ISA Scholarship – Rusty Steele
NLV BlueprintOur HR Manager, Rusty Steele, has been named a recipient of the ISA Foundation’s Allan W. Chartier Professional Development Scholarship. This is awarded for the pursuit of professional development within the industrial supply...
Holiday Gifts: Don’t Forget the Batteries! + Tips & Tricks for Best Battery Life
Batteries & Flashlights, Blog, NLV Blueprint, Batteries, TipsBatteries may be small, but they play a big role, especially in the holiday season. How many times have you watched a child or friend excitedly open their new gadget, only to find that they can’t enjoy it until they buy new batteries?...
Neill-LaVielle in Detroit: Toyota Opportunity Exchange
NLV BlueprintOn November 9, Neill-LaVielle enjoyed participating in the Toyota Opportunity Exchange at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. This year’s event provided us with numerous new connections during the 2-day exchange that was filled with...
Taps, Reamers and Threads: Percentage of Success
NLV Blueprint, drills, louisville cutting tools, Louisville drills, Louisville industrial distributor, reamer, tap, tap threadsBy Jim Rowe with Arch Global Precision, a Neill-LaVielle valued supplier This article is a fitting follow-up to the previous one, the topic of which was utilizing the proper spot drill in order to cut a straight hole. There, I...
Drills: Getting Straight to the Point
NLV Blueprint, drill angles, drills, louisville cutting tools, Louisville drillsBy Jim Rowe with Arch Global Precision, a Neill-LaVielle valued supplier In a previous article, I wrote about the damage incurred by solid carbide twist drills when spotting with incorrect angles – compared to the angle on the...
Centerdrills Don’t Center Drills
NLV Blueprint, centerdrills, cutting tools, drills, louisville cutting toolsBy Jim Rowe with Arch Global Precision, a Neill-LaVielle valued supplier Some of the most frequent abuses to a carbide twist drill comes from using a spotting tool with too sharp of a point angle compared to the drill point angle. I’m...
Customer Appreciation with GearWrench and NASCAR
NLV BlueprintThis June Neill-LaVielle partnered with Apex Tool/GearWrench, offering customers a chance to win NASCAR tickets and Pit Passes for the July 8th race at Kentucky Motor Speedway. The lucky winners were chosen and we all had a great time...
Most Overlooked Hazards in the Workplace
NLV BlueprintWhen we think about safety issues in the workplace, the usual suspects are slip-and-fall accidents, falling objects, and machinery malfunction; But there are many others that are important to recognize. It is vital to stay aware and be...
NLV Annual Customer Appreciation Golf Outing
NLV BlueprintNeill-LaVielle held this year’s annual Customer Appreciation Golf Outing on Monday, June 12th. As always, we would like to extend our gratitude to each of our suppliers that contributed to this special day and to our customers,...