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U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles
Materials

U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles

In only the second sweep of a world cup event, the U.S. women’s luge singles team proudly earned their place on the podium. -  In the first U.S. sweep of a world cup, Erin Hamlin won gold, Emily Sweeney won silver and Summer Britcher won bronze. The three were elated to have accomplished this first-time feat. Hamlin also broke her own track record.   In the day prior to the women’s sweep,...

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U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles
Materials

U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles

In only the second sweep of a world cup event, the U.S. women’s luge singles team proudly earned their place on the podium. Â-  In the first U.S. sweep of a world cup, Erin Hamlin won gold, Emily Sweeney won silver and Summer Britcher won bronze. The three were elated to have accomplished this first-time feat. Hamlin also broke her own track record.   In the day prior to the...

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Materials

Vulcan's Lead Weights Featured in Milwaukee Commerce Summer Edition

Vulcan GMS is once again in the news for our continued support of the United States Olympic luge team. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) publishes a quarterly newsletter called Milwaukee Commerce. In its summer edition for 2015, Vulcan’s lead weights which are inserted into each luge team member’s uniform were featured. The article was entitled “Lead Weights Lift...

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Materials

Vulcan's Lead Weights Featured in Milwaukee Commerce Summer Edition

Vulcan GMS is once again in the news for our continued support of the United States Olympic luge team. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) publishes a quarterly newsletter called Milwaukee Commerce. In its summer edition for 2015, Vulcan’s lead weights which are inserted into each luge team member’s uniform were featured. The article was entitled “Lead Weights Lift...

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3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective
Machinery & Machining Tools

3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective

Vulcan GMS has blogged about our 3D printer, the Stratasys Fortus 250mc, in the past. This machine is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) machine and builds up the parts in layers as small as 0.007 inches using an ABS material. Normally these types of machines are thought of as “prototype part producers,” but we have found that there are many additional uses for them beyond prototyping for our...

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3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective
Machinery & Machining Tools

3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective

Vulcan GMS has blogged about our 3D printer, the Stratasys Fortus 250mc, in the past. This machine is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) machine and builds up the parts in layers as small as 0.007 inches using an ABS material. Normally these types of machines are thought of as “prototype part producers,” but we have found that there are many additional uses for them beyond prototyping for our...

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Materials

What is Material Creep and the Mechanical Properties of Lead Creep?

Material creep is defined as the continuing deformation of a metal under a steady load. Other factors affect the creep of materials including temperature and alloy under stress. Lead is such a soft metal that creep affects the metal more than other harder metals such as steel, aluminum or brass. Lead is soft enough that it will creep under its own weight in time. Any additional load on the...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

Vulcan GMS Offers Flat Panel X-Ray Detector Shielding Solutions

Flat panel X-ray detectors are the latest and greatest adaption to X-ray imaging. These new flat panel X-ray detectors are to X-ray what the high megapixel digital camera is compared to X-ray film. They are completely revolutionizing. Today's flat panel X-ray detectors are thin; taking up much less space while offering real time X-ray imaging with resolution that has never been seen before. The...

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Materials

What is Material Creep and the Mechanical Properties of Lead Creep?

Material creep is defined as the continuing deformation of a metal under a steady load. Other factors affect the creep of materials including temperature and alloy under stress. Lead is such a soft metal that creep affects the metal more than other harder metals such as steel, aluminum or brass. Lead is soft enough that it will creep under its own weight in time. Any additional load on the...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

Vulcan GMS Offers Flat Panel X-Ray Detector Shielding Solutions

Flat panel X-ray detectors are the latest and greatest adaption to X-ray imaging. These new flat panel X-ray detectors are to X-ray what the high megapixel digital camera is compared to X-ray film. They are completely revolutionizing. Today's flat panel X-ray detectors are thin; taking up much less space while offering real time X-ray imaging with resolution that has never been seen before. The...

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U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles
Materials

U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles

In only the second sweep of a world cup event, the U.S. women’s luge singles team proudly earned their place on the podium. -  In the first U.S. sweep of a world cup, Erin Hamlin won gold, Emily Sweeney won silver and Summer Britcher won bronze. The three were elated to have accomplished this first-time feat. Hamlin also broke her own track record.   In the day prior to the women’s sweep,...

Read More »
U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles
Materials

U.S. Luge dominates at Lake Placid in Viessmann World Cup Singles

In only the second sweep of a world cup event, the U.S. women’s luge singles team proudly earned their place on the podium. Â-  In the first U.S. sweep of a world cup, Erin Hamlin won gold, Emily Sweeney won silver and Summer Britcher won bronze. The three were elated to have accomplished this first-time feat. Hamlin also broke her own track record.   In the day prior to the...

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Company News

Vulcan GMS Wins Grainger Award in Manufacturing Excellence

Colin Powell once said, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” If something looks easy, it is only because there were countless hours of preparation, hard work and learning from mistakes that you never saw coming. This quote is so true and it really represents the core of our efforts at Vulcan GMS to become the manufacturer...

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Company News

Vulcan GMS Wins Grainger Award in Manufacturing Excellence

Colin Powell once said, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” If something looks easy, it is only because there were countless hours of preparation, hard work and learning from mistakes that you never saw coming. This quote is so true and it really represents the core of our efforts at Vulcan GMS to become the manufacturer...

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Materials

Vulcan's Lead Weights Featured in Milwaukee Commerce Summer Edition

Vulcan GMS is once again in the news for our continued support of the United States Olympic luge team. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) publishes a quarterly newsletter called Milwaukee Commerce. In its summer edition for 2015, Vulcan’s lead weights which are inserted into each luge team member’s uniform were featured. The article was entitled “Lead Weights Lift...

Read More »
Materials

Vulcan's Lead Weights Featured in Milwaukee Commerce Summer Edition

Vulcan GMS is once again in the news for our continued support of the United States Olympic luge team. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) publishes a quarterly newsletter called Milwaukee Commerce. In its summer edition for 2015, Vulcan’s lead weights which are inserted into each luge team member’s uniform were featured. The article was entitled “Lead Weights Lift...

Read More »
3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective
Machinery & Machining Tools

3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective

Vulcan GMS has blogged about our 3D printer, the Stratasys Fortus 250mc, in the past. This machine is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) machine and builds up the parts in layers as small as 0.007 inches using an ABS material. Normally these types of machines are thought of as “prototype part producers,” but we have found that there are many additional uses for them beyond prototyping for our...

Read More »
3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective
Machinery & Machining Tools

3D Printed Gauges and Fixtures Are Very Effective

Vulcan GMS has blogged about our 3D printer, the Stratasys Fortus 250mc, in the past. This machine is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) machine and builds up the parts in layers as small as 0.007 inches using an ABS material. Normally these types of machines are thought of as “prototype part producers,” but we have found that there are many additional uses for them beyond prototyping for our...

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Company News

Vulcan's Ongoing Support in the Community Helps Local Families

Vulcan GMS has a long history of supporting our community, our country and our environment. Last November, we donated more than 7,000 boxes of macaroni and cheese (more than twice needed) to the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee. We are committed to the environment and offer recycling and return programs for our customers. We even provide aerodynamic lead weights that are sewn into the vests and...

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Vulcan GMS Turns Ideas into Reality

Taking a good idea and turning it into a truly innovative product can require a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions has a Developmental Engineering Team with combined 60+ years of experience in new product designs, current product enhancements and process improvements that can turn that idea into reality. Vulcan GMS Developmental Engineering Team is set up for:...

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