American Manufacturing Archives | OneMonroe https://monroeengineering.com/blog/category/american-manufacturing/ Blog Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 What’s the Difference Between Mass Production and Custom Production? https://monroeengineering.com/blog/mass-production-vs-custom-production-whats-the-difference/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:52:25 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=8109 Production is what makes the world go round. Defined as the conversion of raw materials and resources into finished products, it’s the precursor to consumption. People desire specific types of products. Before they can buy and use a product, though, … Read More

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]]> How to Protect Aluminum From Corrosion https://monroeengineering.com/blog/how-to-protect-aluminum-from-corrosion/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:47:47 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=2524 How to Protect Aluminum From Corrosion Updated September 14, 2020 Accounting for about 8% of all elements in the Earth’s crust, aluminum is a common metal that’s used to make a variety of products. You can find aluminum in automobiles, … Read More

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]]> 5 Fast Facts About Turning in Manufacturing https://monroeengineering.com/blog/5-fast-facts-about-turning-in-manufacturing/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:27:05 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=7740 Manufacturing companies use a variety of machining processes to deform and shape metal workpieces, one of which is turning. Not to be confused with milling, turning is a machining process that involves the use of a stationary cutting tool to … Read More

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]]> Common Mistakes to Avoid when Resourcing Fabricated Metal Products https://monroeengineering.com/blog/common-mistakes-to-avoid-when-resourcing-fabricated-metal-products/ Tue, 26 May 2020 15:00:03 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=7456 It finally happens. A broken supply chain, a non performing vendor, a price increase, and the directive comes down to find a new supplier. The first instinct is to gather up the prints and go shopping, but there is a … Read More

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]]> Monroe Won Business Of The Year 2019! https://monroeengineering.com/blog/monroe-won-business-of-the-year-2019/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:11:50 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=6461 We are very proud to announce that Monroe won Business of the Year for Rochester Hills Michigan. Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce organizes The Sunrise Pinnacle Awards each year. These awards celebrate and honor the accomplishments and contributions of our … Read More

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]]> What Is the Manufacturing Process Thermoforming? https://monroeengineering.com/blog/what-is-the-manufacturing-process-thermoforming/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:09:01 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=6105 Thermoforming is a manufacturing process that’s used to create plastic products out of heated plastic. It involves thin sheets of plastic at a precise temperature — just enough to make the plastic pliable but not melt it — after which … Read More

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]]> How Cold-Formed Steel Is Made https://monroeengineering.com/blog/how-cold-formed-steel-is-made/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 11:53:08 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=3678 Statistics show steelmakers in the United States produced over 95 million tons of the iron-carbon alloy in 2018 — the industry’s highest level of production in over a decade. Consisting mostly of iron with about 0.03 to 1% carbon, it’s … Read More

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]]> Who Invented The Rivet? A “Riveting” Bit Of Aviation History. https://monroeengineering.com/blog/who-invented-the-rivet-a-riveting-bit-of-aviation-history/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:21:24 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=3182 The Rivet is as critical to airplane construction as the lightweight aluminum from which they are made. It did not take long for engineers to determine that the dome head rivet was causing a lot of drag, leading to the … Read More

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]]> The Science Behind Thermal Spraying https://monroeengineering.com/blog/the-science-behind-thermal-spraying/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:47:28 +0000 https://monroeengineering.com/blog/?p=3108 Thermal spraying is a coating process that involves the application of heated particulate matter on a surface to protect against heat, cold, electricity, moisture and rust. The particulate matter — either metal, ceramics, plastics or composites — is heated using … Read More

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