Using a trusted manufacturer is one of the best ways to remove the burden of staffing, let you focus on selling, and stabilize your cash flow. This allows you to focus on selling rather than filling orders, and we all know selling is where you make money — time spent after that just eats away at your profits.

Whatever you want to call it, there’s no doubt that the manufacturing and metalworking industry is experiencing a tough time. Companies of all sizes and capabilities may struggle with a lack of skilled labor, stagnant or declining sales, or a number of other things. Whether your primary service is as a sheet metal fabricator, Installer/Contractor, or a solo sheet metal shop, we feel your pain — and so does the rest of the industry.

There’s an ebb and flow to production, sales, and money collection cycles. If you’re out selling, you can’t produce. If you’re in the shop producing, you can’t get out and sell. You get the idea...But if you're in the business of selling ductwork, why would we tell you you're spending too much time on sheet metal duct fabrication?

We’ve had a number of conversations of late with customers about the need for a better Industrial Spark Trap solution for dealing with welding, grinding, and cutting table sparks. We made one, a real spark trap — affordable, effective, and unique. When you compare spark traps, you’ll learn the difference is on the INSIDE!

Sparks and embers from grinding, welding, and cutting applications may be small, but they can make their way through ductwork and create flame and explosion hazards. As you can imagine — flames, explosions, and fires are not good.

The US Duct Spark Trap continues to attract attention. The simple and yet effective design, coupled with its rugged construction, offers the seller and their customers a cost-effective solution to a growing and typically expensive problem — reducing the sparks and fire hazards from grinding, welding, and cutting applications. 

Here are some of the common reasons why you'd receive a warning symbol in DuctQuote — and tips on how to fix them.

Creating ductwork designs in DuctQuote is a breeze, but some layout nuances even take the pros a while to master. Here are some errors you might run into in DuctQuote and troubleshooting tips on how to resolve them.

You’ve got a ductwork system with 18-inch pipes and need to install a spark trap to extinguish sparks from the grinding, welding, and cutting done in your shop. So you get an 18-inch spark trap, right? Wrong.