IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Micro Forms, Inc.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 04:35 Posted by: Breana Cronk

When Lee Curry founded the machine job shop Micro Forms, Inc. back in 1967, he had just one customer and a lot of ambition. Decades later the tool and die stamping job shop, now owned by sons David and Dan, serves countless industries with small precision metal stampings. Ever diverse, Micro Forms has a valued history of meeting the most challenging needs of every customer. As infallible as their products, this reputation radiates from Curry’s emphasis on accountability and quality that brought great expansion to the company. Such focus on service has carried on to the next generation who continue to maintain a strong customer base by not only working for their clients, but with them. [Continue Reading Article]

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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Barry A. Dorfman & Co.

Friday, 3 September 2010 03:41 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Barry A. Dorfman & Co. is not your typical metal service center. Founded in 1999 on the principle of supplying customers with the best materials on time and within budget, the skilled representatives at this California based company do just that, no matter the material. With an understanding that rare metals do not translate into rare demands, the knowledgeable staff at Barry A. Dorfman stocks and sells the unique and raw materials that other centers do not. If your unique application requires something not already in stock, the team at Barry A. Dorfman & Co. also acts as a broker to locate and acquire the best metal for the job ensuring the needs of every client are met. [Continue Reading Article]

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Tungsten: Fought Over & Sought After

Wednesday, 1 September 2010 11:43 Posted by: Rebekah Fuller

The year 1783 marked the birth of the strongest pure metal with the highest melting point: Tungsten. The makings of this metal lay in the layers of the earth as ore ready to be mined and extracted. In 1781, German pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele was working with tungstenite ore (now called scheelite), specifically calcium tungstate mineral, and with his mortar and pestle extracted a new acid, tungstic acid (a fine yellow powder). He suggested that by reducing it a new metal could be obtained. Two years later, Spaniard brothers José and Fausto Elhuyar found an identical acid in wolframite and were able to take Scheele’s vision and isolate the tungsten metal by reduction of the tungsten powder. Wolframite, an iron manganese tungstate mineral, was examined by Woulfe in 1779, marking the earliest documented time that someone thought that the new tungsten element might exist. Thus, an alternative name for tungsten is wolfram. [Continue Reading Article]

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The Sound Decision: Keeping the Peace with Soundproofing

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 07:08 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Most depictions of suburban or even rural living portray a life of tranquility where one might spend evenings sitting in the rocker on the porch and listening to the orchestra of crickets and other critters. In reality, however, those crickets and critters can be quite loud. Not just the natural wildlife, but the neighborhood dog howling contest, the start up garage band and even the occasional traffic creates a ruckus known as noise pollution. A common disturbance in the suburbs, problems with noise control are an epidemic in city settings. If the chorus of crickets were overwhelming, imagine living near an actual orchestra hall. Luckily, most modern or refurbished concert halls, theatres, apartments and even industrial manufacturing plants combat this encroaching problem with soundproofing. [Continue Reading Article]

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Enhanced Safety and Performance

Monday, 30 August 2010 08:58 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Columbia Machine, Inc. realizes how important it is to ensure a safe working environment, while providing optimal performance from your palletizing equipment. These enhanced standard safety features offer the highest level of protection for your employees, protection they deserve. [Continue Reading Article]

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Sturdy, Stable, Stupendous: Stainless Steel Tubing

Friday, 27 August 2010 09:50 Posted by: Breana Cronk

The history of stainless steel, though just a century long, is a bit confusing to say the least. French scientist Leon Guillet sought to analyze iron-nickel-chrome alloys in 1906, creating a material that would now be known as stainless steel though it was not at the time. The anti-corrosive material was again “invented” in 1912 by Benno Strauss and Eduard Maurer, Germans looking for a new hull for their yachts. That same year Elwood Haynes “discovered” the material to combat the frequent rusting of his razor blades. Though his patent was not secured until 1919, Haynes still beat out fellow 1912 inventor Harry Brearley who announced this “new” material several years later. Though the debate may never reach a conclusion, it is known that that last contender, Harry Brearley, who sought a more rugged material for rifle barrels, did with great certainty invent the first stainless steel tubing. [Continue Reading Article]

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EDM: Cutting Metal Like Cheese

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:51 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

Ask the majority of industrial workers if they know about cutting cheese and you’ll get laughed out of the building. Ask them if they know about electrical discharge machining and they’ll most likely explain to you that it is a tooling method that uses electrical energy to cut through metals to create parts. If you wanted to explain what you really meant, you could suggest that both cutting cheese—in the literal sense, with a cheese slicer—and electrical discharge machining are very similar processes. [Continue Reading Article]

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Putting It All Together with Shaft Couplings

Monday, 23 August 2010 10:45 Posted by: Breana Cronk

In world full of gizmos and gadgets, it is hard to keep up with the latest and greatest technological advancement or mechanical construct. It seems almost daily that a new car that does this or a new washing machine that does that comes on the market. One mainstay of industrial, commercial and domestic applications alike, however, is the shaft coupling. From automotive driveshafts to power generation and even washing machines, shaft couplings allow engineers to facilitate the transmission of torque and power in a predictable and reliable way, even when market place trends may be anything but. Though modern materials and manufacturing methods commonly revamp this antiquated device, it remains true to its original design. Despite relatively few changes, shaft couplings are implicated in an astounding number of modern machines, responsible for putting it all together, literally. [Continue Reading Article]

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Quality Bonding Time with Rubber to Metal Bonding

Friday, 20 August 2010 10:03 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Though not quite fall, several elementary schools across the nation are already back in session. Despite the summer sun still beaming in the sky, patient children sit eagerly anticipating the next lesson to be learned, hanging on the every word of their dear teachers. Well, that I am sure would be the dream of most teachers anyway. In reality, if we all take a minute to think back, no matter how much we did or did not enjoy the learning process from time to time our young minds surely wandered to that sunny window and the playground it overlooked in the distance. Ah recess, a time of fun filled bursts of energy, but also the source of many lasting scars. The playground at my school was a sea of swings, hot asphalt, gravel and all sorts of metal contraptions to climb over, swing on and occasionally fall from. While the longing for recess has not changed, the apparatuses of recess have. Instead of finished metal, rubber to metal bonding now provides playthings that offer a new layer of protection for students so recess can be spent bonding with friends rather than the pavement and subsequently the school nurse. [Continue Reading Article]

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Latches and Garden Patches

Wednesday, 18 August 2010 08:59 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

One of my favorite fall activities is apple picking with friends. I enjoy picking the fruit off the trees and placing it in my basket while trying hard not to sink my teeth into it right then and there. The end of summer harvest includes much more than apples, though; corn, squash, peppers, potatoes, asparagus, blueberries, pumpkins, tomatoes and many other fruits and vegetables are ripe and ready to be enjoyed whether they were grown in hundred-acre fields or in your own backyard. Next time you are enjoying fresh produce, pause a moment and be thankful for the sunshine, the rain, the fruitful soil and latches. Yes, without the simple arrangement of fences, a gate and a gate latch the fruits and vegetables that we love would be readily available to intruders such as deer, rabbits and woodchucks, not to mention a sneaky neighbor. [Continue Reading Article]

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Bronze, Brawn and Beauty with Paint Finishing Equipment

Monday, 16 August 2010 11:18 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Only August and already daylight in the northern hemisphere is beginning to wane. As the final weeks of summer approach, Michiganders flock to the beach hoping to soak up that last bit of sun. While science warns that there is no such thing as a healthy tan, many cling to a warm summer “glow.” As even the darkest of sun tans will fade by winters end, however, some are already calling to book appointments with the nearest tanning salon. Though some still prefer to broil in a box, spray tanning which offers a slightly healthier glow is growing in popularity. With advancing technology tans are just a spray away as the tools of beauty salons begin to sound more and more like those of the local auto-body shop. From airbrushes to spray booths, the plethora of paint finishing equipment allows for quick and easy aesthetic improvements or embellishments far beyond the elusive sun-kissed glow. [Continue Reading Article]

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Hot Bond® from NewAge® Industries Eliminates Cumbersome Bundles of Tubing, Helps Companies Save Money & Time on Installation

Friday, 13 August 2010 11:25 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Southampton, PA — Now available from plastic tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries is Hot Bond thermally bonded tubing. The Hot Bond process joins lengths of reinforced and unreinforced tubing of similar material using heat, not leachable adhesives or solvents, for an orderly arrangement. This ribbon of tubing is used in both new and existing equipment in industries such as appliance, food service, pool and spa, paint application, robotics, processing, maintenance, medical, automotive, and others. [Continue Reading Article]

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And the Award Goes To...Die Casting

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 08:50 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

Besides marking the end of summer and the start of a new school year, the close of August also brings the Primetime Emmy Awards, a show highlighting and honoring popular actors, actresses and television shows. The trophy that is awarded to each winner of a winged muse holding an atom is one of the most recognizable of its kind. The Academy Awards feature another icon: a trophy called Oscar. These two trophies have more in common than what meets the eye because they are both a result of the manufacturing process die casting. [Continue Reading Article]

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Fighting the Flames with Flow Meters

Monday, 9 August 2010 10:12 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Reports by NASA officials indicate that on any given day in the months of July, August and September an estimated 6,000 wildfires scorch lands across the world. While fires are a necessary part of natural processes, they often incur a tremendous deal of damage to both property and health. To combat such effects, many different professionals and organizations join together. At the forefront, city planners and agricultural departments develop irrigation systems to moisten at risk areas. Meteorologists try to predict the likelihood of conditions conducive to fires and the movement of existing fires based on weather patterns. On the front lines firefighters rely on available water sources and accurate information to best combat the flames in the field. Each avenue for fire prediction and prevention relies heavily on a single industrial device known as a flow meter. [Continue Reading Article]

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A Smooth Finish with Deburring Equipment

Friday, 6 August 2010 08:15 Posted by: Breana Cronk

From the first real time cinematic car chase in the movie Bullitt to the numerous Bond cars drooled over nearly as often as the Bond girls, Hollywood has banked on one key fact: fast, sleek cars sell tickets. NASCAR, Formula One and numerous other racing organizations no doubt confirm this notion. As a result, millions if not billions of dollars have been poured into the creation of the latest greatest technology in producing spectacular cars for the track and the screen. Specialized materials and engines aside, it’s a matter of aerodynamics; the smoother and less angular the car the better. While the shape of a vehicle is decided by the design team prior to manufacturing, the smoothness of each feature is often dependent upon machinery used at the end of production, deburring equipment. [Continue Reading Article]

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Cold Headed Parts and Warm Christmas Cookies

Wednesday, 4 August 2010 09:41 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

During these dog days of summer when pop cans drip with condensation immediately when removed from the cooler, when beach towels take days to dry and when no hair product can stand up to the humidity, I catch myself thinking fondly of the upcoming winter season. As much as I complain about the blustery weather and the complications of snow, I also get warm fuzzies just thinking about all the winter activities I love like getting the Christmas tree, drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire and baking cookies. Baking sugar cookies in the shape of stockings, trees and stars is an annual tradition for me and though making cookies may seem like just a fun way of producing delicious treats, it actually has a number of similarities with manufacturing cold headed parts. [Continue Reading Article]

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The Essential Heating Routine of Heating Elements

Monday, 2 August 2010 07:53 Posted by: Breana Cronk

In a typical morning, millions of people across the globe follow a similar routine. Wake up, hot shower, blow dry the hair, iron the clothes out of the dryer, brew the tea or coffee, make toast for a quick breakfast or maybe even cook an egg or two if time permits. Aside from being the main elements of a morning routine, each of these activities has in common a different type of element. Heating elements are essential components to virtually every drying, heating, toasting or roasting application performed with electrical appliances. Though not always visible, these devices are responsible for the conversion of electrical energy into heat energy which is heavily relied upon in most homes, offices and industrial manufacturing facilities. [Continue Reading Article]

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Thinking Outside the Box with Corrugated Boxes

Friday, 30 July 2010 07:52 Posted by: Breana Cronk

These days children’s playrooms world over are saturated not with the simple toys of generations past, but with high tech gizmos and gadgets many adults would struggle to comprehend. Classic toys, and perhaps the imagination they inspired, it would seem are lost on the next generation. This pessimistic line of thinking might be persuasive unless of course you’ve been to the birthday party of a toddler lately. If so you might find that things haven’t changed much at all from yesteryear. Seemingly without fail, the most popular present is not the one with the largest price tag, but instead the one that came in the largest box or rather the box itself. Corrugated boxes continue to be an endless source of imaginative play time for children as they have since their invention in the 19th Century. Under supervision these cardboard creations become forts, slides, sleds, hiding places and surprise packages delivered to unwitting grandparents in the next room. The possibilities are endless. [Continue Reading Article]

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Aluminum Anodizing: A Winning Combination

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 08:56 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

The Tour de France came to an end last week with Alberto Contador of Spain winning the 2,263 mile bicycling race for the second year in a row. In the second stage of the race, however, there was an incident that could have prevented him from even finishing. Contador, Lance Armstrong and many other riders experienced a massive crash when they encountered a road made slippery by rain and an oil spill. Most cyclists continued on after sustaining minor bruises and abrasions. Their bikes remained relatively undamaged because the material of the frame and wheels had undergone an aluminum anodizing process. This technique is used with both professional and hobby bicycles to harden the surface of the aluminum and thicken the layer of naturally occurring oxide, resulting in a tough, durable and corrosion-resistance finish. [Continue Reading Article]

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Organizing the Easy Way with Boltless Industrial Steel Shelving

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:25 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Do you have a stock room that you need to organize; product you need to store and organize in your back room; or records you need to archive…then boltless industrial steel shelving is the perfect solution for you. The simplicity of designing, installing and relocating, if necessary, makes it a cost effective and time saving solution for your organizational, display and storage needs. [Continue Reading Article]

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Improving Efficiency with a Well Balanced Boiler

Monday, 26 July 2010 09:45 Posted by: Breana Cronk

In industrial settings the old adage of all things in moderation is a cliché that often falls on deaf ears. Big industry often means big facilities, big machines and, to be fair, big payoffs. In some areas of industry, however, balance beats out big every time. One such area is that of boilers. While industrial boilers are massive pieces of equipment that sometimes take up an entire room or several, the point of balance comes into play in the efficient operation of these heating giants. Excess air, deposits, blow down and pressure list just a few of the considerations for boilers that should be present only in moderation. Such features are not limited to industrial uses for boilers, but are critical to commercial and domestic air and water heating applications as well. [Continue Reading Article]

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Calibration Services Serve Up Safety and Savings

Friday, 23 July 2010 09:30 Posted by: Breana Cronk

The heat index today is supposed to reach 100° Fahrenheit or higher here in muggy Michigan. Sitting in a cool office with the AC on full blast, a glance at the climbing mercury inspires the thought that the thermometer must be off somehow. A step outside, however, offers a blast of heat to verify that the readout is 100% accurate and inspires a quick retreat indoors where the thermostat, set at a much lower temperature is thankfully also accurate. This is because, like so many thermal, as well as pressure, measurement, weighing and many other instruments, calibration services are performed regularly in the facilities where they are produced to ensure quality and performance at work, at home and everywhere in between. [Continue Reading Article]

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Make Smooth Moves Through Lubrication Systems

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 07:03 Posted by: joanna dykhuis

“The Wizard of Oz” is one of the most famous films ever made. Its characters are familiar to many: the Wicked Witch, the Wizard and of course, Dorothy and her companions Toto, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man. Over the years they have become cultural icons that can be identified by fans of all ages. The Scarecrow, as most people know, desperately seeks a brain while the Lion desires courage. The Tin Man wants a heart but there is also something else that should be on his wish list: a lubrication system. Though that does not fit in exactly with the storyline, this poor woodman suffers from chronic rusting when exposed to rain, tears or moisture. It is a persistent threat for him and indeed, when Dorothy finds him, he cannot speak or move because his joints have rusted shut. [Continue Reading Article]

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A Breath of Fresh Air with Air Pollution Control

Monday, 19 July 2010 09:43 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Recently, on a trip to the top of the long dormant Teide volcano in the Canary Islands, I noticed something quite remarkable. Standing there, 12,198 feet above sea-level, I was overwhelmed not only by the tremendous view, but even more so by the breath I took of what I am sure is the freshest air ever to fill my lungs. The crisp cool air was almost intoxicating and definitively rejuvenating. Despite my fondness for the clean mountain air I soon returned to Michigan to find the air a bit less miraculous. Especially now, months later as I breathe in the muggy hot air of summer I miss the clear air atop the non-industrialized peak. Here and in much of the world air pollution is reaching alarming levels. Regulatory organizations, however, continue to combat this problem and recreate the clean air of the mountains with various types of air pollution control. [Continue Reading Article]

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Fluid Research Raises the Bar on Precision and Accuracy in Continuous Dispensing of Bulk Materials

Monday, 19 July 2010 07:46 Posted by: Breana Cronk

Tustin, CA – July, 2010 – Fluid Research Corporation (FRC), a leading innovator and manufacturer of precision dispensing systems, has launched the FlexiMeter™ , a positive displacement, single component dispensing system that uses a progressing cavity pump to ensure dosing with the strictest accuracy, repeatability and dependability. [Continue Reading Article]

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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Micro Forms, Inc.

IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Barry A. Dorfman & Co.

Tungsten: Fought Over & Sought After

The Sound Decision: Keeping the Peace with Soundproofing

Enhanced Safety and Performance

Sturdy, Stable, Stupendous: Stainless Steel Tubing

EDM: Cutting Metal Like Cheese

Putting It All Together with Shaft Couplings

Quality Bonding Time with Rubber to Metal Bonding

Latches and Garden Patches

Bronze, Brawn and Beauty with Paint Finishing Equipment

Hot Bond® from NewAge® Industries Eliminates Cumbersome Bundles of Tubing, Helps Companies Save Money & Time on Installation

And the Award Goes To...Die Casting

Fighting the Flames with Flow Meters

A Smooth Finish with Deburring Equipment

Cold Headed Parts and Warm Christmas Cookies

The Essential Heating Routine of Heating Elements

Thinking Outside the Box with Corrugated Boxes

Aluminum Anodizing: A Winning Combination

Organizing the Easy Way with Boltless Industrial Steel Shelving

Improving Efficiency with a Well Balanced Boiler

Calibration Services Serve Up Safety and Savings

Make Smooth Moves Through Lubrication Systems

A Breath of Fresh Air with Air Pollution Control

Fluid Research Raises the Bar on Precision and Accuracy in Continuous Dispensing of Bulk Materials

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