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The latest manufacturing trends and news for wire baskets, wire forming, wire racks, carts, metal bracket, sheet metal, and more.

Marlin Steel Ranked 230th Fastest Growing Private Manufacturer in U.S.

Marlin Steel has been named by Inc. magazine to its annual 500/5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States for the second consecutive

Do special finishes make sense for stainless steel?

Yes. Electropolishing of stainless steel is commonly used for food, drug, medical and semi-conductor applications and for those where high fatigue strength is needed. It removes burrs and sharp edges and lessens strains by removing microscopic nicks

What is the Average Thickness for Urethane Coating?

Urethane (or more formally polyurethane) is an artificial polymer. As a protective coating on metal baskets, it is durable and very protective under UV rays. It is not great at inhibiting rust, but that is less a factor when coating rust-resistant

What is the Hardest Shape in Wireforming?

Wire forms with compound bends typically are the most challenging. A compound bend is a feature within the wire form that has two adjacent bends or generations with no straight length tangent to the beginning and end of those radii.

What a Safe Workplace says about the Quality of its Work

From Drew Greenblatt's latest column on Inc.com

The ultrasonic cleaning challenge

The client, a major manufacturer of metal fabricating equipment, needed baskets for ultrasonic cleaning. Among the issues: they wanted a basket with the durability of steel but without metal-to-metal contact with sensitive parts that could scratch.

Manufacturing and the Opportunity Cost of Excess Regulation

From Drew Greenblatt's latest column on Inc.com

Safety First: 1,700 straight days accident-free

We crossed the 1,700-day mark for consecutive days without a lost time accident this week. Among the folks pleased by that milestone: Our insurance