Serving the lawn and garden industry, General Sheet Metal Works also fabricates parts for the solar industry, working primarily with mild steel. The company supplies OEMs that sell products. The majority of its orders call for 1⁄2 in. plate and under. “We’ll do it all,” says Jeff Zelley, plant manager at General Sheet Metal Works Inc. in Tomah, Wis. He says the company frequently welds 16-gauge through 1⁄2 in. plate, but has the capability to work with thicker materials as well.
“The welding in our shop increased and we were doing more welding than we had in the past so we started running more welding booths on multiple shifts,” Zelley says. “We needed something that would ensure we were cleaning any contaminants we were generating, not only to create a better work environment, but so we weren’t polluting the air.”
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