Valence Industrial
Jun 6, 20244 min read
Increased investment in contract manufacturing
Contract manufacturer, Valence Industrial, is announcing an acquisition to improve fabrication and machining for current custom fabrication.
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Valence Industrial
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Functional Material Handling
At our Lexington facility, we prototyped some racks five years ago. And we're manufacturing the next generation of it across Lexington, Kent
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Valence Industrial
Oct 28, 20221 min read
What's happening at the factory today
"Basically, we establish procedures for certain size welds. Then, I can shoot the program to the OTC welder.
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Valence Industrial
Oct 28, 20221 min read
How to form to get the right length & radius every time
Paul Gaier, Manufacturing Engineer, shared, "With our fully integrated Trumpf software, we are able to eliminate issues on the floor with te
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Valence Industrial
Oct 28, 20221 min read
How do you get a true 90 degree bend?
Mark Gibson, our AWS Certified Weld Inspector, shares, "Until we received the new 5230 Trumpf press brake, we had to build the tank assembly
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Valence Industrial
Sep 26, 20224 min read
Top videos of worst accidents, reduce your OSHA recordables
Safety managers dictate what happens at the company. OSHA recordable is something that every person wants to reduce.
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Valence Industrial
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Valence aims to grow with investments
SIDNEY – To grow Valence Industrial, CEO Chuck Pisciotta is investing in the business’ operations and its people – giving some of his worker
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Valence Industrial
Aug 10, 20224 min read
Top 5 ways to fail with quality in manufacturing
We brought Mustafa Shraim, a quality consultant, in to help prepare us to implement the ISO 9001 certification by spring, 2023.
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Valence Industrial
Jul 5, 20223 min read
2022 Guide: outsourced, just-in-time fabrication
Especially for jobs that require quick prototyping and testing prior to production, it’s important to find a fabricator who can meet deadlin
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Valence Industrial
Jun 7, 20224 min read
Top 5 pitfalls: onboarding a new long-run contract manufacturer
Don’t fall into the common pitfalls of finding a seemingly good contract manufacturer, giving them a few test jobs that yield good results –
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Valence Industrial
Jun 7, 20224 min read
Top 5 secrets: partnering for long-run machining/fabrication
Learn the top 5 secrets to partnering with a vendor for mass production on custom fabrication and machining projects.
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Valence Industrial
Apr 5, 20226 min read
Material handling rage is a symptom of a much deeper problem
Material handling rage is a symptom of how much we expect from workers—and how little we support them in that work.
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Valence Industrial
Oct 12, 20214 min read
Feel like your laser cutting is too expensive? Here's why...
Why does it matter what kind of laser your fabricator uses?
Especially with one-off pieces or longer runs, there are hidden costs.
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Valence Industrial
Sep 20, 20215 min read
WATCH: 5 questions to ask yourself when designing for cheaper & better machining
Read 5 tips for reducing your cost when outsourcing machining. Whether it is looking at how to create connection points, tolerances, etc.
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Valence Industrial
Aug 4, 20215 min read
#BadAssEngineers: Dr. Jerry Gould, Resistance and Solid-state Welding at EWI
Jerry’s official title is Senior Technology Leader, Resistance and Solid-state Welding. If you ask Jerry on the factory floor what he does h
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Valence Industrial
Jun 22, 20215 min read
#BadAssEngineers - tips from top engineers
We have Sean Smith, R&D Manager at Honda Lock of America, managing an engineering team of 11, the innovator getting the team hyper-focus
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Valence Industrial
Jun 15, 20214 min read
WATCH: Coronavirus, growing pains & 2x revenue in our first year
To be like the 9% that will bounce back after Coronavirus, I’ve focused in on three areas in this first year.
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