The Evolution from NAFTA to USMCA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which took effect in 1994, was a landmark trade deal between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. ...
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Why Metal Stamping Buyers Are Carefully Watching Steel Prices
US Steel prices are currently the highest in the world. That’s certainly motivation for buyers and manufacturers of metal stamping components to ...
Automotive OEMs Save Big with Switch to Metal Stamping
Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers can see significant reductions in piece prices by working with metal stamping engineers to determine ...
Metal Stampings Can Impact Your Bottom Line: 13 Critical Steps to Ensure Metal Stamping Success (Steps 1-3)
Metal stamped parts may appear to be just a small component of the larger product, but they can have a significant impact on a manufacturer’s bottom ...
Steel Market Impacts Metal Stamping Lead Times and Prices
With steel one of the top metals used in metal stamping, global market fluctuations in the supply and demand for steel have been pushing steel prices ...
Designing the Metal Stamping Strip to Minimize the Use of Precious Metals
Manufacturers in the automotive, electronics, telecommunications and medical device industries are among the leading users of precious metals such as ...
Can U.S. Metal Stamping Companies Compete with Lower Cost Markets?
With significant gains in U.S. productivity in recent years, U.S. manufacturers are seeing an overall cost advantage when using U.S. suppliers, as ...
Four Tips for Keeping Metal Stamping Costs Down and Inventory Flowing During an Uptick in Sales
Many manufacturers are experiencing steady increases in sales. In fact, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation ...
Two Key Factors for Picking Quality Metal Stamping Suppliers
Every manufacturer’s goal is to have a zero-defect production line, but OEMs and their suppliers alike know that problems are inherent in any ...
What Factors Affect the Prices OEMs Pay for Metal Stampings?
With more and more suppliers becoming more competitively priced, pressures to use lower cost parts are rising. Keeping the following factors in mind ...
Silver May be Low-Cost Solution for Plating Electronic Connector Stampings
Not long ago we featured a blog article about the use of palladium as an alternative to gold for plating electronic components due to the rising ...
Precision Metal Stamping Industry Sees Big Swings in Metal Prices
Precision metal stamping manufacturers are finding metal markets increasingly unpredictable. The industry has experienced wild swings both up and ...
A Must-Have Reference for Precision Metal Stamping Projects
Are you a design engineer, specifier, or buyer of precision metal stampings? Then you can't afford to be without this must-have reference.
It's Time to Consider Palladium for Electronics Plating -- Again.
Author: Vince Azzano, Director of Technical Sales, Precision Plating Company Fabricated gold prices are at an all-time high, and traders and analysts ...
Limit Scrap - A Surefire Way to Reduce Precision Metal Stamping Costs
Are you looking for ways to reduce costs on your precision metal stamping projects? One of the first places to look is on the factory floor. How ...
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