Southern Fabricating Machinery Sales

Shearing Metal: Mechanical vs. Hydraulics - Which is Better?

Posted On: February 23, 2018

When selecting a shear, many people assume that hydraulic operation is a better option as they equate it with a press brake. However, shearing is a completely ...

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Southern Fabricating Machinery Sales

Learning Used Machinery: Plate Rolls

Posted On: February 21, 2018

Plate Rolls are utilized for the rolling of flat sheets of material typically steel, stainless steel or aluminum. Typical applications include the manufacture ...

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Andy Kamashian

The 7 Deadly Sins of Buying New or Used Machinery

Posted On: February 16, 2018

When manufacturers consider buying or adding equipment, they often make some of the dumbest mistakes for the weakest of reasons. While they may not be actual ...

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Andy Kamashian

4 Factors You Can't Avoid When Buying New Machinery

Posted On: February 15, 2018

When buying new machinery, a buyer typically does so based on the desire for the newest/fastest/best technology available. If a new machine is the only way to ...

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Dave Wearing

5 Tips to Keeping Your Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) Center Running Properly

Posted On: February 13, 2018

Keeping your shop's equipment working at peak condition is a must for maximizing productivity and minimizing disruptions. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) ...

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Used Machinery Buyer’s Guide

Southern Fabricating Machinery Sales

4 Different Types of CNC Machinery

Posted On: February 8, 2018

The middle name of our company is Fab which is short for fabricating and a lot of what we sell is fabrication machines such as press brakes, shears, lasers, ...

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Southern Fabricating Machinery Sales

Waterjet Capabilities: Where Waterjets Fit

Posted On: February 6, 2018

Think of the above as a balancing beam for your shape cutting process. On one side you have the CAPABILITY of waterjet. You can cut anything you can touch to ...

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