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Artificial intelligence is in the news everywhere these days. It’s having a direct impact on everything from digital to education and even art. However, in the manufacturing industry we have been benefitting from the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning for a long time now in many important ways. Let’s take a look at […]

The past several years have proven to be very challenging for the manufacturing sector. COVID-19 caused many initial problems with lockdowns and forced business closures, but even after these were resolved, supply-chain issues and workforce shortages persist. Let’s break down some of these problems and talk about how they affect manufacturers and metal fabricators.  Supply

The Michigan economy has been challenged in the past several years, but it is resilient. There is currently a demand for workers to fill positions in every industry. Manufacturing companies are taking measures to find the skilled workers they need. Here at D+M Metal Products we are too. If you are wondering if working at

In 1977 Dale Buist bought the assets of D&M Metal Products. The company has now been in the Buist family for the 45 years since. We have grown D&M from a small, struggling company to the thriving and successful business it is currently. In the Beginning: Davis and Moelker D&M Metal Products Company was originally

D+M Metal Products would like to share with our customers and readers the opportunity to help the kids of West Michigan go to camp next summer. “Run for Camp” is a fundraiser that Camp Henry is organizing in order to give more kids the opportunity to experience summer camp for themselves. Run for Camp This

D+M Metal Products is invested in our relationships with our customers. It’s one of our core values. One key way we practice that commitment is to improve the projects we get in any way we can. This saves our customers unnecessary costs and make production more efficient. Our engineers always check the design of every

There has been a lot of talk lately about the shortage of workers in the skilled trades and how that will affect our home state of Michigan (and the nation) moving forward. People have proposed many different solutions, but one way to promote the future of manufacturing and the trades is to go directly to

‘Automated Guided Vehicles, or AGVs, have been in existence since the 1950s. They have undergone considerable improvements in engineering since that time. When Barrett Electronics debuted the first AGV, it was guided by a wire in the floor and performed only simple towing tasks. Up until recently, AGVs have been used primarily in industrial manufacturing

Every year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cites companies in the metal fabrication industry for violations, costing them millions of dollars in fines. The reality is that unsafe working conditions cost both workplaces and workers far more money indirectly as well. Onsite accidents are expensive in terms of workers’ compensation, medical treatment, damage

Does your company need electronic cabinetry made to specification? Design within the electronics industry is constantly changing as technology advances. Companies enhance their products to accommodate that evolution. D+M Metal Products’ team works with OEMs and tier 1 vendors to improve their metal fabrications to create more effective designs and cost reductions. The end result