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

7 Tips to Make Micromanaging Work for U.S. Manufacturers

Micromanagement of a workforce can often prove to be tricky. While many managers are able to use micromanagement techniques to great effect, others end up actually

Marlin Steel Gives the Class of Elmer A. Henderson a Tour!

Here at Marlin Steel, we’re dedicated to helping to shape the future of American manufacturing, whether that’s by improving our workforce by

Custom Manufactured Metal Baskets that Mount

From metal baskets that mount on bicycles and scooters, to ones that mount on walls and other static fixtures, there are many different types of mounting baskets. Because of the different applications, environments, and loads that each of these

Things to Look for in an Ultrasonic Cleaning Basket

In recent years, the process of using ultrasonic cleaning for the cleaning of manufactured parts has gained in popularity. While very effective at removing contaminants from small crevices in complicated parts, ultrasonic cleaning has some very

Marlin Steel’s Secret to Success Featured in the Washington Post

Many people decry the apparent slow job growth and the lack of wage increases for the average American worker. In a recent

Answers to Some Custom Metal Basket FAQs

Here at Marlin Steel, our degreed engineers get a lot of questions about custom metal baskets from customers. Today, we wanted to address some of the most frequently asked questions our degreed mechanical

Investments in Cutting-Edge Robots, Manufacturing, and the Tax Code

Back in July, we here at Marlin Steel joined the National Association of Manufacturers in asking small business manufacturers everywhere to urge their representatives in Congress to

Marlin Steel Presents the Reasons to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline

The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline has caught a lot of attention in recent headlines. Just recently, 59 percent of the members of the Senate voted to approve the construction of the pipeline, and the bill (at the time of this writing) awaits