In this competitive environment where speed to market is vital, the design and prototyping phase of any project carries more importance than ever before. Companies that can collaboratively work with suppliers from the onset and communicate throughout the project will have a better chance of being successful. We spoke with five suppliers with expertise in […]

Enterprise Minnesota Magazine It was the mid-’90s, and Lowell, Inc., a manufacturer based in Brooklyn Park, had earned a solid reputation providing parts for computer hard drive manufacturers. But it lost a major client in an uncertain market and, as a result, Lowell watched its workforce shrink from 120 to 45 employees in six months. […]

Orthopedic Design and Technology Magazine Pre-production meetings are critical part of the manufacturing process at Lowell, Inc. Read this article on Smarter Engineering by Thomas Van Wilpe, a Manufacturing Engineer here at Lowell on how to conduct these time-saving meetings. Read Article

Orthopedic Design & Technology Magazine Metrology matching is a process that aligns two separate inspection systems—typically your system and a supplier’s—to ensure consistent results. The article written by Lowell, Inc. for ODT magazine, shows how this matching process is essential if two firms are not measuring and inspecting products using the same equipment and test […]

Multitasking machinery is helping manufacturers increase productivity. Production Machining highlights Lowell’s investment in multitasking machinery to increase throughput in this article.

Precision and laser machining are essential to manufacturing complex medical devices. In this ODT article, Lowell shares its perspective on how DFM, GD&T and custom tooling improve processes and outcomes for customers.