Enthusiasm abounded in the latest Lean 5S / kaizen (continuous improvement) event in our Grunau Metals shop. All of the Metals Shop members were on the team that worked on some part of this 4½-day event in February. Plus the team received help from our Grunau electricians to make electrical changes. Visiting Past Kaizen Events […]
Grant Park is Milwaukee County’s 2nd largest park and best known for its Seven Bridges Trail. The trail system was developed from paths originally created in the early 1900’s by the park systems first Superintendent of Horticulture, Frederic C. Wulff. In the 1930’s, the bridges that are now the park’s namesake were added, but later fell into […]
Every great architectural structure has two parts: The part you actually see and the part you don’t. Therefore the facade you see on retaining walls along freeways have hidden structural components that hold everything together. I-94 Facade Grunau Metals recently modified some off-the-shelf structural steel components for rebuilding Interstate 94 in Milwaukee. The highway’s retaining walls were constructed from vertical steel beams […]
A parking structure is typically a utilitarian building without a lot of design aesthetics. Their sole purpose is to store as many cars as possible in the smallest footprint possible. Architects from KM Development teamed with Architectural firm Epstein Uhen to take a fresh approach to a common problem and add a dash of design aesthetics […]
