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A Tribute to Homer Thomas

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:April 27, 2022
Post category:Blog

Earlier this month, on April 8, 2022, Homer Thomas passed away. The news hit me hard because of how much Homer meant to me professionally and personally. I vividly recall…

Entertaining New Ideas

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:May 27, 2020
Post category:Blog

A quote I have heard attributed to Charlie “Tremendous” Jones is: In five years you will be the same person you are today except for the people you meet and…

New Supplier: Pacific Transformer

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:July 31, 2019
Post category:Blog Chokes Coils Inductors Reactors Transformers

Baselodge Group is very happy to announce that we are now the technical sales reps in our territory for an outstanding manufacturer called Pacific Transformer. PacTran began making custom magnetics…

Video: Chicago White Metal Casting

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:July 1, 2019
Post category:Blog

We are proud to be affiliated with this great American company! Please contact us if you have a potential die cast part. CWM offers unparalleled engineering support and quality manufacturing.

What is on a PCB Fab Drawing?

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:May 20, 2019
Post category:Blog Design Electronics Manufacturing Services Engineering Printed Circuit Boards

We sometimes get requests from customers for us to quote on a printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication (bare board) where they do not have much (or any) documentation. These are…

Plastics Material Chemical Compatibility

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:December 7, 2018
Post category:Blog Injection Molding Plastics

In addition to geometry requirements for any given plastic design, the selection of the appropriate material is one of the most important decisions to make. Many of the conversations we…

Important Investments at Precision Enterprises

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:June 28, 2018
Post category:Blog Casting Sand Casting Sand Casting

This week I visited Precision Enterprises (PEI), our sand cast foundry, in Somonauk, Illinois. PEI has been in business since 1947 offering quality aluminum and iron castings to a variety…

Chicago White Metal 2018 National Sales Conference

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:June 25, 2018
Post category:Blog Casting Die Casting

Every other year our die cast foundry, Chicago White Metal (CWM), convenes their sales reps from across the USA to meet to learn the latest about CWM. We are currently…

Is it Castable? Converting Machined Parts and Weldments into Castings for Fun and Profit

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:February 1, 2017
Post category:Blog Casting Cost Reducton Die Casting Finite Element Analysis (FEA)Machined Parts Machining Sand Casting Tooling

Is it castable? This question can save you and your organization a lot of money. Metal casting processes have been around for a long time, but they are seldom foremost…

Locking Rewireable IEC320-C13 Connector from Webber Electronics

Post author:Mark L. Casey
Post published:June 21, 2016
Post category:Blog Cables Power Cords

Our power cable supplier, Webber Electronics, has announced their new new line of locking rewireable IEC320-C13 connectors. If your application would benefit from the security of a locking connector, we…