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A Tribute to Homer Thomas

Mark L. Casey — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:35:05 +0000

Earlier this month, on April 8, 2022, Homer Thomas passed away. The news hit me hard because of how much Homer meant to me professionally and personally. I vividly recall the first time we met on April 23, 2001. I had started a new job, and one of my first assignments was to drive to […]

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Entertaining New Ideas

Mark L. Casey — Wed, 27 May 2020 19:51:04 +0000

A quote I have heard attributed to Charlie “Tremendous” Jones is: In five years you will be the same person you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read. I have found this to be true. This is one of the reasons I try to meet and get to know […]

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New Supplier: Pacific Transformer

Mark L. Casey — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:24:08 +0000

Baselodge Group is very happy to announce that we are now the technical sales reps in our territory for an outstanding manufacturer called Pacific Transformer. PacTran began making custom magnetics like transformers, inductors, coils, chokes, etc. in 1981. They have an infectious “can-do” attitude when it comes to solving customer problems. We are excited to […]

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Video: Chicago White Metal Casting

Mark L. Casey — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:46:24 +0000

We are proud to be affiliated with this great American company! Please contact us if you have a potential die cast part. CWM offers unparalleled engineering support and quality manufacturing.

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What is on a PCB Fab Drawing?

Mark L. Casey — Mon, 20 May 2019 17:11:32 +0000

We sometimes get requests from customers for us to quote on a printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication (bare board) where they do not have much (or any) documentation. These are usually older products where the original design was not well documented or where the supporting documentation simply cannot be located. Often the customer will have […]

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Plastics Material Chemical Compatibility

Mark L. Casey — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:11:34 +0000

In addition to geometry requirements for any given plastic design, the selection of the appropriate material is one of the most important decisions to make. Many of the conversations we have with customers for injection molding revolves around selecting the correct material. Our domestic injection molder, Meridian Plastics in Dallas, Texas, works closely with customers […]

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Important Investments at Precision Enterprises

Mark L. Casey — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:05:09 +0000

This week I visited Precision Enterprises (PEI), our sand cast foundry, in Somonauk, Illinois. PEI has been in business since 1947 offering quality aluminum and iron castings to a variety of industries. The foundry pours various aluminum alloys in sizes up to 150 pounds and offers Rota-Lift® and Sinto automated molding machines, and British Molding […]

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Chicago White Metal 2018 National Sales Conference

Mark L. Casey — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:30:13 +0000

Every other year our die cast foundry, Chicago White Metal (CWM), convenes their sales reps from across the USA to meet to learn the latest about CWM. We are currently all together for the 2018 conference and are sharing information and learning about the exciting things happening at the factory. CWM began serving customers in […]

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Is it Castable? Converting Machined Parts and Weldments into Castings for Fun and Profit

Mark L. Casey — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:23:01 +0000

Is it castable? This question can save you and your organization a lot of money. Metal casting processes have been around for a long time, but they are seldom foremost in the minds of companies as smart alternatives to machined or welded parts. Why should they be? Mainly because they can save you a lot […]

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Locking Rewireable IEC320-C13 Connector from Webber Electronics

Mark L. Casey — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:31:22 +0000

Our power cable supplier, Webber Electronics, has announced their new new line of locking rewireable IEC320-C13 connectors. If your application would benefit from the security of a locking connector, we would love to provide you with more information. We have sample kits for all three connectors shown above. Please Contact Us if you would like to […]

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