--- title: McHone Industries Blog | Designs & Engineering description: Designs & Engineering | --- [![mchone industries](https://www.mchoneind.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mchonecolors.png?width=300&name=mchonecolors.png "mchone industries")](https://www.mchoneind.com/) - [Blog](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/) - [Downloadable Resources](https://blog.mchoneind.com/free-manufacturing-resources) - [Portfolio](https://www.mchoneind.com/portfolio/) - [Careers](https://www.mchoneind.com/careers/) - [Contact Us](https://www.mchoneind.com/contact-us/) - [Services](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/) - [Tube Production](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/tube-production/) - [Tube Bending & Tube Fabrication](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/tube-bending-fabrication/) - [Metal Weldments & Assemblies](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/weldments-and-assemblies/) - [Roll Forming](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/roll-forming/) - [Sheet Metal Fabrication](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/sheet-metal-fabrication/) - [Laser Cutting](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/laser-cutting-sheet-metal/) - [Robotic Welding](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/robotic-welding/) - [Bead Blasting](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/bead-blasting/) - [Powder Coating](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/powder-coating-services/) - [Ring Rolling](https://www.mchoneind.com/services/metal-rolling-service/) - [About](https://www.mchoneind.com/about/) [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=McHone%20Industries%20Blog%20%7C%20Designs%20%26%20Engineering) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F1629394%2FImported_Blog_Media%2Fpexels-photo-13-1024x672.jpg) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mchoneind.com%2Fblog%2Ftopic%2Fdesigns-engineering%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) # McHone Industries Blog ## [Sheet Metal Sizes: What You Need To Know](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-sizes-of-sheet-metal) - December 03, 2020 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-sizes-of-sheet-metal#comments-listing) [![standard sizes of sheet metal](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Industrial%20exterior%20yellow%20door%20with%20alarm%20bell.jpeg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-sizes-of-sheet-metal) [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-sizes-of-sheet-metal) ## [Square Tubing Vs. Round: Tube Bending](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/square-tubing-vs.-round-tube-bending) - August 03, 2020 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/square-tubing-vs.-round-tube-bending#comments-listing) [![](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/metal%20tube%20bending.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/square-tubing-vs.-round-tube-bending) While metal tubing can be formed into [a variety of shapes](https://blog.mchoneind.com/blog/tubular-steel-products-non-round), square and round tubing are the two most common across a variety of applications.  [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/square-tubing-vs.-round-tube-bending) ## [Standard Tubing Sizes Chart - OEM Metal & Steel Tubing](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-tubing-sizes-chart-oem-steel-tubing) - July 03, 2020 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-tubing-sizes-chart-oem-steel-tubing#comments-listing) [![Steel tubing size chart](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/McHone-Line-Card-1.png)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-tubing-sizes-chart-oem-steel-tubing) If there’s one thing we know, it’s metal tubing.  [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/standard-tubing-sizes-chart-oem-steel-tubing) ## [Shoring & Reshoring: American Manufacturing & Total Cost of Ownership](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/shoring-reshoring-american-manufacturing) - June 22, 2020 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/shoring-reshoring-american-manufacturing#comments-listing) [![](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pexels-photo-13-1024x672.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/shoring-reshoring-american-manufacturing) It may have been tough to believe [American manufacturing would make a comeback](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/10/16/cities-where-manufacturing-making-comeback/38127539/) 20 years ago.  [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/shoring-reshoring-american-manufacturing) ## [CNC Bending Services: Everything You Need to Know](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cnc-bending-basics) - October 31, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cnc-bending-basics#comments-listing) [![cnc bending](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/cnc%20bending-078323-edited.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cnc-bending-basics) Those dang millennials. Always trying to be in front of a computer screen. Now it's even spilled into the world of metal manufacturing, and the way we fabricate metal tubing and sheets What is[CNC...](http://www.vandf.co.uk/tooling/what-is-cnc-bending) [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cnc-bending-basics) ## [Round Steel Tubing Sizes | Tube Sizes Guide](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/round-steel-tubing-sizes-tube-sizes-guide) - October 25, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/round-steel-tubing-sizes-tube-sizes-guide#comments-listing) [![pexels-photo-195703.jpeg](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/pexels-photo-195703.jpeg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/round-steel-tubing-sizes-tube-sizes-guide) The sizes listed below are for standard tube production. If you have custom engineering or requests, your metal manufacturer may be able to make them work too, depending on its engineers' skill level. [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/round-steel-tubing-sizes-tube-sizes-guide) ## [5 Ways to Control the Cost of Tube Bending Services](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cost-of-tube-bending-services) - October 10, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cost-of-tube-bending-services#comments-listing) [![](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_0350-1024x681.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cost-of-tube-bending-services) It's probably safe to assume that cost is one of the (if not THE) main factor that affects your choice of tube bending service provider. And it's also probably safe to assume that at times the cost... [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/cost-of-tube-bending-services) ## [Garden Tool Manufacturers Need the Right Design for the Right Job](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/garden-tool-manufacturers-design) - September 30, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/garden-tool-manufacturers-design#comments-listing) [![garden tool manufacturers](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/garden%20tool%20manufacturers.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/garden-tool-manufacturers-design) Garden tool manufacturers looking to ramp up production and increase future sales need to understand that modern consumers demand a **sturdy, durable, good-looking tool** that helps them accomplish the... [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/garden-tool-manufacturers-design) ## [13 Ways You Can Reduce Metal Stamping Costs](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/13-ways-can-reduce-metal-stamping-costs) - September 24, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/13-ways-can-reduce-metal-stamping-costs#comments-listing) [![](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_0292-2-1024x418.jpg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/13-ways-can-reduce-metal-stamping-costs) Metal stamping can be quite pricey, especially for prototype products that require low-volume, short production runs. If you're in the middle of metal stamping cost estimating, here are a few ways... [Continue reading](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/13-ways-can-reduce-metal-stamping-costs) ## [Tube Bending Design Guidelines: Tight Tolerances Aren't All Good](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/tube-bending-design-guidelines-tight-tolerances) - September 10, 2019 - McHone Industries, Inc. - [Comments Off](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/tube-bending-design-guidelines-tight-tolerances#comments-listing) [![pexels-photo.jpeg](https://www.mchoneind.com/hubfs/pexels-photo.jpeg)](https://www.mchoneind.com/blog/tube-bending-design-guidelines-tight-tolerances) A tight tolerance sounds great from a design engineer's perspective. It forces the manufacturer to put out product that matches your specifications *exactly. *It ensures each part is nearly identical,... 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