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Material Selection and Supplier Relationships

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:22 July 2013
  • Post category:Engineered Rubber Products/Engineering/Heavy Equipment/Purchasing

Philippe Grenier Production Coordinator at Elasto Proxy Diesel engines are big, powerful, and a lot more expensive than the rubber seals used with vehicle fuel tanks. If a gasket on…

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Rail Safety, Canada’s Energy Future, and the Lac-Mégantic Disaster

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:15 July 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Image source: ctvnews.com By Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales Lac-Mégantic is a town of 5,900 that sits on the shores of a freshwater lake near Quebec’s border with Vermont.…

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Cable Cleats for Electrical Conduits and Hydraulic Hoses

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:8 July 2013
  • Post category:Engineered Rubber Products/Engineering/Heavy Equipment/Molded Parts

  Alex Bergeron Sealing Solutions Provider at Elasto Proxy Image source: cable-technics.be Did you drive to work today? Did you use mass transit instead? If you commuted by car, maybe…

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Elasto Proxy Invites You to Support Centraide Laurentides

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:3 July 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Engineering/Events/Heavy Equipment/News

Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Are you more likely to tell your friends about a good experience or a bad one? In recent years, books like Satisfied Customers Tell…

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Military Buyers Find Sealing Solutions at CANSEC 2013

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:17 June 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/Events/Military

Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales at Elasto Proxy Military buyers need rubber components that can withstand electromagnetic interference (EMI), provide waterproofing, and withstand extreme pressures and service temperatures. When…

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Outsourced Industrial Rubber Products

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:10 June 2013
  • Post category:Engineered Rubber Products/Engineering/Heavy Equipment/Purchasing

What do you think of when you hear the word “outsourcing”? Do you think of increased efficiency and higher quality, or do you worry about a loss of control? Outsourcing…

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Asking, Answering, and the Art of Sealing

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:3 June 2013
  • Post category:Elasto Life/Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy How well do you listen? Do you like to ask questions? When you have the information that you need, do you know what to…

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Doing Business in Canada – A Chinese Perspective

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:27 May 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Heavy Equipment/News/Operations/Purchasing

  Photo: Andrew Yang and Andrew Beaulieu (Megan Beaulieu's husband) out in downtown Montreal. Andrew Yang Sales Representative for Elasto Proxy Does your manufacturing company do business globally? Do you…

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Growing Global – Doing Business in China

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:22 May 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Heavy Equipment/News/Operations/Purchasing

  Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Twenty years ago, I helped start a small manufacturing company while the world was in turmoil. First the Berlin Wall fell. Then the…

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Elasto Proxy Prepares for Défi Deux-Montagnes | Healthy Lifestyles Blog

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:16 May 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Elasto Life/Heavy Equipment/News/Operations

Elasto Proxy employees are preparing for the Défi Deux-Montagnes (Two-Mountains Challenge), a June 9th event that lets participants run or walk a distance of their choice. It's all part of our Boisbriand, Quebec…

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