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June 13, 2025 26 mins

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In this episode of The Engineering Passion Express, we take you on a journey from being the person who knows the physics, to understanding how a system will be fabricated.

This is not a narrative episode, rather it is an interview based episode with Lance Thrailkill, owner of All Metals Fabricating. Lance is a nice guy and great person to work with. You can check them out at https://www.ametals.com

Join me and learn how an engineer can increase their value by understanding design for manufacturing. Lance also left behind some valuable pieces of information. Here are his notes:

Manufacturing Tips for Sheet Metal

https://www.ametals.com/post/design-for-manufacturing-5-tips-for-sheet-metal-bending

Optimizing for Installation

https://www.ametals.com/post/dfm-tips-to-optimize-your-part-design-for-hardware-installation

Choosing the correct steel

https://www.ametals.com/post/how-to-choose-the-right-steel-type-for-sheet-metal-fabrication

Considerations for Punched Parts

https://www.ametals.com/post/five-dfm-tips-for-punch-press-operations-in-precision-fabrication

Welding Design Tips

https://www.ametals.com/post/7-dfm-tips-for-faster-better-and-higher-quality-welding

Precision Machining

https://www.ametals.com/post/7-dfm-tips-for-your-next-precision-machining-project

Surface Finish Considerations

https://www.ametals.com/post/your-guide-to-perfect-surface-finishes-how-all-metals-fabricating-matches-you-to-the-ideal-option


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Brandon Donnelly
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