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Eagle Alloy was lively and bustling on Thursday, October 4th. That’s no surprise: our Muskegon, MI campus is regularly buzzing through three shifts a day, five days a week. But this particular day brought in a larger crowd than usual: in celebration of Manufacturing Day 2018 we opened our campus to local schools and community […]
One major factor that sets leading foundries apart from the rest is the product design process. Foundries that follow these five steps are much more likely to produce quality cast parts that function as expected, with low rates of returns and defects. They also frequently delight customers with innovative design suggestions and efficient processes that lead to better […]
Business is booming all over the American manufacturing industry, and Eagle Alloy is no exception. We’re happy to announce that we’re looking to take on multiple new hires in our Muskegon, MI foundry. Eagle Alloy isn’t your average foundry. Sure, we do a lot of casting—we pour stainless steel, carbon steel and nickel alloys—but our […]
Wings of Mercy is a charitable organization based in West Michigan that flies patients to their medical destinations who would not otherwise be able to travel there. Pilots and plane owners donate their time for each mission. In 1991, Mark, Wayne Jarvis and I chose to offer our company plane to fly patients that Wings […]
Manufacturing doesn’t work without people. Equipment operators, engineers, sales teams and managerial staff are responsible for the success of every manufacturing business. Just like there’s no company without people, there’s no healthy business without healthy employees. With healthcare costs constantly on the rise, employee healthcare is a major expense for businesses of all sizes. Traditionally, companies […]
Two Eagle Group companies, Eagle Alloy, Inc., and Eagle CNC Technologies, Inc., have posted a series of personal bests and significant improvements across the board. As you can see below, Eagle Alloy’s achievements in 2017 include: 96.4% delivery — 2nd best in company history 1.87% scrap — BEST in company history 2.64% returns — Best […]
The Eagle Group will be at Design2Part 2018 in Grapevine, TX, March 14-15. If you’re in the area or interested in going, we can get you in the door for free! The event will be the largest contract manufacturing trade show in the region, with over 300 categories of manufacturing services on display. Design2Part is […]
Eagle Alloy, Inc. provided customers with its annual quality survey, and received excellent ratings for 2017. On behalf of Eagle Alloy, we’d like to thank our customers for taking the time to fill out this survey, and we look forward to continued collaboration in 2018!
When time and flexibility are top priorities, rapid prototyping for castings offers manufacturers a fast-track route to producing complex cast parts in small quantities. At
Eagle CNC’s West Michigan machine shop provides some of the highest-precision machining available, but the meaning of precision in machining is constantly changing. Industries across the board
ESOP is a way to transfer company ownership from one generation to the next—in many cases, this transfer happens when the original owners sell their stake
Recently, Eagle Alloy squared off against the demanding technical requirements and thorough audits of the American Bureau of Shipping’s “Type Approval” certification. Through this process,
The latest resource from the Eagle Group provides a comprehensive introduction to heat treatment in metalcasting and CNC machining. This 40-page guide is available as
