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Miller Products Has Oil Boom Toggle Pins In Stock

Miller Products Company now has the ASTM F2438-04 oil boom pins in stock. These quality 3/8" all stainless steel toggle pins are on the shelf and ready to ship. Miller Products Company also has a full line of other stainless steel non threaded fasteners for your projects. Larger orders of boom pins can be produced quickly to meet your production schedule. Check out our full catalog of fasteners at www.millerproductsco.com , call us at 641-342-2103 or email     sales @millerproductsco.com

Miller Products creates local 'connection" to oil cleanup.

Our company was recently featured on the front page of the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. Here is a link. The effort continues to contain and clean up this mess in the gulf and Miller Products will keep working until the last pin is placed.

http://www.osceolaiowa.com/articles/2010/07/08/57797660/index.xml

Miller Products has expanded production of oil boom toggle pins

On Monday June 14th, 2010, Miller Products Company began producing oil boom toggle pins at it's sister facility, Lindel Engineering, in Tucson Arizona. This added capacity will allow Miller to add new customers who are in need of these stainless steel fasteners. For information or to place an order contact  kerry@millerproductsco.com

These pins meet ASTM F2438--04  

 

Miller Products Recognized For Its Contribution To Oil Spill Clean-up

Osceola Reflections.pdf

When The Oil Industry Called, Miller Products Went To Work.

On May 13th, 2010 Miller Products Company of Osceola, Iowa received a challenge. The tragic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig had created a need for hundreds of miles of new oil booms to spread across the Gulf coastline. The manufacturers of oil booms were ramping up production to meet this demand and were turning to their suppliers to produce enough parts. The challenge to Miller Products Company was to design and produce a supply of stainless steel gravity lock spring pins that would not only stand up to ASTM F2438-04 but be ready for delivery on May 20th, just seven short days later. The normal lead time for such an order is four weeks.

Feeling the urgency of the situation and knowing the damage that would be done when oil reached the shoreline, Miller Products employees rolled up their sleeves, dug in and went to work. The engineering office had to come up with a sturdy design(there would be no second chance). Purchasing had to acquire steel, springs, locks, wire and all the other things necessary to begin on the Monday following. Plant employees then went to work clearing machine time to allow for this enormous task. Other customers orders were finished, packed and shipped to allow time and space for the new pin. The office staff kept in constant contact with the oil boom manufacturers while handling the heavier than normal paperwork flow that had been created.

     On May 20th as promised, Miller Products shipped its first order of oil boom pins. The following day they released another shipment as they have done every day since. This Iowa company wishes those affected by the oil spill the very best. Over 900 miles of oil booms will be required to protect the Gulf Coastline and Miller Products will keep up with the demand until the last boom is placed. Whether you are hundreds of miles away or in our back yard Miller Products Company will be there when you need us.

Miller Products Company is making pins for the oil cleanup industry.

Miller Products Company began making Oil Spill Response Boom Connection: Slide Connection pins today.These pins are constructed of 300 series stainless steel and are designed after ASTM Designation: F2438-04. Miller Products uses a sturdy stainless steel lanyard for convenience of pulling the pin from boom connectors. Miller Products also is manufacturing other pins for marine use and other highly corrosive environments and is eager to help companies with design of such connectors. Visit www.millerproductsco.com for more information.

Improved Zinc Plating at Miller Products Company

     Miller Products has just gone through an overhaul of their plating operations. As of April 12, 2010 all zinc plated products manufactured by Miller Products will come standard with Pavco Hyprotec. Hyprotec is a high performance, trivalent chromate that will provide over 100 hours of corrosion resistance to white salts.

     In addition to this upgrade in standard plating, Miller Products will also offer an optional organo -mineral finish dip. HyProCoat 330 is a finish designed to protect passivated zinc components from severe environments. Hyprocoat 330 can withstand repeated heatings up to 250 Degrees F and will boost white salt ratings to 240 hrs and 480 to red rust. Miller Products will offer HyProCoat 330 at a minimal upcharge to it's customers.

    

Grade 8 Lock Pins

Do you have the problem of wire lock pins bending or breaking? Do you wish that someone had a product that could handle your tough environment? Miller Products Company is now stocking four different sizes of grade 8 lock pins. These pins are single wire with a black zinc finish to distinguish them from other pins you might be using. Check out the wesite www.millerproductsco.com for more details.

Heat Treatable Corrosion Resistant Stainless Steel

Do you ever get tired of replacing 304 stainless steel parts because they wear out too quickly? Do your 416 stainless steel parts wear out due to corrosion? Perhaps you should be looking at 17-4 stainless steel as a solution.

At Miller Products we had a customer in the food industry with the same concerns. The parts they were using had to hold up in a  highly corrosive environment yet they needed to maintain a sharp point  that only heat treating could sustain. Our engineers suggested trying 17-4 stainless steel as a solution to their problems. The cost was only slightly more and will be recouped quickly due to its ruggedness. Listening to your customers and providing them options is just one benefit to ordering from Miller Products Company.

Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association - Spring Clinic

     One week to go until the annual Spring Mangement Clinic for FEMA(Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association). The event is being held in Kansas City this year. This will be my second time attending the clinic and it will be interesting comparing the two.         

    One point of interest to me will be the influx of Social Media in this industry. At the fall convention I attended a seminar on Social Media and just a handfull of companies had invested their resources in this rapidly growing phenomenon. Will there be more companies following suit or do others perceive this as a fad that won't beat out traditional means of Marketing/Communication?

     It looks as though FEMA has lined up another good group of speakers(with current topics) for this years clinic. I look forward to seing old friends, Gauging the mood of other manufacturers, and oh yeah, some good old fashioned Gates Barbecue. Hope to see you there.