Marlin Steel Blog

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

Creating the Perfect Parts Washing Basket for Machined Metal Parts

The machining of metal parts and fixtures is hard work, taking significant investments of labor and material to do just right. Specialist

Manufacturing Matters: Top 5 Reasons Why MODEX is a Must-Attend Event

MODEX 2016 is coming to the Georgia World Congress Center from April 4 to April 7, 2016. What is this event, and why is it a must-attend for members of the supply chain industry this year?

Marlin Steel’s Lean Manufacturing Skills Featured in Forbes!

Marlin Steel continuously strives to find new ways to make its manufacturing leaner. By increasing speed, accuracy, and efficiency, Marlin’s production team can fulfill tough manufacturing jobs quickly so that clients don’t experience delays in their

Taking a Look at Maryland’s Manufacturing Revolution

Here on the Marlin blog, the topic of the manufacturing renaissanceis one that comes up frequently. Usually, though, when you hear about the manufacturing renaissance, it’s

Manufacturing Safely with Hazardous Chemicals at Marlin Steel

Marlin Steel’s staff is enormously proud of their long track record of safety. For several consecutive years, Marlin has operated without a time-lost safety incident.

How Marlin Steel Custom Sheet Metal Brackets Remain Perfect

The American manufacturing renaissance is here to stay, thanks in large part to the use of factory automation and highly-trained operators who can crank out high-quality parts quickly. This is allowing American manufacturing companies to win jobs away

Robots and Jobs: The Easily-Explained Story May Not Be the Right One

Here at the Marlin Steel factory, the production team uses manufacturing robots for a variety of different tasks. From bending steel wires, to making welds, to cutting or punching holes into sheet metal, factory robots handle a lot of the tasks that

What Coating is Best for Your Manufacturing Processes?

There are a lot of factors that go into the creation of a custom parts basket for a given manufacturing process. From selecting the right diameter of wire for a basket, to picking the right type of metal for the frame, to picking the right coating,