We’re a Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Award Recipient
Leave a CommentThe relationship between original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers is a delicate and important one—but when the Environmental Protection Agency gets involved, an entirely new level of collaboration is reached. The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment encompasses all three of these entities to form a space for small, mid-sized and large suppliers to come together. […]
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The Importance of Providing Assistance to Future STEM Leaders
Leave a CommentOur previous blog post highlighted our involvement in the EcoCar competition, which sponsors teams of student engineers as they design an American-made automobile with less dependence on oil and more environmental benefits. And if you haven’t seen our Facebook page, you’re missing out on photos of us at color runs, community events, and awards ceremonies. […]
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We’re Proud Supporters of Innovations and the Next Generation of Automotive Engineers
Leave a CommentWant to plug into the future? That’s exactly what 15 universities across North America are doing as part of the EcoCar competition. The program, established by the Department of Energy and General Motors, offers a chance for the next generation of automotive engineers to gain hands-on, real-world experience. Each team was awarded a 2013 Chevy […]
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Gage Celebrates National Safety Month
Leave a CommentAt Gage, we commit ourselves to a variety of causes and initiatives. We’re eco-conscious. Supporting our community is important to us. Everything that we do as a company in the end works to benefit the communities that we serve and where we live. The environment and community are two topics that are an important part […]
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We’re a ‘Green Leaders Automotive Innovation’ Honoree!
Leave a CommentOur recent “Why Recycling Is Good For Your Company” blog discussed the cost-effective and eco-friendly bonuses of reusing existing materials instead of making new products out of raw materials. For the past few decades, we’ve aimed to set “green” standards within our industry while pioneering sustainable closed-loop recycling systems, which reduces costs and increases resource […]
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Why Recycling Is Good For Your Company
Leave a CommentGage Products Company has been recycling for 25 years, which means more than 100 million gallons of liquid organic materials has been safely recycled and remanufactured in our facility. We are committed to sustainability, which is why our products are designed, formulated, and manufactured with recycling as a priority. There’s a common misconception that recycling […]
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The Importance of Celebrating Mathematics
Leave a CommentMany of today’s elementary and high school students look at their mathematics and science classes as either a waste of time or irrelevant to their future lives. But as the world becomes ever more digital and opportunities in career fields such as engineering and manufacturing become more of a priority, it will be increasingly difficult […]
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Gage Products Company and the 2013 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge
2 CommentsGage Products Company is once again proud to be taking part and sponsoring the annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. This year’s contest was held the week of March 4-9, 2013 at Michigan Tech in Calumet. Since 2000, this engineering design competition for college-age students has been at the forefront of improving the snowmobile industry’s environmental […]
Custom Test Fuels Eliminate the Guesswork
Leave a CommentIn automotive equipment testing, as in any other area of experimentation, results on one variable are not useful unless all other variables are eliminated. One major source of confusion is typically the fuel used. Unless the test fuel is specifically formulated to a certain set of standards intended to produce a particular performance or result, […]
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Gage Products at NAIAS 2013
3 CommentsOver three-quarters of a million people visited last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and with that number poised to grow, Gage Products is excited to be among this massive group of attendees later this month, from January 14th through the 22nd. We work with the automotive industry in a number of key […]
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