Manufacturing Day 2012
Merchants Fabrication and American Steel and Aluminum
Auburn MA
5 October 2012 was the first annual (hopefully) Manufacturing Day where manufactures around the country open their doors and show to the public what it is they do. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit these two companies in Auburn MA. Located next to each other on Elm Street just off I-395. An easy drive up from Preston which was nice considering I had driven the same road yesterday on the way to the October NEMES meeting. At both companies I was made to feel very welcome and neither company had any objection to my taking some photos of the operations. My visits started at Merchants Fabrication where General Manager Mark Fisher guided myself and two other fellows around the manufacturing floor. Merchants is, as the name would imply, a fabrication company the creates and assembles products for others. Of particular interest to model engineers Mark said that the company might be amenable to helping out a hobbyist with water jet or other work that they have the capacity for.
Bending Brake
From Merchants I drove next door to American Steel and Aluminum. The two companies are separated by a rail siding which I discovered went into the ASA building! They receive steel and aluminum rolls direct off the rail cars. Then the material is straightened, cut to length, sliced to width and re-packaged for shipment to their customers. 800-933-7833
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