Click to Expand As the world prioritizes sustainability, initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and encourage eco-friendly practices have expanded to encompass multiple industrial facets. For example, significant progress has been made in lawns and gardens, where electric equipment is gaining traction as an alternative to traditional gas-powered ones. Several eco-friendly options are available due…

Click to Expand Resistance welding is a common fabrication process that allows manufacturers to quickly create a strong bond between two or more metal components. This versatile process generates reliable and precise welded joints while reducing the risk of distortion and improving operational productivity. To determine if resistance welding is right for your project, read…

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Many factories and machine shops employ Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, a form of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), as a method for reliably joining metal parts. The MIG welding process creates an electrical arc between a consumable wire electrode and the metal workpieces, which rapidly heats and melts the metal of the workpieces. As…

At Clairon Metals Corporation, we are a premier contract manufacturer offering a variety of metalworking services to customers across a wide range of industries. One of our core service offerings is metal stamping, both progressive and hand transfer. Armed with over 30 years of industry experience and advanced equipment, we have the knowledge, skills, and…

Poka-Yoke is one of the most widely used work standardization methods in the manufacturing and service industries. The term was originally coined by Shigeo Shingo (a Japanese industrial engineer at Toyota) in the 1960s. Coming from “poka” (i.e., inadvertent errors) and “yokeru” (i.e., avoiding), it is interpreted to mean “mistake-proofing”. As the name suggests, the…