Monday Morning Monologue: Copper is down. Are you getting your decrease?
Good Morning! Do you buy motors (copper windings), copper bent tubes, solenoids, brass castings, brass machinings, brass extrusions or any process/ material using copper? Go get your price decrease! The price of copper is down significantly over the last 9 months or so. It’s rebounded a bit of late, but still soft. Now is the time to be aggressive and get the cost savings. We always get the increase letter when prices escalate, but seldom get the letter that prices have sof
Monday Morning Monologue: Are you buying production parts from McMaster Carr?
Good Morning! Are you buying production parts from McMaster Carr, MSC, or other similar websites/ suppliers? If not… good for you! You can continue on with your day. If so, please read on. It can be intoxicating to order a part from McMaster at lunchtime and have it in your hand as you’re getting your first cup of coffee the next morning. But it’s costing you big money. While those companies are awesome for items needed quickly (maintenance/ prototypes), they are very ex