by Michael Barnes | Sep 11, 2013 | Product Information
Machine tool orders in the United States dropped precipitously for the second straight month in July, down 23.6% from June and amounting to an identical 23.6% total year decline from 2012, according to Industry Week (IW). U.S. Manufacturers ordered $351.21 million in...
by Michael Barnes | Sep 12, 2013 | News
LeBlond Ltd. offers an Apron and QC Box rebuild service for Regal manual lathes built from 1955 and newer. Having your lathe’s Apron and/or QC Box rebuilt is an excellent way to improve the functionality, precision and longevity of your manual lathe. Both the Apron...
by Michael Barnes | Sep 15, 2013 | Company Profile
This blog post is part of a regular series called Staff Spotlight where we highlight the vast experience and skills of the LeBlond Ltd. staff that give the company a record of exceptional customer service unlike any other firm in the machine tool industry. LeBlond...
by Michael Barnes | Sep 17, 2013 | Product Information
First, the bad news … We posted last week about the soft sales of U.S. machine tool orders in July. Sales dropped 23.6 % from the previous month and lagged for the second straight month of 2013. Now, the good news …. European Tool & Mold Making (ETMM) reports on...
by Michael Barnes | Sep 18, 2013 | Company Profile
This blog post is part of a regular series called Staff Spotlight where we highlight the vast experience and skills of the LeBlond Ltd. staff that give the company a record of exceptional customer service unlike any other firm in the machine tool industry. Previous...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 1, 2013 | Product Information
You have a whole set of different screwdrivers and it’s a hassle. You’ve got the smaller head for the screws on the kitchen cabinet door hinges that keep coming loose. Then you’ve got the larger head for the auto work. That’s why you buy a multi-head screwdriver that...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 6, 2013 | Video
You need to move your lathe, grinder or other machine tool and you can’t clone a small army of 20 brother-in-laws to help you out. The best thing to do is to leave this task to professionals and contact a company that specializes in industrial moves like Lee...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 11, 2013 | Product Information
Manufacturing is up. Manufacturing is down. Which is it and how does this affect the machine tool market? According to a jobs report article last week in The New York Times, “the manufacturing sector, often viewed as a barometer for the broader economy, lost 6,000...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 13, 2013 | Product Information
In Fall River, Massachusetts, children not old enough to shave are building weapons of war. That lede is a little misleading … Actually, high school sophomores just old enough to get their driver’s license at the Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 18, 2013 | News
If you continually need to upgrade your computer operating system and constantly switch up to faster, more powerful smartphones, then you similarly are wired to need a better paying job, bigger apartment or house and a more loving companion with a better credit score...
