth brings its own hurdles and triumphs.
Alternative Methods and Dispelling the Myths of LOTO With Regards to Manufacturing Equipment/Processes
Price: Free
This white paper was written by the FMA Safety Council to address myriad questions around the issue of controlling hazardous energy. Those who have questions about how to tackle tasks where...
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Blueprint Interpretation (DVD)
Price: $120.00
Member Price: $96.00
This DVD teaches everything that a beginning sheet metal technician needs to know about blueprints.
Calculator Math (DVD)
Price: $120.00
Member Price: $96.00
This DVD takes the viewer through basic math calculations, such as simple formulas and right angle trigonometry.
Cold Drawing of Stainless and Carbon Steel Tubing (DVD)
Price: $299.00
Member Price: $199.00
Discover the fascinating process of cold drawing of stainless and carbon steel tubing!
Flat Pattern Development (DVD)
Price: $120.00
Member Price: $96.00
In this DVD we look into the mysteries of how flat patterns are developed as well as learn the hows and whys around the decisions your CAD system is making.
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Recommended Standards for Cold Bending of Pipe and Tube (Standard TPA-CBS-98) - Ebook
Price: $28.00
Member Price: $22.40
Recommended Standards for Cold Bending of Pipe and Tube. Developed and written by the Tube & Pipe Association, International.
Recommended Standards for Cold Bending of Pipe and Tube (Standard TPA-CBS-98) - Print
Price: $28.00
Member Price: $22.40
These voluntary standards were developed and written by industry experts and are offered to you by the industry's leading educational association — the Tube & Pipe Association,...
Recommended Standards for Induction Bending of Pipe and Tube (Standard TPA-IBS-98) - Ebook
Price: $28.00
Member Price: $22.40
This revised edition includes a glossary of terms and definitions, ordering information, materials, procedures, variables, acceptance criteria, and more. Replaces IPA-VIBS-86 induction...
Recommended Standards for Induction Bending of Pipe and Tube (Standard TPA-IBS-98) - Print
Price: $28.00
Member Price: $22.40
Looking for up-to-date quality specifications? These bending standards were developed and written by industry experts and are offered to you by the industry's leading educational association the Tube...
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2024 Steel Distributors & Metal Processing Directory
Price: Free
The Steel Distributors & Metal Processing Directory is a special listing of FMA company members who focus on the unique needs of the steel processing, distributor, and producer industries. This...
2023 Steel Distributors & Metal Processing Directory
Price: Free
The Steel Distributors & Metal Processing Directory is a special listing of FMA company members who focus on the unique needs of the steel distributor and steel industry. This directory is...