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Stamping Out a Living
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BLOG for people who make a living in the metal stamping industries. Also of interest to designers, purchasers and consumers of stamped and/or formed metal parts.
Recent Posts
Firefighters respond to fire at former LMS building
Firefighters from two area departments along with the Sebewaing police were dispatched Wednesday to a fire at the former Lapeer Metal Stamping (LMS) building in the village.LMS opened in October 2004 after the former Tower Automotive plant closed in ...
American Axle to avoid Chapter 11
From the Detroit Free PressAmerican Axle & Manufacturing Inc. said Thursday it reached a new deal with its lenders and its largest customer, General Motors Co., that will allow the supplier to avert a bankruptcy filing.The new deal ends months of neg...
China coal mine accident kills 13, 66 missing
Via Yahoo! Canada NewsA coal mine accident early on Tuesday killed 13 people and 66 others were missing in central China's Henan Province, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the state work safety watchdog.China's mines are the deadliest in the w...
Metaklett, A Steely Hook And Loop Fastener
From Science Daily:Hook and loop fasteners have become commonplace features of both industry and households. However, they have one snag: they are too weak for many applications. Hook and loop fasteners made of spring steel have now been developed at...
MEPS FORECASTS GRADUAL UPTURN IN WORLD STEEL PRICES OVER NEXT TWELVE MONTHS
From MEPS, a steel consultancy in the UK.The MEPS - World Composite All Products carbon steel price peaked in July 2008 at $US1160 per tonne. In the subsequent ten months the value fell by more than 50 percent to $US562. However, the production curbs...
Testimony on behalf of Michigan’s tool and die industry
Joe Brown gave testimony before the Michigan Republican House Task Force on Jobs. While much of what he wrote applies to stampers all over, this part effected me the most. This very nearly happened to me.Skittish banks are declining loans to many too...
