• 2024 Time Standards Manual Excerpt

    Published On: January 1, 2024Categories: Features, MFA Time Standards, Resources

      The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Advanced Textiles Association, to serve as a benchmark that shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that continues to grow [...]

  • 2023 MFA Time Standards Manual

    Published On: January 1, 2023Categories: Features, MFA Time Standards

    The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, to serve as a benchmark that shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change [...]

  • 2022 MFA Time Standards Manual

    Published On: January 1, 2022Categories: Features, MFA Time Standards

    The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, to serve as a benchmark that shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change [...]

  • 2021 MFA Time Standards Manual

    Published On: January 1, 2021Categories: MFA Time Standards

    The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, to serve as a benchmark that shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change [...]

  • Get listed in the Marine Fabricator 2021 Buyer’s Guide

    Published On: September 2, 2020Categories: Events, Industry News, News, Products, Resources

    The annual call for listings in the Marine Fabricator 2021 Buyer’s Guide is now open. Thousands of companies turn to this annual guide to purchase products and services for their businesses. This comprehensive resource lists suppliers of fabric, film and foam; hardware and findings; end products and services; and equipment and tools. Current advertisers and [...]

  • Tools, tips and tricks

    Published On: September 1, 2020Categories: Resources

    Clever tips from marine fabricators Use these clever tool hacks from Faith Roberts, owner of Banner Canvas in Ham Lake, Minn., to streamline your shop and increase your efficiency.  Hack 1  Clear bins with labels help you see everything at a glance. It saves time and allows you to reorder supplies as needed. Hack 2  [...]

  • Get listed in the Marine Fabricator 2020 Buyer’s Guide

    Published On: August 26, 2019Categories: Resources

    The annual call for listings in the Marine Fabricator 2020 Buyer’s Guide opens August 26. Thousands of companies turn to this annual guide to purchase products and services for their businesses. This comprehensive resource lists suppliers of fabric, film and foam; hardware and findings; end products and services; and equipment and tools. We need to [...]

  • 2019 MFA Time Standards Manual

    Published On: January 1, 2019Categories: Features, MFA Time Standards

    The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, to serve as a benchmark shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change organically [...]

  • 2018 MFA Time Standards Manual

    Published On: January 1, 2018Categories: Features, MFA Time Standards

    The Time Standards Manual was developed in 1996 by the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, to serve as a benchmark shop owners can use to set fabrication times, with which they can generate competitive labor costs. The manual is an ongoing project that will grow and change organically [...]

  • Fresh updates for older vessels

    Published On: January 1, 2017Categories: In the Shop, Interiors & Upholstery, Projects, Resources

    Aqua-hued fabrics comein many patterns andoffer customers creativeoptions freshen up dated upholstery and other interior fabrications. Most interior fabrication projects occur on fixer-uppers. The vessel might be vintage or it might be less than ten years old. While I always welcome the challenge of doing a better design than the original, there is [...]