Category "News"

The Problem A West Michigan tier 1 automotive supplier of hot and conventional stamped components and assemblies realized they had a problem with their 800T Aida stamping press when their in-house sta

The Problem A local tooling and production manufacturer came to us with a leaking counterbalance cylinder. It was a 1950s vintage machine, using leather seals. HEL’s Solution We rigged the cylinder ou

The Precision Metalforming Assocation (PMA) of West Michigan District is hosting the new, rebranded PMA West Michigan Annual Suppliers EXPO, taking place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET&nbsp

The Problem: A West Michigan based plastic film extruding company, was experiencing bearing failures on several machine rollers. Having searched on the web they found HEL on LinkedIn, they asked how q

HEL, Inc. is joining SEYI Servo Presses at FABTECH as the Exclusive Michigan DealerFABTECH is North America’s largest expo for metal fabricators, giving manufacturers a convenient “one-stop-shop” to f

Local Industrial Machine Repair Shop is Exclusive Michigan Dealer for International Stamping Press Manufacturer  June 5, 2023, Grand Rapids, Michigan – HEL, Inc. announces its partnership wi

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