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How are you feeling? Are you stressed out? Do you get enough sleep at night? If you are a typical American today, you are probably not as healthy as you could be. The stress of work and daily responsibilities can take a real toll on the body over time, but there are simple things people

Back in March D+M Metal Products sent out a letter to our customers. This letter discussed changes in the price of steel, specifically increases in the price of steel and how that would affect them and us going forward. Since that time, the Trump administration has announced further tariffs on steel and aluminum. How do

Manufacturing, both in Michigan and in the United States, is experiencing a renaissance. It’s a very exciting time to be a part of this industry, both in terms of technological advancement and overall profitability. There are a number of growing pains manufacturing is experiencing, however, and one of the largest is a shortage in labor.

Training is vital on the job, and there are many types of training. Safety training is always crucial in manufacturing, but organizational training is equally important for maintaining order and promoting efficiency and profitability. For these reasons, D+M Metal Products is retraining both our plant and office staff in the 5S process. We consider this

As many of you may be aware, steel prices are rising. U.S. domestic steel mills have been implementing price increases since the end of 2017 for the steel D&M Metal Products uses to produce parts. Up until now these increases have been within a somewhat reasonable range, but the price increases that have been implemented

In a previous blog post we discussed why there is such a need for automated guided vehicles in American manufacturing. 2017 was a banner year for the North American automation market, demonstrating that demand. The year set new records in the first three quarters in robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology.  According to

The world is rapidly changing, and all research about social conditions in contemporary America point to people getting more and more isolated from each other. In fact, this decline in America’s social capital is the entire focus of Robert Putnam’s famous book Bowling Alone. Millennials are markedly less likely to attend church or belong to

Last month The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) and CNA announced its 2017 recipients of the Safety Award of Honor , and D & M Metal Products was included in that list along with many other excellent fabrication firms. The FMA/CNA Safety Awards program was created to promote safety in the industry and recognizes

In the beginning of April Bob Buist attended the JobBOSS conference in San Diego, where he heard speaker Titan Gilroy talk about his experiences owning a CNC machine shop in Northern California. Gilroy’s story is unique. On the one hand he was an entrepreneur’s story: he started his own business in 2005 and now employees