Marlin Steel Blog

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

Why It’s Better to Purchase From a U.S. Manufacturer

In manufacturing, as in many other businesses, the old wisdom is to save as much money as possible to improve the profit margin. This is one of the

Marlin Steel on CNBC: Small Businesses Optimistic about Future

Not too long ago, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) released a report called the “Small Business Optimism Index” for the month

Numbering Wire Baskets for Accuracy and Quality

When putting numerous parts through a given washing or finishing process, or when multiple batches of similar parts need to be run through entirely different processes, it is important to be able to identify the different part sets quickly and

Learn How to Improve Employee Engagement in this Inc. Article!

Ever wonder what marriage and boss to employee interactions have in common? In both of these things, communication is the key to success.

Parts Washing Baskets with Integrated Rods

Recently, our company was contacted to create a specialized wash basket to hold machined aluminum housings during the cleaning

Marlin Steel’s Take on Employee Training is Being Featured on Inc.com

Is there such a thing as too much training? For those of us here at Marlin Steel, there is no such thing as too much training.

Baskets of Interest for Mechanical Engineers

Every wire form job is different. During the initial design phase, Marlin Steel’s degreed engineers ask the client to rate key

Three Benefits of Manufacturing in the USA

Recently, we talked about several reasons to be optimistic about the future of manufacturing in America. One of the major takeaways from that post was that the number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. is on the rise once again, and that many companies