Marlin Steel Blog

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

Where’s the Chokepoint in Your Manufacturing Process?

Sooner or later, every manufacturer has to deal with the dreaded manufacturing bottleneck: that point in production or shipping when products start to pile up and cannot move on. These points of throttled production occur when there is more demand

Top 5 Things to Look for When Choosing the Right Supplier

For any business, having the right supplies is critical. This is especially true for manufacturers, who rely on having quality materials and tools to produce top-notch results for their own clients.

Marlin Steel’ Engineers Featured in a University of Maryland Magazine, E@M

Since moving to the Baltimore area, Marlin Steel has undergone some dramatic changes as a company. Where once the company focused on providing commodity bagel baskets, it now focuses on creating custom-engineered baskets for high-stress

Top 3 Reasons Marlin Steel Invests in Employees

Companies all over the world struggle with how to make the most out of the resources they have. Finding effective ways to invest operational capital so that the business can grow is an enormous challenge, one that is vital to ensuring survival and

When is a PVC Coating Right for My Parts Cleaning Basket?

There are countless different manufacturing processes out there. Even when two different companies are making similar products, their processes will rarely be the same. The stock baskets and

Bloomberg Highlights Marlin Steel and the Manufacturing Renaissance

In a recent interview on Bloomberg Business, Marlin Steel’s CEO,

3 Ways Marlin Steel Ensures Work Safety

On May 18th, 2015, the Occupation Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) recognized Marlin Steel as a provider of exemplary safety for workers by making Marlin Steel the fifth company in Maryland to earn the Safety and Health Achievement

Productivity: the Secret Ingredient to a Strong American Economy

For many modern economies, maintaining productivity is a major issue. Keeping productivity high helps keep businesses going strong so they can add new jobs.