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Martinek Manufacturing - Newsletter #2 April 2005 |
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Thank You all for the
kind request for more, but I am sorry, I have an iron clad rule
to keep my newsletter to One Per Month Only, although the
archive of all past issues will always be available at
Martinek.com. Be sure to check the past issues to learn about
all of our capabilities and possible benefits to you or your
organization.
Sincerely, Mark
Martinek
Joke of the Month
How do you describe a dyslexic,
agnostic insomniac? Answer is below
Link of the Month - I spend hours here, The hyperlinks
will take you on an endless journey.
Things are hopping at Martinek Manufacturing. The last
newsletter did a great job of letting our customers learn more
about our wide range of services. Many of our customers thought
of us as only a Precision Machining Shop, others thought
of us as Precision Sheetmetal only. Over the years we
have quietly built a facility fully capable of both, plus
Precision Welding, Silkscreening, and Turnkey assembly of your
product.
As promised last month. More of the story of our largest
project to date. After 14 months of construction we completed
the Paradiso. A project unlike any other we have ever tackled.
It is a 40 ton, all aluminum, Catamaran. 90 feet long and 35
feet wide. It was launched May 14th 2004. All design and
construction was painstakingly overseen by my good friend, soon
to be best selling author, and fellow partner in adventure,
David Vann. For the amazing story of Davids prior boat, the
"Bird of Paradise", its painful creation and tragic ending, be
sure to get "A mile down - The true story of a disastrous career
at sea". the title gives away the ending, but once you start
reading, you can't put it down. It will be in bookstores in May,
or can be preordered from Amazon.com. Here is the link to Davids
amazing saga. Enjoy!! |
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Our Smallest Part Ever |
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For tiny parts this one takes the cake. We were
requested to find a way to make an 11 micron hole in
these tiny stainless steel disks.
Click on the picture to learn more about how small a
micron is. This dot (.) for example is about 615
microns wide. While this was our smallest
accomplishment, it was one of our greatest challenges.
It took a while to figure out, but with the proper
combination of material preparation and a finely tuned
laser, we are now able to accurately produce hundreds of
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Our Largest Project |
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On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Paradiso. She
is 27,432,000 microns long. The largest challenge ever
tackled by Martinek Manufacturing. In 14 months we
turned 80,000 pounds of Aluminum, Wood and Fabric into a
Luxury Yacht. Click on the
Picture to see one of the websites currently
advertising charters in the British Virgin Islands.
Click
Here to view the
Online Photo Album of the construction and delivery
cruise.
The photo shows the Paradiso under sail in the
caribbean. A great day in this amazing project. After
completing the boat in a warehouse at the Port of
Stockton and using 2 huge cranes to launch her, our
sailing adventure began. It took 42 once in a lifetime
days to make it to the British Virgin Islands.
Here is a link to the online photo album of the
construction and sailing adventure. Our route took us to
Cabo San Lucas, Aculpulco, Costa Rica, Through the
Panama Canal, Cartegena Columbia, Aruba, Puerto Rico and
to our final Destination St Thomas US Virgin Islands.
The Paradiso is currently the largest Sailing Catamaran
in the British Virgin Islands Charter Fleet. |
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The Other 99 Percent |
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Tiny Plates, Big Yachts and Interesting Challenges are
Fun and Rewarding, but there just have not been enough
of them to pay all the bills. Thankfully we have the
other 99 percent of what we do. Enclosures, Front
Panels, Brackets, Chassis, Card Guides, Racks, Chambers,
Plastic Modifications, Heat Sinks and much much more. I
will be featuring some of our most interesting parts and
equipment in the future editions of the Martinek News.
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Let Martinek Manufacturing show you what we can do for you. We
are fast and dependable. Send a file to support@martinek.com and
we will send you a quote. All file types are supported. Hard
copies, sketches and great ideas on paper napkins can be Faxed
to 510.438.0359
Drum roll Please. It's someone who sits up all night
wondering if there is a dog or not.
To request additional information just call 510.438.0357
or send an email to support@martinek.com
We have added a
News Page to our website. Here we will have an archive of
all the past issues of the Martinek News. There is also a signup
link to become a registered user.
Thanks again for your time, next month I will attempt to have
an even better joke, as well as the latest news from Martinek
Manufacturing. In May I will be showing you some of our most
interesting equipment. I think you will actually find it more
interesting than it sounds. The Machinery we use today is
drastically different than what we used even a short 10 years
ago. It is light years away from what I used when starting in
Sheetmetal a frightening 30 years ago.
Sincerely,
Mark Martinek
Martinek Manufacturing
phone: 510-438-0357
Martinek Manufacturing Customer Driven - Quality Focused -
Family Owned |
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