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All Content > Case Study > Upper Midwest

Title of entry: 
Ordinary Trappings, Extraordinary Results

Issue or Publication date:
March 2024

Publication name: 
The Tube and Pipe Journal

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https://www.thefabricator.com/tubepipejournal/article/lasercutting/fabricator-achieves-extraordinary-with-simple-approach

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The Tube and Pipe Journal is North America's only publication exclusively covering the metal tube production and fabrication industries. The publication has served the industry since 1990.

In "Ordinary Trappings, Extraordinary Results," Editor Lincoln Brunner details how Rock Run Industries, Topeka, Ind., is standing out in the midst of a very competitive recreational vehicle manufacturing market in Indiana. He guides us from the origins of the company to just how they are changing the business of metal fabricating in northwest Indiana.

The technology at the heart of this story is a laser tube cutting machine, something that has streamlined manufacturing in the RV industry. But that's just part of the story. Brunner also touches upon how the company owner is able to have his employees step up in a way that competitors likely aren't able to match.

It's a case study from which other shops, or even people thinking about striking out on their own, can learn.