Why is National Manufacturing Month important to recognize?

October is National Manufacturing Month and it was established in 2012. That is only eight years ago for an industry that has been part of America’s economy for hundreds of years. History reports that in 1790 Samuel Slater opened the first factory for textile manufacturing in the United States. And now in 2020, we have […]

Strengthen and stabilize your supply chain with a U.S. supplier

Ultra is proud to be a supplier to manufacturers throughout the United States. Manufacturing is critical to our country’s economy and for more than 50 years Ultra has been striving to grow and improve our capabilities. We provide a more secure, established, and responsive supply chain with hard-working Midwest employees ready to do their best […]

How a quality supplier is laser marking metal stamped parts?

Our customer, a Global Industrial Automation Manufacturer, utilizes metal parts for applications they design and produce. They are looking to improve the traceability of aluminum base plates Ultra metal stamps as they arrive at various manufacturing facilities with barcodes and other text. Laser marking is an efficient and effective way to meet this customer’s newest […]

Production Intent Prototyping: Give your metal part what it deserves.

It is rewarding to look and feel a prototype in your hand and know that it matches your part print, but… Is that all you want in your prototype? The answer is no.  You need to confidently know the production process for your metal part is well-established, strong and adaptable to meet future output demands. […]

How to establish high-volume production for your complex metal stamped part.

You select Ultra Tool & Manufacturing as your supplier.  We utilize an innovative mindset to create a robust and feasible manufacturing process that will successfully handle increasing production quantities from year to year. A current customer that is a Power Equipment Manufacturer brought us a new metal part, breather cover, with challenging features and a […]

Laser Prototyping a Metal Part for the Energy Industry

Ultra is manufacturing the Ratchet Arm for a growing sector of the energy industry.   This part is located on electricity-generating backpacks used by the military, disaster relief workers, hikers and students.  The movement of both the individual and the backpack creates energy for future consumption and without precision parts, like the Ratchet Arm, this system won’t […]