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National Manufacturing Day: Celebrating The Next Generation

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Enhancing Manufacturing Automation with Actuators, Brakes, and Gearboxes

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Pros and Cons: Small v. Large Manufacturing Automation Companies

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How Air/Oil Intensifiers Increase Stopping Force of a Pneumatic System [VIDEO]

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DJ Reps Brings Enhanced Support and Complementary Products to Customers

Industrial applications are typically complex. At W.C. Branham, Inc., we deliberately design our…
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Custom Manufacturing Case Study: How We Designed Stainless Steel Brakes

Nobody loves a good challenge more than our design and engineering team at W.C. Branham. We get…
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How 3D CAD Design Software Helps us Customize Actuators

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Ask the Engineer: Custom Manufacturing Process Q&A

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Mechanical Engineering Projects: Essential Tools For Getting Started

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Advice for Enhancing Your Engineering Design Process

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