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The Problem A West Michigan fabricator of aluminum extrusions experienced an encoder fail, resulting in a catastrophic crash. What happened?  Essentially a 56 meganewton extrusion press crushed t

The Problem The client reached out to us when a custom piece of their material handling equipment had degraded to the point of becoming almost inoperable. This equipment had been slowly degrading over

Fastco Industries is a cold headed fastener manufacturer, specializing in custom studs, bolts, rivets, pins, and screws. The Problem The team at Fastco Industries needed modifications made to the ram

A tonnage monitor is a mounted sensor that reads the amount of tonnage produced by the press as it makes a part. They should be calibrated annually to avoid damaging the equipment—resulting in incredi

A global automotive supplier of injection molded components—with a West Michigan facility—recently reached out to HEL due to an issue with a failed bronze bushing.  We shifted our schedule and ar

Quality Edge—with a West Michigan location—is one of America’s largest manufacturers of metal roofing accessories and exterior building products. These products include siding, fascia, roof flashings,

The Problem A client that extrudes plastic sheets that they trim and cut to meet customer requirements recently reached out to us. To eliminate waste, the material that is trimmed off is recycled and

Spice Alliance—located in Rockford, Michigan—is the parent company to Beanilla and Spice Jungle. Together, Spice Alliance produces gourmet spice mixes, loose leaf teas, and baking ingredients. The tea

Shape Corp—with multiple locations in Grand Haven, Michigan—is a full service, tier-one automotive and industrial component supplier. Their engineering teams design, test and analyze metal, plastic, a

Metal fabrication specialists in West Michigan, D+M Metal Products is a family-owned business with generational expertise. They’re a global, full-service supplier of lightweight steel, aluminum, plast