Marlin Steel Blog

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

Marlin Steel Presents: 8 Key Performance Indicators You Should Track

How can you track your company’s performance to make sure that it’s on track for success? This is a question that Marlin Steel President and Inc. columnist Drew Greenblatt recently tackled in

Why Medium Frequency Direct Current Welding is Superior to AC Welding

As a part of our company’s dedication to providing top-quality manufacturing solutions to our customers, we’ve added a new automated welding machine to

Sheet Metal Racks with Casters to Hold Shelves

Here on the Marlin Steel blog, we often discuss our custom-made wire baskets and their applications. Using wire bending robots, Marlin

Why Optimism is on the Rise among Small Business Owners

Recently, we discussed how the NFIB’s small business optimism index showed an increase in the confidence of small biz owners in the American

What you need to be Successful in a Manufacturing Career

As the economy, and more specifically, the manufacturing industry continue to recover in the U.S., the need for skilled workers will also increase. At this time, many different manufacturers are having difficulty finding people with the skills that

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