Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions
Milwaukee, WI 53204
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. Ã- 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. Ã- In the day prior to the women’s...
Read More »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
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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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. Ã- 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. Ã- In the day prior to the women’s...
Read More »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...
Read More »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
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 »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...
Read More »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:...
Read More »Vulcan GMS Passes Recertification of ISO 9001:2008 Standards
When Vulcan GMS first became ISO certified in 1999, we were the first of our kind in the United States to achieve that status. Vulcan is committed to leading the way in our products and services while securing our commitment to be our customers’ highest value supplier. ISO 9001:2008 is a quality systems and management standard which organizations use to ensure consistent quality and...
Read More »2015 Vulcan Golf Outing
Vulcan GMS held its annual golf outing this year at New Berlin Hill’s golf course and a good time was held by all. While no one will be quitting their day job to join the PGA tour, it was clear that the annual golf outing was a hit for Vulcan employees. Each year, the golf outing is open to all employees – no matter their experience. Teams are created as evenly as possible by teaming up those...
Read More »Vulcan GMS Adds European Sales Office
Vulcan GMS has been the premiere provider of custom OEM (original equipment manufacturer) shielding and collimation specializing in shielding materials for more than 35 years. We are proud to announce the addition of our new sales office located in Amelo, Netherlands. In this European sales office, we have outside and inside sales to better service our current and new European customers. Rob...
Read More »Vulcan Expands its Machining Department Again
Vulcan GMS continues to expand its offerings to meet our customers’ needs. We have added an entire department to better serve our customers and offer a higher level of assembly and value to our customer base. We have specialized in lead and tungsten for years by offering many manufacturing techniques including machining. Vulcan GMS has a full machine shop focused on these materials for CNC...
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