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<rss version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Willow Bay Manufacturing</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @willowbay)</generator><link>http://www.willow-bay.com/</link><item><title>Welcome to Willow Bay Manufacturing.</title><description>&lt;img style="" src="http://www.willow-bay.com-a.googlepages.com/wall_small.jpg" alt="Info Kiosk" align="right" border="1" height="119" hspace="6" width="100"/&gt;Willow Bay Manufacturing provides a full range of products and services to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).  Our product line features Modular Information Kiosks, SURSET Sawhorse Systems, and commercial grade Hinged Mud-Flaps. Click “New Products” to review our current model lines in detail.

&lt;p&gt;We also offer our experience in metal/CNC fabrication in an effort to help our customers lower their costs, increase quality, and increase sales. Willow Bay Manufacturing features extensive support for:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;OEM Services, including…
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&lt;li&gt;Full Service Fabrication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CNC Machining and Fabrication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CNC Sheet Metal and Stamping &lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;To deliver on our commitment to quality and cost-effectiveness, Willow-Bay employs a network of the country’s finest principal manufacturers.  Whether you are an OEM in need of assistance reducing your costs or increasing quality, or you’re a principal manufacturer interested in expanding your sales and increasing your client base, Willow Bay Manufacturing can help.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Above all else, Willow Bay provides direct support for our customers.  While this website can help relay an overview of the services we offer, we know that nothing can take the place of direct interaction between us and you - our valued customer.  Please feel free to contact us by phone, email, or fax.  We look forward to helping with all of your manufacturing needs!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77105098</link><guid>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77105098</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:47:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Contact the Willow Bay Team Today!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;We can be reached anytime via…&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;E-mail:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@willow-bay.com"&gt;info@willow-bay.com&lt;/a&gt;: General questions about services.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:sales@willow-bay.com"&gt;sales@willow-bay.com&lt;/a&gt;: You’ve decided to increase your quality or sales, and are ready to work with us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Website:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.Willow-Bay.com"&gt;http://www.Willow-Bay.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We look forward to hearing from you!&lt;br/&gt;-The Willow Bay Team &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77104734</link><guid>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77104734</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:46:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>In-Depth Experience</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Willow Bay has Decades of Industry Experience&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Industries Served:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Building Construction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Furniture and Fixtures&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Fabricated Metal Products&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Electronic and other Electrical Equipment and Components&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Measuring, Medical and Optical Goods&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Lumber and Wood Products&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Rubber and Misc. Plastic Products&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Transportation Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;font size="4"&gt;Original Equipment Manufacturers Served:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Material Handling&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Light and Heavy Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Metal Cabinetry&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Playground Structures&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Truck and Automotive Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Variable Reach Personnel and Material Lift Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Custom Process Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Commercial Furniture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Architectural Building Systems&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Food Processing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Aerospace&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Farm Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Roadway Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Transportation Products&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Specialty Signing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Air and Water Filtration Systems&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Commercial Display Systems&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;font size="4"&gt;Manufacturing Processes Used:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Shearing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Forming&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Stamping&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;CNC Laser Cutting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;CNC Turret Punching&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Assembly&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Sawing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Robotic Press Brake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Welding (all types)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;CNC Plasma Cutting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;CNC Machining&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Hardware Installation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;font size="4"&gt;Finishes:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: 40px;"&gt;With a host of companies established who specialize in finishing, we outsource all painting, anodizing, galvanizing, oxide, Phosphatizing, and plating work. Some graining, polishing and time-saver work is done in-house.&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Materials Processed:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: 40px;"&gt;We process all aluminum, steel and stainless steel alloys in all gauges and plate thickness. Cast alloys and component parts are also processed, as well as a variety of plastics, rubber and urethane products. Meshed and perforated sheets are processed, and structural and tubular shapes are handled.&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Facilities and Material Handling:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: 40px;"&gt;Because we operate in a job-shop environment and process a diversified assortment of materials, we are well equipped to handle any project. Additionally, we are adept at responding rapidly to special needs. Operating from multiple operations assists in these respects.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77104543</link><guid>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77104543</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:44:45 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Original Equipment Manufacturer Services</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Willow Bay Manufacturing was established to provide world class manufacturing services to our customers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our focus is on Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and smaller manufacturing and job-shop fabricators. We are adept at building on customer ideas and successfully bringing those ideas to market, helping your business grow through profitable manufacturing methodologies.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;At Willow Bay, our greatest strengths are a composition of experienced individuals with extensive manufacturing backgrounds who are driven to succeed and to help others succeed. We are in touch with our customer’s needs and develop cost effective solutions to meet those needs. We approach solutions with greater depth and demonstrate the sanctity of customer-vendor relationships, knowing we exist because of our customers. Our success is a direct result of professional partnering with our customers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;Outsourcing Increases Profits&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;By outsourcing, you automatically:&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Gain instant access to current engineering and fabrication technologies&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Access fixed production cost&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Improve cash flow, by eliminating inventory&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Form long-term personal relationships with vendors who care about your success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Have at your disposal business advice and competitive market information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;The objectives at Willow Bay Manufacturing are to:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Provide shorter lead times&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Reduce the cost of your outsourced parts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Produce prototype parts and assemblies at near production run pricing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Consistently provide technical support to your staff in a continuous cost reduction process&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;If you are an OEM in need of assistance with outsourcing, give us a call today. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77103267</link><guid>http://www.willow-bay.com/post/77103267</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:37:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>New Products</title><description>&lt;h4&gt;Willow Bay’s Modular Information Kiosk&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Designed for unlimited applications, including:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Bus stop schedule information display&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Route and area maps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Advertising&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Information Centers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Pamphlet distribution&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class=""&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Design Features&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Adjustable to your custom needs and manufactured to custom sizes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Light weight but sturdy Modular Aluminum construction&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Mechanically assembled&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Durable anodized finish&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Easy maintenance and retrofitting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Installation and removal of display information is fast and easy, making the Willow Bay kiosks very cost effective&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Vandal resistant&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class=""&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Design Process&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://www.willow-bay.com-a.googlepages.com/terminal2_small.jpg" style="border: 0pt none ;" align="right" hspace="15px"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Willow Bay Manufacturing’s modular information kiosks are designed to meet the rigors of prolonged outdoor placement, even in Northwest weather. In addition to the photos you see here, we’ve published some of our design schematics to give you sense of our quality approach to kiosk design…&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.willow-bay.com-a.googlepages.com/KioskStandards.pdf"&gt;Click here to see our kiosk design standards (64K PDF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.willow-bay.com-a.googlepages.com/SeaFerryKiiosk.pdf"&gt;Click here for an example used by the Seattle Ferry Terminal (118K PDF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;Willow Bay’s Hinged Commercial Mud-Flap Brackets&lt;/h4&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Presenting our simple, cost effective, commercial grade mud-flap bracket:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Lowest installation cost of any mud-flap option&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Used extensively by Northwest truck and trailer manufacturing customers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Two piece bracket is stamped of heavy gauge steel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Lower section is powder coated (also available in aluminum for aluminum bodies)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Upper bracket can be welded directly to the underside of your truck or trailer body&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Flexible, but durable bracket will outlast your truck or trailer body&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Made in the USA (Washington State)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Click here to contact Willow Bay Manufacturing for additional information or a free product sample. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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