Marlin Steel Blog

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

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?

The Rise of Manufacturing Jobs in America, even with Robotics

For a long time, it was assumed that the introduction of manufacturing automation would lead to the loss of manufacturing jobs for Americans. Automation is a disruptive technology, after all, meaning that it can cause upheaval for the manufacturing

Reasons Why Your Business Could Use Our Haas VF-3 Milling Machine

Machining/milling operations are a key part of creating the perfect custom metal work piece. The ability to quickly cut and shape steel or other materials to get them to conform to a precise shape can mean the difference

5 Tips for Getting More Out of FABTECH’s 2015 Manufacturing Conference

FABTECH 2015 is nearly here! This annual conference/expo is an enormous opportunity for manufacturers from nearly every industry that works with metal to gather, network,

How Automotive Manufacturers Can Benefit from Our Baskets

Every year, millions of consumers rely on the precision and accuracy of automotive parts to see them safely through their daily journeys. Each part in a motor vehicle must meet exacting tolerances and performance standards.