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The Tip is 'Shop where it's easy' I recently searched for a product online and for decided to include Made in USA in my search string. I was surprised to see all kinds of Made in USA products. These ranged from hand tools Made in USA to mountain bikes Made in USA. Why had I not thought of this before? Now, whenever I'm shopping online, the first thing I do is add 'USA Made' or 'Made in USA' to my search string. This website now makes searching for American made products even easier. It has thousands of US made products all being sold by the small American manufacturer. These Made in America companies employ over 40 MILLION Americans. If we buy more from them they will employ more of us. More Americans employed is a good thing. Watch our video which tells the complete story about how we all benefit when American products are purchased. This site has products like American made apparel. As an example, in the clothing category you are directly connected to all kinds of American apparel and accessories including: handbags made in USA, fabric made in USA, made in USA hats, made in USA clothing brands, Made in USA wallets and Made in USA watches. One of my favorite Made in America Secrets categories is grocery and gourmet foods. These Made in USA products range from jams and jellies to chips and salsa. One of my favorites is specialty marshmallows. I purchased some of these last Christmas and used them as stocking stuffers. My grandchildren loved them. There are thousands of wonderful Made in America products offered on Made in America Secrets. Use our PREV|NEXT button to cycle through a few or use our search to find exactly what you are looking for. Using our site is fun and educates you about the many great American made companies. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Independent Can Founded in 1929, Independent Can Company is a world leader in the manufacturing of specialty metal packaging and metal lithography. Privately held and managed by its principals, we are an American manufacturer with a long history of success that has brought us to the technological forefront in can making. Our growth, both internally and through acquisition, has allowed us to bring new capabilities and products to market. We have highly trained and experience solution providers in those markets. This growth has been achieved without adding layers of bureaucracy that impede responsiveness. We are the industry leader in capability and capacity due to our continuous investments for the benefit of our customers. Key events shaping our future: 1970's ? Joint venture with a Michigan can company to manufacture cans for frozen fruit. As a result of that partnership a can plant was built in Ft. Madison, Iowa for the production of cans for the packaging of minerals 1980's ? Acquisition of Quaker Can for the manufacture of cans for welding electrodes. Also acquired later in the decade, Western Specialty Container, a packaging distribution company near Los Angeles. 1985 ? Move from Baltimore to a 17-acre campus in Belcamp, MD. Today it houses 370,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, printing, office and warehouse facilities. 1988 ? First stock decorative line of products was offered 1990 ? Metal lithography introduced 1993 ? First shaped decorative tin was produced 1996 ? First drawn seamless tin was produced 2004 ? State of the Art 6-color Metal Star 2 press begins operation 2004 ? Independent Can celebrates 75th Anniversary 2006 ? Acquisition of Crawford Container located in Conneaut, Ohio 2007 ? Acquisition of Bertels Can Company located in Wilkes-Barre, PA 2008 - Independent Can celebrates 80th Anniversary 2008 ? New state of the art facility in Ft. Madison Iowa 2009 ? Purchase and installation of a second Metal Star 2, 4 color printing line 2009 ? Purchase and installation of Naroska sheet-fed press 2010 ? Installation of UV trail coater on 6 color press 2010 ? New 4 color printing line operational, adding to print capacity 2010 ? New tooling for a 10? heart shaped tin 2011 ? Purchase of new high-speed, energy efficient coating line 2011 ? Addition of two new can lines 2011 ? Installation of latest prepress software allowing for the fastest and most accurate art and plate development available. 2012 ? Installation of state of the art welded fluid can line 2013 ? Installation of second Naroska sheet-fed press for closures 2013 ? Purchase of new Vandalia, Ohio facility 2014 ? Independent Can celebrates 85th anniversary |
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