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AUTOMOTIVE: Innovation, electrification & the shifting factory floor print

Our team learns on a daily basis how to think outside-of-the-box as we receive new short to mid run, custom manufacturing projects. With our variety of requirements from tolerances to processes like laser, form, assembly & finishing; we are challenged constantly. See some of the insights on the floor today.

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Valence Industrial

Mar 6
1 min

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, 2022
1 min

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, 2022
1 min

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, 2022
1 min

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

Top videos of worst accidents, reduce your OSHA recordables

Valence Industrial

Sep 26, 2022
4 min

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.

Valence aims to grow with investments

Valence Industrial

Aug 11, 2022
1 min

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

Top 5 ways to fail with quality in manufacturing

Valence Industrial

Aug 10, 2022
4 min

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.

2022 Guide: outsourced, just-in-time fabrication

Valence Industrial

Jul 5, 2022
3 min

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

Top 5 pitfalls: onboarding a new long-run contract manufacturer

Valence Industrial

Jun 7, 2022
4 min

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 –

Top 5 secrets: partnering for long-run machining/fabrication

Valence Industrial

Jun 7, 2022
4 min

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.

Material handling rage is a symptom of a much deeper problem

Valence Industrial

Apr 5, 2022
6 min

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.

Feel like your laser cutting is too expensive? Here's why...

Valence Industrial

Oct 12, 2021
4 min

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.

WATCH: 5 questions to ask yourself when designing for cheaper & better machining

Valence Industrial

Sep 20, 2021
5 min

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.

#BadAssEngineers: Dr. Jerry Gould, Resistance and Solid-state Welding at EWI

Valence Industrial

Aug 4, 2021
5 min

#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

#BadAssEngineers - tips from top engineers

Valence Industrial

Jun 22, 2021
5 min

#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, 2021
4 min

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.

Top 5 bad welds – how to spot them

Valence Industrial

Jun 1, 2021
3 min

Top 5 bad welds – how to spot them

Five ways to spot a poor weld. Whether you find spatter, craters and cracks, hints of a cold weld, undercutting or porosity, you'll know.

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