Sanderson MacLeod Employees Participate in Walk of Champions – Raised in excess of $1600 to support a local hospital

Palmer, Massachusetts- May 2, 2016 – On Sunday, May 1st, 38 of Sanderson MacLeod employees, together with their families participated in the 11th Annual Walk of Champions.  Our team, Sanderson MacLeod Twisters of Fate, raised in excess of $1600 to support the Integrated Cancer Services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, Massachusetts.

Sanderson MacLeod employees first participated in the Walk of Champions in May 2010, walking in honor of a co-worker, Jimmy Russell, who had passed away earlier in the year.  Since then, Sanderson MacLeod has participated in the walk every year and are proud to say that our employees have raised just under $10,000 to support this great cause in the last 6 years.

What does Walk of Champions Fund? During the past ten years Walk of Champions has raised over $650,000 for Cancer Services to benefit patient care, family support counseling, educational outreach, pastoral care, medications and state-of-the-art equipment purchases.

Palmer, MA.- March 21, 2016-  Sanderson MacLeod, Inc. of Palmer, MA announced today that it has begun post production work on a new series of educational videos geared toward the cosmetic, medical, gun care and general cleaning markets.  The custom vignettes were filmed on location at Sanderson’s Massachusetts manufacturing plant and focus heavily on prototype development processes, LEAN manufacturing fundamentals, consumer testing programs and much more.

Additionally, Sanderson’s recently opened Brush Innovation Center (BIC) is spotlighted for the first time. A key feature of the BIC segment will include an up close look at the proprietary equipment, software and innovation processes utilized by the world’s leading companies when designing their products.

“We’ve utilized video as a market communication tool for more than five years,” said Jim Deforest, Sanderson MacLeod’s Sales and Marketing Engineer. “Almost without fail, when clients come and work with us for the first time, they’re blown away with how we help solve problems, reduce costs and innovate like never before. Short of being here personally, the new videos are the best way to see how Sanderson’s dedicated team can help reach an organization’s goals…whatever they may be”.

Sanderson MacLeod’s new video series will be launched sequentially beginning in mid-April.

Palmer, MA, February 2016.  Sanderson MacLeod recently announced the purchase and integration of their new Haas TM1 Tool Room Mill. The company, a world leader in the development and production of cosmetic, medical, firearm and general cleaning twisted wire brushes, said the investment is consistent with their innovation and production business model.

“The Haas investment was made after a well developed feasibility presentation was made to management by our Tool Room Team,” said President Mark N. Borsari.

“We pride ourselves on being able to make and innovate new machines and components on site,” said Borsari. “Our ability to be responsive to customers’ needs and develop proprietary manufacturing tooling makes us special. I’m very proud of our talented team of toolmakers and machinists so ensuring Sanderson’s equipment keeps pace with their ever increasing capabilities will continue to be a priority.”

The Haas TM1 Tool Room Mill is a huge leap in machining capabilities over current systems. It is a “bed” mill, as opposed to “knee and column” mills currently in use at the company.  This essentially describes the foundation or construction of the machine…the bed mill being much more rigid and robust.  This rigidity lends itself to faster, more accurate machining with  improved finishes and greater longevity.

The TM1 is a full three axis machining center that is fourth axis-ready. To further improve productivity, it is equipped with a ten station automatic tool changer, which allows for nearly hands-free machining. The 6000 rpm motor and X, Y and Z travels of 30″, 12″ and 16″ respectively, far exceed present work centers. The .0001″ positional accuracy and repeatability minimizes the need for secondary, precision operations. In addition the entire work area is housed in a three-hundred-sixty-degree protective housing, both protecting the operator from chips and coolant while also making clean-up quick and easy.

“It may take some time to realize the potential of this machine, but will no doubt be a useful tool to help keep Sanderson Macleod on the forefront of brush making and development,” said John Dube, Master Toolmaker and manager of the Tool Room Team.

“I’ve expressed my gratitude to our executive team for not only acknowledging my request to have one of our mills either refurbished or replaced, but for having the vision to see the benefits of this and other capital purchases,” continued Dube. “Our ability to compete hinges on how aggressively we tool up for rapidly changing market demands. This latest purchase goes a long toward that end.”

For more information on this and other exciting projects happening at Sanderson MacLeod, visit www.sandersonmacleod.com.