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Quality Delivered

GSM supports OEM’s at every stage of the product development and manufacturing process to provide expertise on fabrication issues directly influencing product success. Our team of applications and manufacturing engineers brings experience and process-specific knowledge to optimize value at every step in the fabrication sequence.

Our advanced manufacturing system connects the shop floor with our top floor, enabling leading edge customer/supplier electronic data interfaces (EDI) that drive down costs by simplifying business processes while improving production flows. Our innovative organizational structure ensures every link in our business and manufacturing processes is reliably resourced and continuously improved to meet your requirements predictably and precisely, every time. In today’s competitive marketplace, manufacturers need stable, reliable, value-driven suppliers with the expertise and resources to perform predictably and responsively. GSM has the internal and external resources to be a secure, strategic link in your supply chain.

Life-cycle Support

If your brand reputation is built on quality, durability and reliability, you need fabrication support that spans the lifetime of your product. From initial manufacturability and value engineering to providing rapid turnaround on low-volume service parts that enable you to keep your commitments to your customers, GSM offers superior concept-through-product support services.

  • Prototyping support
  • Secondary operations sourcing
  • Service part fabrication
  • Tool & die storage and maintenance

As your older products mature and new products are developed, GSM will be your partner at every stage of the life-cycle.

Collaborative Engineering

Developing a new product or re-engineering an existing one? GSM’s engineering and quality teams can collaborate on projects to improve manufacturability and drive down costs without sacrificing the integrity or performance of your product.

  • Manufacturability analysis
  • Applications engineering
  • Value engineering
  • Materials analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis

We have engineers who specialize in applications, process, welding, quality, and project management, supported by skilled engineering technologists. From prototype through tooling our team offers the resources to enable our customers to find solutions to difficult manufacturing problems or to simplify problematic part configurations.

Supply Chain Security

Strategic relationships with our suppliers afford GSM superior responsiveness and reliability in meeting your need for a secure supply chain.

  • Supplier auditing and certification
  • Failover resources for all core fabrication processes
  • Multiple facilities with duplicate fabrication processes
  • Adaptive scheduling
  • Seamless resource integration through cultivation of strategic suppliers

GSM maintains a priority position with its suppliers as a direct result of nearly a century of treating our strategic partners with respect and keeping our financial commitments.

“Our engineering team looks for solutions that eliminate wasted material, preempt fabrication complexity and enable parts to be produced consistently to our customers’ standards. Eliminating cost isn’t our only goal. We’re looking to bring true value at every level of part production. All aspects of our business and production processes are integrated–and constantly improving.”

– Jim Doolittle, Engineering Manager

Company News

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National Manufacturing Day 2019

General Stamping & Metalworks (GSM) welcomed nearly 100 students to our facility on October 4, 2019 for National Manufacturing Day. Students were welcomed by the … Read More

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The Tube & Pipe Journal Spotlights GSM Bending Capabilities

October 2019
General Stamping & Metalworks invests in new tube bending capabilities to proactively gain capacity for new customer demand and increasingly complex components.
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General Stamping & Metalworks Ranks High on Fab 40 List

General Stamping & Metalworks is proud to rank 12th on The Fabricator’s annual FAB 40 list.  This annual ranking is based upon 2018 revenues, 2019 projected … Read More

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GSM Partners with City of South Bend’s On Demand Program

South Bend’s On Demand program supports local employers in helping build skill sets of their employees. Through GSM’s partnership with the City of South … Read More

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AWS Certification earned by 30 GSM Welding Team Members

In the fall of 2018, GSM partnered with one of Northern Indiana’s local community colleges to provide high quality weld training. That training led to … Read More

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Fabricator Article Spotlights General Stamping & Metalworks

December – 2018

The Fabricator recently highlighted the strategic partnership between Trumpf and GSM in their article, “A Deep Dive into Laser Cutting”.  The article focuses … Read More

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National Manufacturing Day At GSM

General Stamping & Metalworks (GSM) hosted nearly 100 students at our facility on October 5, 2018 for National Manufacturing Day. Students … Read More

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Manufacturing Day 2018

 

General Stamping & Metalworks to host Manufacturing Day events

SOUTH BEND, IN – In celebration of Manufacturing Day, General Stamping & Metalworks will open its doors … Read More

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GSM South Bend Facility Receives 2018 FMA/CNA Safety Award

GENERAL STAMPING & METALWORKS OF SOUTH BEND, IN RECEIVES SAFETY AWARD OF MERIT FROM FABRICATORS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

ELGIN, Ill., April 23, 2018, South Bend, Ind., May … Read More

GSM Tomah Facility Receives 2018 FMA/CNA Safety Award

GENERAL STAMPING & METALWORKS OF TOMAH, WI RECEIVES SAFETY AWARD OF HONOR FROM FABRICATORS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
ELGIN, Ill., April 23, 2018, Tomah, Wis., May 1, 2018 … Read More

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SB Regional Chamber Honors General Stamping & Metalworks with Economic Impact Award

This February, 2017, at The South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Salute to Business luncheon, General Stamping & Metalworks was presented with The 2017 Economic … Read More

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Succeeding in Change; General Sheet Metal Works Continues to Adapt to Challenges

Excerpted from the South Bend Tribune 7/06/2012.

SOUTH BEND – Now in its third generation of leadership by the Axelberg family who created it, General Sheet … Read More

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A New Business Model, a New Structure – a New Business

Excerpted from the Fabricator 3/26/2014.
Indiana fabricator looks inward to grow
By: Tim Heston, Senior Editor
John Axelberg grew tired of the griping. Year after year the president and … Read More

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New Building Concepts

Original content posted 4/18/2014: From the beginning in 1922, our people have always known that GSMW’s most valuable asset is our customer relationships. As … Read More

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Auriga Services’ partnership with IOTICS is leading the way in enabling utility companies to ‘truly share data, securely’

Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the Auriga Priority Services Registration and Essential Sharing Network engine. The current energy and financial crisis, combined with the severe weather conditions at the end of 2022 have been described as the ‘perfect storm’ of risks for consumers in particularly vulnerable situations. The system used to directly address and importantly help how thousands of UK individuals are prioritised, protected, and supported within their homes... Source: RealWire [...]

Northern Gas Networks signs IOTICS to unlock future energy solutions

Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the ground-breaking Northern Gas Networks (NGN) Customer Energy Village. Northern Gas Networks has selected technology from IOTICS and unique architecture to enable a multi-party, cross-sector data ecosystem. Northern Gas Networks deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire and the data ecosystem will provide a decentralised digital spine for the recently announced NGN Customer... Source: RealWire [...]

A New Hybrid Gateway with G.hn Backhaul Unveiled by MaxLinear and Microchip Technology for Versatile Smart Grid Use Cases

Frankfurt, Germany, 01 December, 2022: Electric utilities can now provide real-time data on energy power consumption with Hybrid Gateways integrating G.hn Powerline (PLC) technology as broadband backhaul for a complete range of proven technologies, according to evidence from MaxLinear and Microchip Technology. This Proof of Concept (PoC) has been jointly developed by HomeGrid Forum member MaxLinear, leading provider of multi-gigabit connectivity solutions, and Microchip Technology, leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions.... Source: RealWire [...]

Portuguese energy distributor E-REDES selects Opendatasoft for new open data portal
Portuguese energy distributor E-REDES selects Opendatasoft for new open data portal

Aims to increase transparency and accelerate energy transition through data democratisation Paris, 28 November 2022, Opendatasoft, the European leader in data democratisation platforms, today announced that it has been chosen by E-REDES, Portugal’s energy distribution network operator, to provide the technology platform for its new open data portal. The portal, which has just gone live, aims to democratise access to E-REDES’ comprehensive energy data, delivering greater corporate transparency, enabling innovation, and supporting the shift to... Source: RealWire [...]

Hornsea 2, the World's Largest Windfarm, Enters Full Operation
Hornsea 2, the World's Largest Windfarm, Enters Full Operation

Ørsted is proud to announce that the world’s largest installed windfarm, Hornsea 2, is now fully operational. The 1.3GW project comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast, which will help power over 1.4 million UK homes with low-cost, clean and secure renewable energy. It is situated alongside its sister project Hornsea 1, which together can power 2.5 million homes and make a significant contribution to the UK Government’s ambition of having 50... Source: RealWire [...]

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Panasonic TOUGHBOOK And ProGlove Lend Logistics Leaders A Hand At IntraLogisteX
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK And ProGlove Lend Logistics Leaders A Hand At IntraLogisteX

Join Panasonic TOUGHBOOK and ProGlove to learn about the latest mobile solutions boosting efficiency in the logistics industry.BRACKNELL, UK. 22nd March 2023 – Panasonic TOUGHBOOK will be joining ProGlove at IntraLogisteX on March 28-29th to showcase the powerful solutions that the partnership offers to logistics workers at all points in the supply chain. The two-day event, hosted at the NEC in Birmingham, is the UK’s largest intralogistics exhibition and offers solutions to drive efficiencies and... Source: RealWire [...]

Report: 78% of channel partners have “more to do” in shift to services and subscriptions

International research report by Westcon-Comstor reveals challenges of complex multivendor portfolios, and the need for distributor marketplaces to simplify and add value LONDON, UK – 22nd March 2023 – Westcon-Comstor, the global technology provider and specialist distributor, today published Navigating the shift: The role of distributor marketplaces in Partner Success. The report conducted over the last three months reveals that while almost every channel partner is shifting to subscription and recurring revenue models, the vast... Source: RealWire [...]

GreyOrange Announces Partnership with IDtotal
GreyOrange Announces Partnership with IDtotal

IDtotal become Accredited Solution Partner for GreyOrange Solutions in Europe London, March 9, 2023 – GreyOrange Inc., a global leader in automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimization software, has announced a partnership with IDtotal, a specialist in providing logistics, audit, and merchandising services throughout Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Serbia. As an Accredited Solution Partner within the GO Partner network, IDtotal will be helping to implement and support GreyOrange customers in Europe. Tom Cherryhomes, Vice President... Source: RealWire [...]

Panasonic Connect Europe Talks Shop At The Retail Technology Show 2023
Panasonic Connect Europe Talks Shop At The Retail Technology Show 2023

A range of edge technologies and AI-powered solutions for retail and the supply chain will be on show from Panasonic and Blue Yonder. Bracknell, UK. 6th March 2023 – With an increasingly competitive retail sector in which supply chain logistics is becoming ever more critical, Panasonic Connect Europe will be demonstrating its wide range of technology solutions for the retail sector at the Retail Technology show in Olympia London on April 26-27th. Solutions on display... Source: RealWire [...]

Syngenta Group and Yara adopt Varda’s Global Field ID to create a more sustainable food-chain

Global agriculture giants team up with Varda, the agtech ‘Global Field ID’ innovator, to reduce data fragmentation across the food supply chain Thursday 2nd March, 2023: Yara, a leading global crop nutrition company based in Norway, and Syngenta Group, a world leading agriculture innovation company headquartered in Switzerland, have entered into a partnership with Varda, a new ag-tech start-up founded by Yara. The two companies want to accelerate the adoption of Global Field ID, a... Source: RealWire [...]

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