Never Forget

Americans enjoy freedom like no other country in the world.  We embrace freedom in every way possible and guard it with our very lives. Whether your ancestors sacrificed their blood to create a free country in 1776 or they arrived on America’s shores in later centuries to follow their dream […]

Keeping It Short & Simple – ACS Has New and Simpler Online RMA Forms

Yep, we agree.  Filling out forms is a pain in the rump.  Either online or on paper, every time you turn around, it seems like someone wants you to fill out a form oftentimes repeating information you know darn well they already have.  Feel the blood pressure rising yet?   Reaching […]

Do Not Leave Your Fingers Behind at Work

And I mean that literally…if you have a manufacturing job such as power press operator, you really do not need or want to donate any fingers or limbs to the plant.  But this does happen…and often! According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 49% of the injuries from […]

Encoders Gone Wild

Not sure what’s going on out there, but we got practically a wagon-load of encoders in for repair today.  That’s great for us because there’s nothing we love better than solving your electronic repair problems, but what the heck?  Is there an evil encoder wizard out there casting electronic mayhem […]

Survey Shows Manufacturing Prices Are Headed Up

A spring 2011 survey of 318 U.S. CFOs and senior controllers, 50 of whom were manufacturers, shows there are serious concerns about inflation with 66% saying their company intends to raise the sales price for their goods over the next six months, up from 35% six months earlier. 96% of the […]