Factory Five Writes the Book on Welding

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Another cover for the Factory Five crew! This time in a welding and fabrication magazine!

In the May/June 2015 issue of “Practical Welding Magazine” (the official publication of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International), Factory Five Racing’s welding shop and company are profiled. The article focuses on the people at our company, the technology that we use, and how we achieve quality and repeatability. Big congrats to Nate Johnson (Director of Operations) and Chad Gonzalves (Welding Manager)!

We’ve been on the cover of “Hot Rod Magazine”, we’ve won “Best in Show” awards at SEMA, and great press is something we enjoy earning. This article makes me particularly proud as we are measured so much by our craft, and it is nice to get recognition from the world of welding professionals.

Click here to read the article on Practical Welding’s website. They also posted a quick video of our welding shop at work.

Dave Smith
President

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