Marlin Steel Blog

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

Join Marlin Steel at the CargoLogistics America Expo+Conference 2015!

The Cargo Logistics America Expo + Conference is just a week away! This year, Marlin Steel was invited to give a presentation at the CLA Expo and Conference. The topic of this keynote speech? The importance of U.S. export/manufacturing

How Marlin Steel Uses Revolutionary Computerized Wireforming Equipment

For many decades, the wireforming industry was limited to the use of manual labor to accomplish most tasks. Even after the introduction of early computerized wireforming equipment, many companies continued to rely on the use of manual labor for most

Antimicrobial Coating FAQs for Stainless Steel Baskets

In the pharmaceutical industry, the risk of microbial infection is a serious threat. This is why many companies in this industry frequently use antimicrobial coatings on their custom containers, from stainless steel baskets

How Stainless Steel Carts Can Help With Cleaning Your Glasses

There are many different challenges in ensuring the rapid production of custom parts in any assembly process. One major challenge is getting the parts from one finishing process to the next in a timely manner. This is especially difficult when trying

From Surviving to Thriving with Manufacturing Automation

Marlin Steel is a company that heavily invests in manufacturing automation to increase productivity, reduce waste, and improve employee safety. A while back, Inc. Magazine ranked Marlin Steel among the top 200 fastest-growing private American

4 Reasons Why American Manufacturing is Rising While China’s Stumbles

Over the course of the last few years, the American manufacturing industry has been making a slow, but steady, comeback. Meanwhile, China has been starting to stumble a bit as its growth declines despite deeply cut interest rates and a savagely

How Stress Analysis for Custom Parts Washing Baskets Works

Did you know that the science for analyzing how a material or design withstands stress was developed over 70 years ago? No, not emotional stress, like what you would use a squeeze ball to alleviate, but physical stress from outside

Manufacturing Jobs: Cool in the US, but getting cold in China?