Drybu

I installed Lundia shelving systems in several warehouse/storage facilities. The shelving is very easy to assemble and also to reconfigure. It is inexpensive. They design the parts to be light enough for the customer to make major changes without calling in a construction crew.

Strengths: Easy to build shelving

Needs to improve: Made of wood

I order my clamps, stands, burners, rings, etc.. from Bel Art. They make some very nice equipment for the lab. We are not the best when it comes to being careful with the lab hardware but the Bel Art equipment has stood strong!

Strengths: Lab Hardware

Needs to improve: none

MCR glasses are very comfortable and don't fog as easily as some other brands. I prefer to use these glasses over my more expensive UVex glasses. They meet all of the safety requirements and come in a few different styles.

Strengths: Glasses

Needs to improve: none

Albrecht make some very nice equipment for metal working machines. We use Albrecht chucks on some of our lathes. They are very high quality. Show no signs of wear and operate smoothly. Tey tend to be more expensive, but quality is not cheap.

Strengths: Industrial tooling

Needs to improve: Expensive

Printrbot is a another version of a 3d printer that uses an FDM process. These are very useful for making rough prototype models for quick real life layup. A valuable tool for product development

Strengths: 3d Printing, FDM

Needs to improve: still new

We use the P Touch labeling system throughout manufacturing, product development and inventory control. They are very easy to use and reliable. We easily have 100 in use in the company.

Strengths: Handheld printing

Needs to improve: large format printing

The GP cleaners are very good at disinfecting contaminated units. Great stuff to have around when evaluating units returned from the field that have to get sanitized.

Strengths: cleaning products

Needs to improve: none

We used Nutek for some R&D test units that needed E beam sterilization. They were very easy to work with and set up our test runs without any problems. Great shop to work with.

Strengths: E Beam

Needs to improve: none

Du All is a great resource to have for all Bay Area engineers. They let me drop off my parts in the morning and most of the time I can pick them up the next day. Their work is always excellent and on spec.

Strengths: anodizing

Needs to improve: none

I have used the Crescent brand of wrenches in every shop I've worked at from automotive to medical device. They are the standard in adjustable wrenches. Very high quality and durable. Not unlikely to see a crescent wrench that is 30+ years old.

Strengths: Adjustable Wrenches

Needs to improve: none

We just bought a Canon all in one for our office and I can say that I am very impressed. This prints, scan and copies as well as any All in one I've ever used. The ink for Canon products is significantly cheaper than other printers. This makes our office manager very happy.

Strengths: All in One Color printing

Needs to improve: none

I used these lifts when working in a warehouse. They are electric platform lifts that makes moving boxes to high shelves a lot easier. When shipping goods out to customers getting product down quickly is important and the Big Joe's are great at that. Clean Electric powered vehicles to boot!

Strengths: Platform Lifts

Needs to improve: none

The Shop Vac is an essential piece of equipment in any machine shop. Ours has been in the shop for probably 10 years and it still works great. It looks terrible but works perfect!. Shop Vac products have been in every shop I have ever worked because they are reliable day in and day out.

Strengths: Vacuums

Needs to improve: none

I use ADT at my office. The service is prety good albeit not very cheap. They are very good at calling when you have an alarm and they seem to have good relationship with the police. The reason I know this is because I keep getting false alarms because of a faulty install that has not been fixed yet.

Strengths: Security Systems

Needs to improve: Install issues

Red Wings shoes are standard issue in our Machine shop. We are on our feet for a good part of the day and these shoes are very comfortable for having a steel toe in them.

Strengths: Safety shoes

Needs to improve: none

Western tool is great supplier for your everyday shop needs. We get a lot of our lubricants, drills, ear plugs, etc... from Western because they have the best prices for these types of materials.

Strengths: Machine Shop Supplies

Needs to improve: Specialty tools

I suggested to our warehouse manager to use a Public Storage to store boxes of old stuff that could not be thrown out. The closest storage place was Public Storage and it wa very easy to setup an account and the facility was very secure, but at the same time could be accessed 7 days a week.

Strengths: Storage

Needs to improve: non climate control

We used Mayflower when moving offices from Los Angeles to Orange County. They did a great job moving pallets of parts, equipment and furniture. Very organized and nothing was damaged.

Strengths: Movers

Needs to improve: none

When I moved my office from SoCal to NorCal, I used Lucky moving. They are really good with office equipment and computers. They wrap everything very carefully and tag all of your items to make sure nothing is missed in the move. Some other colleagues have used them as well with similar results.

Strengths: Moving delicate items

Needs to improve: Communication

We used U Store It for storing many different things off site. We had a lot of overflow of old equipment and parts that we were on the fence about throwing out. Having a relatively cheap storage place close by was nice to have quick access.

Strengths: Storage facilities

Needs to improve: security