Browsing: Industry Spotlight

The MuShield Company is pleased to announce that they’ve been recognized by BAE Systems as a Silver Tier Award winner for exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2019 for BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. They were selected from a pool of more than 2,200 suppliers that worked with the sector in 2019.

As summer starts to set in and balmy temps get the air conditioning cranking, it’s a good time to take a look at your HVAC system to make sure that it’s operating at peak performance. As you probably know, your HVAC system does far more than cool the air and provide comfort. Your HVAC system also plays a critical role in purifying the air inside your facility to keep all that walk through your doors healthy, productive, and safe.

Bodycote, the world’s largest provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services, will open a new state of the art facility in Elgin, Illinois, USA. The new purpose built facility has been designed as a replacement for Bodycote’s ageing facility in Melrose Park, Illinois. The Elgin facility is scheduled to be operational in June

Design-2-Part, has made the decision to reschedule the Southern New England Design-2-Part Show in Uncasville, CT to December 3 &…

“Already, manufacturers are grappling with disruptions to their businesses due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with many anticipating financial and operational consequences—even before some of the developments of this week,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons in his recent proclamation following the release of the National Association of Manufacture’s survey regarding the industry impact of COVID-10 on www.nam.org. “The federal government can take steps to further equip manufacturers to deal with COVID-19 by implementing the NAM’s COVID-19 Policy Action Plan Recommendations.”

There are so many different types of grinding as it relates to the manufacturing industry. So many… You’ve likely heard myriad terms associated with grinding in the daily conversations you have on the shop floor, in the boardroom, or out in the field with customers, vendors, and your competition. The advancement in grinding since the turn of the century has improved greatly and fits in to many different applications that exist throughout the manufacturing process – from inception on through finished product. Grinding is an essential part of the industry, and thus, we thought it would be helpful to put together a piece that discusses some of the more common applications/types that exist in today’s manufacturing landscape – while placing a strong focus on the finishing stage and putting the wraps on the task at hand.

We’re all the beneficiaries of the end result of manufacturing processes in our everyday life. It is the lifeblood of technological advance and, simple, everyday items that make life what it is. One piece of the manufacturing equation that we’re all subject to – we’re talking 100%* of us (*this is not a formal result of any sort of poll/report), is the thread. If you’ve got something – anything with some sort of screw in it, you’re experiencing the product of manufactured threadwork.

Carlson Fabrication Solutions, a Boston based machinery dealer, has recently partnered with Mitsubishi’s MC Machinery to support their newest line…