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Entries Tagged as 'Machinings'

Scion Mods - More Metals Than You Think…

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

I hope you all enjoyed your cookout as much as we did. I had a chance to catch up with my cousin Scott who was here from South Florida. Scott is a robotics engineer by trade working in the medical device industry. By night he is a part-time inventor/tinkerer. So I got a big chuckle […]

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Tags: Fabricated parts · Machinings · Product developments

China vs. Mexico - Where to Go for Metal Parts and Assemblies? (Part 2)

June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This weekend we had a chance to catch up with a partner of ours, German Dominguez, who is based out of Juarez, Mexico. German sources parts on behalf of American companies. This is Part Two of a Two Part interview. You can read Part One here.
Question: Based on your success it might appear as though […]

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Tags: Fabricated parts · Global trade developments · Machinings · Sourcing strategies

China vs. Mexico - Where to Go for Metal Parts and Assemblies?

June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This weekend we had a chance to catch up with a partner of ours, German Dominguez, who is based out of Juarez, Mexico. German sources parts on behalf of American companies. This is Part One of a Two Part interview.
Question: How many programs have you quoted on during the past 4-5 months where the buyer […]

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Tags: Fabricated parts · Ferrous metals · Global trade developments · Machinings · Sourcing strategies

A Joint Concern On a Global Scale

June 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

There are several ways that Americans observe Memorial Day weekend. I decided to head outside and grill a few brats, pour myself an iced tea with extra sugar, and bike through some beautiful landscape in Wisconsin. And then it happened, the end of what had been a perfect weekend: I had an unfortunate mountain bike […]

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Tags: Machinings · Non-ferrous metals

Metals and Niche?

May 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Although our blog readership is steadily growing, we seem to be misperceived by many as being quite “niche”. It is true to say that we aren’t going to be writing about Britney Spears or Paris Hilton (unless they happen to don some new metalized bra or something) but to say that the metals industry is […]

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Tags: Commodities · Fabricated parts · Ferro Alloys · Ferrous metals · Forgings · Machinings · Non-ferrous metals · Precious Metals

Green Innovations in the Metals Industry: GreenAlloys™

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

If you caught the first part of our series on green innovations in the metals industry, you’ll know that the MetalMiner staff is excited about following the growth and development of “green metals.” We love hearing about eco-friendly improvements and new practices in the metals industry. The men and women behind GreenAlloys™ share this excitement […]

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Tags: Castings · Ferro Alloys · Green · Machinings · Product developments · Supply and demand

Government Dollars at Work

January 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m not going to get into too many political discussions on this blog. I’ll leave that to my husband Jason Busch with his blog. But on a recent trip to NASA with our four-year-old, I couldn’t help but smile when our tour bus driver began discussing his pet subject, commercializing NASA innovations. Needless to say, […]

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Tags: Fabricated parts · Machinings · Product developments