May 4th, 2010 by Ron Jr "Reg" Gustafson

Blogs can create community. This Clinkenbeard Blog seeks to go beyond community and create value for all of its participants. Clinkenbeard www.Clinkenbeard.com is a worldwide leader in the rapid production of complex castings and machined parts using a wide variety of metals and plastics. From five-axis CNC machining www.clinkenbeard.com/cnc-machining/capabilities to product design, development, prototyping and manufacturing in markets ranging from aviation and aerospace to automotive, heavy trucking and more, we have Clinkenbeard experts who will address best time-to-market solutions of the day. From issues like International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) www.Clinkenbeard.com/about/certifications-accreditations to
AS9100 Certification, our professionals will offer perspectives that will help you in your business decision-making. And finally, the Clinkenbeard Blog will be a forum for local Rockford, Illinois, business, economic and political leaders and media to offer their commentary and feedback on issues ranging from aerospace and aviation expansion in Rockford to area manufacturing to economic development.

Guest bloggers. In an effort to expand the depth and breadth of the information available at the Clinkenbeard Blog, we have invited many guests from the metal casting, product design and development, rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing and CNC industries to offer their opinions on issues of the day. Similarly, we have asked several Rockford political, economic and business leaders and media involved in aerospace, aviation, manufacturing, commerce and government to offer their insights and outlooks as well.

Please comment on any and all blog entries you’d like. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please email Reg@Clinkenbeard.com.

Enjoy and participate all!

May 18th, 2010 by Ron Sr. Gustafson

Our firm operates under a healthy sense of urgency. One of the ways we are able to consistently meet speed to market requirements is that our employees are specialists in a wide range of manufacturing processes, which allows them to identify the”fasterestest” process for the part a customer needs, created directly from a 3D CAD model. Do you diversify your employee selection with speed to market in mind?