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Steel Prices Increase: a Note to Our Customers
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 […]
Investment in Automation Was Huge in 2017
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 […]
D+M’s Lunch and Learn Series
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 […]
D & M Metal Products Receives FMA Safety Award
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 […]
One Machine-Shop Owner Who Is Paying It Forward
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 […]
Notes from the FMA Conference
In the beginning of March I attended the 2017 Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Conference in New Orleans. This is a great annual opportunity to meet with other people in the industry and discuss current conditions and upcoming challenges for fabricators and manufacturers. I attended a number of round-table discussions from various fabrication machine builders and […]
Network with D+M Metal Products at March’s FMA Annual Meeting
D+M Metal Products’ Bob Buist will be attending the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.® (FMA) annual meeting in New Orleans on March 8-10, 2017. This year taking the opportunity to talk with other people in the industry will be especially helpful because the rapidly changing political landscape will have ramifications for the economy and for […]
D+M METAL PRODUCTS CONTINUES INVESTMENT
In 1981 D+M purchased its first CNC turret press, since that time we’ve continued to add and update our turret press capacity. Recently we added a new LVD V30 turret press to replace one of our aging Pega machines. The increase in sheet size and speed improves our capacity without increasing the floor space required. […]
D+M INVESTS IN ROBOTIC WELDING
D+M METAL PRODUCTS ADDS CAPACITY WITH LINCOLN SYSTEM 10 ROBOTIC WELDING CELL For over 30 years, one of D+M Metal Products strengths has been its welding department. Since the first robotic welder purchased in 1984 our expertise in robotic welding has grown. D+M’s robotic welding personnel are well equipped to weld stainless, aluminum and carbon steel […]
D+M Invests in New Laser Technology
D+M METAL PRODUCTS CONTINUES INVESTMENT IN LASER TECHNOLOGY A critical part of D+M Metal Products long term strategy is to continue to upgrade and replace their equipment to provide additional capacity, reliability and increased value for their customers. As part of that commitment D+M has recently purchased a new Amada Gemini laser. This laser investment […]
D+M Metal Products has earned the Los Angeles City Fabricator License
D+M Metal Products has earned the Los Angeles City Fabricator License (view our certificate). The license, which has been awarded to a limited number of fabricators certifies that D+M has met the high standards of quality control the are established by the City of Los Angeles. This license specifically applies to specialty racks, store fixtures, […]
D+M Invests in a Website Redesign
As part of their mission to develop and use their talents and resources to provide superior products and services, D+M Metal Products recently went through a website redesign. Along with a more modern design, the new site offers a better look at what D+M can do. Rather than just tell potential customers their capabilities, D+M […]
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