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

Chemical Resistance Properties for Metals, Plastics, and Elastomers

The resistance of metals, plastics and elastomers can be affected by concentration, temperature, presence of other chemicals and other factors. So this information is presented as a

Marlin Steel adds Korean translation to website to grow export trade

Marlin Steel Wire Products has translated its website into Korean to better serve its international clientele. It earlier added Spanish, Japanese and German versions of its website at marlinsteel.com

"Manufacturers need the mindset of an Internet company"

Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt kicked off the weekly online speakers series for the "Reinvesting in American Manufacturing" group on

He was a super worker so we made him a supervisor. Oops.

From Drew Greenblatt's

How We Helped a Midwest Manufacturer Lean Out

Marlin Steel designed a “pin rack” for a manufacturer of parts wash equipment, to wash oils and contaminants off newly fabricated fittings and valves. The racks were customized to accommodate the smaller wash stations that the facility used in

Our New Deal: A Steel Wire Basket Fit for a Presidential Library

New FDR exhibit in Hyde Park, N.Y. with Marlin Steel's reproduction of the former president's "inbox" basket. CREDIT: Ken

What is the best way to send 3D files?

3D file types that can be opened in Mastercam are: IGES Files (*.IGS;*.IGES) PARASOLID Files (*.X,_T;*.X_B;*.XMT_TXT) Pro/E Files (*.PRT;*.ASM) SAT Files (*.SAT;*.SAB) STEP Files (*.STP;*.STEP)

Marlin Steel and NAM meet with Congressman Hoyer on U.S. manufacturing policy

Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt discusses U.S. manufacturing policy with Congressman Steny Hoyer on Capitol