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The International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal, air conditioning and welding industry, recently received a grant from Stanley Black & Decker’s first “Empower Makers” Global Impact Challenge.

While Ductmate and others were changing transverse duct construction in the '80, another cadre of businesses began bringing the industry into the computer era.

The topic of heat stress has been in the forefront of Federal OSHA, state regulators, and standards setting groups over the past five years and 2022 is “heating up” as well.

CAMMU says: "The conflict with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine underscores that these “national security” steel and aluminum tariffs on U.S. allies should never have been put in place in the first place."

84% of mechanical piping contractors have observed greater productivity through BIM adoption, including 78% of users for sheet metal/ducting  

Brad Everly and Lane Ivester, air conditioning technology instructors at North Georgia Technical College, are both graduates of the college's air conditioning technology program, so they know first-hand what the experience is like.

Staff Sgt. Antonette Ventura’s path to becoming a sheet metal journey person took an unexpected detour when she was deployed to Saudi Arabia in late 2020, during the middle of her apprenticeship.

In my opinion, the ‘80s saw the most significant development in HVAC duct fabrication of any during the past half-century. Here's why.

Choosing between prefabrication vs. on-site fabrication isn’t always easy. However, it becomes more straightforward when people take the time to weigh the specifics associated with their project and its resources.

SMACNA, MCA and NECA all announced their respective innovators of the year at their first collaborative MEP Innovation Conference in Tampa, Florida in January.