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2,000 Days of Safety and Counting at Marlin Steel

Recently, we made a blog post about how workplace automation improved safety among

How Workplace Automation Brings Safety

In the manufacturing industry, worker safety has long been one of the biggest concerns of employers. Manufacturers have worked long and hard to overcome the public perception of manufacturing as a dangerous field of work.

VP Joe Biden Meets with Marlin Steel to Discuss Manufacturing

Vice President Joe Biden spoke with me and a roomful of US manufacturing leaders last week regarding his optimism about US Manufacturing. He stressed that the USA is the best place to build things because we have several attributes that differentiate

How Marlin Steel Creates Your Perfect Parts Cleaning Basket

As a company, Marlin Steel is famous for its material handling and

The Skilled Labor Shortage in the Manufacturing Industry

Over the last decade and a half, the manufacturing industry has been subjected to a great many changes and outright upheavals. From riding high through an economic bubble to struggling through the economic challenges brought on by the popping of said

A Manufacturers’ Perspective: What Marlin Steel suggested to Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen On Monetary Policy

I had the honor to meet Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and several manufacturing leaders to discuss manufacturers’ perspective on the state of the economy. Several manufacturers stressed there was an

Advantages of Custom Wire Baskets with Dividers

Recently, we talked about the utility of baskets with lids, and even discussed how

The Utility of Custom Wire Baskets with Lids

For materials washing baskets, there are many important design and construction considerations, such as the amount of