1. Metal fabrication dates back to 1,500 BCE While bronze was known to be manipulated into swords and armor, the modern age of metal fabrication is thought to have begun around 1,500 BCE with the start of the Iron Age. This is when humans began using smelting processes to turn iron and other metals into weapons, armor, and infrastructure. Between 1400-1600 CE, technological advances began allowing for more standardization and production, which continued well into the Industrial Era. 2. More than half of products produced require metal Over 50% of products produced require some form of fabrication or welding. Some…