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BTD Manufacturing
1111 13th Ave. S.E.
Detroit Lakes, MI 56501
Phone: 866-562-3986
Recent Content on The Fabricator for BTD Manufacturing
- From The Fabricator
2023 FAB 40: Performance brings opportunity for metal fabricator BTD
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 8, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Like many metal fabrication companies, BTD struggles to hire enough workers. Its automation initiative won’t solve every problem, but it remains a key part of the solution for the independent subsidiary of the publicly traded Otter Tail Corp.
- From The Fabricator
How to develop an award-winning safety culture in a manufacturing setting
Anthony Kunkel, BTD Manufacturing’s director of operations, shares what makes BTD’s safety culture effective in keeping employees free from injury.
- From The Fabricator
BTD Manufacturing adds two fiber lasers
- Jan 6, 2022
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Custom metal manufacturer BTD Manufacturing, Detroit Lakes, Minn., has added two 10,000-W fiber laser systems to its facilities, one in Dawsonville, Ga., and one in Washington, Ill.
- From The Fabricator
BTD Mfg. expands Minnesota facility
- Sep 9, 2021
- Shop Management
- News Release
Custom metal fabricator BTD Mfg. has acquired an additional 40,000 sq. ft. to expand its Lakeville, Minn., production facility.
- From The Fabricator
Working toward zero recordables in the metal fabrication shop
A conversation with BTD Manufacturing reveals how a metal fabrication operation with 1,300 employees in four locations is able to keep its OSHA recordable incidents down to a handful each year.
BTD Mfg. adds tube laser to Minnesota facility
- Nov 18, 2020
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Metal fabricator BTD Mfg. has added a BLM 4K Fiber LT7 tube laser to its production facility in Lakeville, Minn. With the machine, the company can process a variety of materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, and steel. The laser processes round, square, and rectangular profiles, as well as...
- From The Fabricator
BTD Mfg. adds fiber laser to Minnesota facility
- Nov 2, 2020
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
Metal fabricator BTD Mfg. has added a TRUMPF TruLaser 5030 fiber laser to its Lakeville, Minn., facility. According to the company, the machine’s Highspeed Eco cutting process allows it to double its rate of production when processing medium sheet thicknesses. In addition, the machine monitors...
- From The Fabricator
BTD Mfg. expands metal stamping capabilities in Georgia
- Oct 2, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
BTD Mfg., based in Detroit Lakes, Minn., a provider of metal fabrication, stamping, machining, powder coating, robotic welding, and tubing, has announced it has expanded its stamping capacity and broadened its press offerings at its Dawsonville, Ga., facility. The expansion includes the addition of...
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators: Share your success, for the sake of manufacturing
- By Dan Davis
- Aug 21, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Even in the midst of this pandemic, the future looks bright for the metal fabricating industry. With that in mind, fabricators need to be more active in sharing their successes if they want to attract top talent into the manufacturing sector.
- From The Fabricator
BTD Mfg. becomes pipeline dual-training employer
- Dec 10, 2019
- Shop Management
- News Release
Custom metal fabrication manufacturer BTD Manufacturing, Detroit Lakes, Minn., has been named a dual-training employer by Minnesota’s Private Investment, Public Education, Labor and Industry Experience Program (PIPELINE). The dual-training program pairs a classroom-style curriculum with...
- From The Fabricator
2018 forecast: Another year of growth for metal fabricators
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 1, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
2018 is shaping up to be a good year, despite uncertainties in the political world. The industry’s largest fabricators are firing on all cylinders.
- From The Fabricator
BTD Mfg. increases production capacity with new machines
- Jun 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
BTD Mfg., Detroit Lakes, Minn., has increased its production capacity after adding four press brakes and a fiber-optic sheet laser to its Lakeville operation. The electronic press brakes feature offline programming, full working length backgauge, user-friendly control screens, quick tool change...
- From The Fabricator
Big-league metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
In September 2015 contract fabricator BTD expanded to the Southeast with its purchase of Impulse Manufacturing. The deal hints at just how scalable custom metal fabrication may be.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication in 2016: Diversification proves its worth
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 2, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
2015 has been a tale of two markets—commodities and everything else. Demand for food, fuel, and materials is suffering and prices are dropping. But low prices in these areas are spurring growth elsewhere. Many predict this tale to continue into 2016.
- From The Fabricator
BTD acquires Impulse Manufacturing
- Sep 2, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Detroit Lakes, Minn.-based BTD Mfg. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corp., has acquired Impulse Mfg., a metal fabricator in Dawsonville, Ga. Ron Baysden, Impulse founder and president, will retire at the conclusion of the transaction. Impulse offers services from simple laser...
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