Alexandria Welding Alexandria Industries purchased Alexandria Welding & Manufacturing Co. in 2012. Located in in west-central Minnesota, the company is now known as Alexandria Welding and offers tungsten inert gas (TIG) and metal inert gas (MIG) welding services. This further simplifies our customers' supply chain needs. For OEMs who struggle to find welding services, our...

From 2016 to 2025, there will be 2 million manufacturing job openings nationwide. Today, students and their parents hear repeatedly that attending a four-year college is in the best interest of the children, regardless of which career path they are considering. What many may not realize is that a four-year degree is not the only option for a successful career. Sadly, today, many...

Medical device manufacturer Accuray partners with Alexandria Industries to save time, money and lives For nearly 100 years radiation therapies have been on the front lines in the fight against diseases like lupus, epithelioma, and other forms of cancer. Because overexposure to radiation can cause long-term cell damage that could lead to the very thing—cancer—it tries to defeat,...

The following feature story was published in the Star Tribune© newspaper (April 24, 2016), on the creative ways rural manufacturers are finding workers. By Dee DePass, Manufacturing Business Reporter Rural factories spend big on perks, even buy companies to find workers Spiraling retirements and shrinking unemployment in rural Minnesota are driving worried factory owners to...

In today's economy, the last thing you need is a financially unstable aluminum extruder with inferior material, late deliveries, or no response to your specific needs. To ensure your manufacturing supplier provides solutions you need to develop your products, ask about the following criteria. Certified aluminum extrusion materials Business stability, reputation and experience...

INTRODUCTION Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) methods were originally developed during the 1940s and officially published in 1966 by the American National Standards Institute.  Today the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) undertakes the responsibility of developing a standard for GD&T. Society’s current revision of the standard is known as ASME...

Kind • Caring • Compassionate • Generous • Giving These are just some of the words that describe benevolent. Due to an ever-increasing desire to help people on our team, Alexandria Industries has created a Benevolent Fund. The fund gives us the opportunity to come together for a common cause and make a real difference in the lives of others. The Benevolent Fund supports...